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Greatest Hits by Harlan Ellison

Greatest Hits

Harlan Ellison, J. Michael Straczynski, Cassandra Khaw

Union Square & Co. · Print & ebook · March 26, 2024

A Science Fiction pick for readers exploring Greatest Hits.

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Sci-Fi Short Stories, Horror, Short Stories (Single Author)
Published
Union Square & Co., March 26, 2024

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About this book

A collection of award-winning short stories, including the viral “I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream” by Harlan Ellison, an eight-time Hugo Award winner, five-time Bram Stoker Award winner, and four-time Nebula Award winner. As one of the great writers of speculative fiction of the twentieth century, Harlan Ellison shaped the science fiction, fantasy, and horror genres.

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This inventive and provocative collection of his best-known and most-acclaimed stories is a perfect treasury for old Ellison fans as well as readers discovering this zany, polyphonic writer for the first time. Featuring these stories and many more: - “‘Repent, Harlequin,’ Said the Ticktockman” — Hugo Award winner - “I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream” — Bram Stoker Award winner - “Mefisto in Onyx” — Bram Stoker Award winner - “Jeffty Is Five” — British Fantasy Award winner - “Shatterday” — Twilight Zone episode - “The Whimper of Whipped Dogs” — Edgar Allan Poe Award winner - “Paladin of the Lost Hour” — Hugo Award winner, Twilight Zone episode A must-read for sci-fi book lovers and fans of Ray Bradbury, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Isaac Asimov, this career-spanning compilation of classic short stories is also perfect for readers who enjoyed Dangerous Visions, A Boy and His Dog, or other Harlan Ellison books.

Collected Signals

Come here for

  • short-form SF, neatly packaged
  • a familiar greatest-hits setup

Expect

  • multiple stories in one place
  • a serious, slightly edgy tone

Where it sits

Sci-Fi Short Stories79%
Short Stories (Single Author)29%
Horror26%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Horror
  • Sci-Fi Short Stories
  • Short Stories (Single Author)
Authors
Harlan Ellison, J. Michael Straczynski, Cassandra Khaw
Publisher
Union Square & Co.
Published
March 26, 2024
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Horror