Greatest Hits

Name: Greatest Hits
Rating: 3.982 (95 reviews)
ISBN: 9781454952121

By Harlan Ellison & J. Michael Straczynski &

Publisher Description

A deluxe collector's edition of award-winning short stories by the eight-time Hugo Award-winner, five-time Bram Stoker Award-winner, four-time Nebula Award-winner Harlan Ellison.

As one of the great writers of speculative fiction of the twentieth century, Harlan Ellison shaped the science fiction, fantasy, and horror genres. 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.

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Greatest Hits Reviews

3.5

Jacks

Created 1 day ago

Vyte

Created 5 days ago

“I’m not sure what to rate this, I enjoyed the collection overall but there were some misses mostly from the passage of time till the end of the book. In this collection my favourites were mefisto in onyx, I have no mouth but I must scream and paladin of the lost hour.”

mark lelo

Created 10 days ago

Created 14 days ago

ABloodyGent

Created 16 days ago

“I kick myself for not having checked out Harlan Ellison's work before. This is writing in a league of its own. It was poetic, concise and elegant. Even some of the titles of these short works were mini masterpieces. I didn't give it the big full five stars because a couple of the stories didn't work for me. A little too mystical and abstrac, but that said, there were moments of pure pleasure for me. What a writer.”

About Harlan Ellison

Harlan Ellison (1934–2018) is a legend of the SFF, horror, and speculative fiction genres. His published works include more than 1,700 short stories, novellas, screenplays, comic book scripts, teleplays, essays, and a wide range of criticism covering literature, film, television, and print media. Ellison won numerous awards, including multiple Hugos, Nebulas, and Edgars. Many of Ellison’s short stories have been adapted into a variety of formats, including television episodes of The Twilight Zone and Star Trek.