Greatest Hits

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Publisher Description

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. 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.

4 Reviews

3.5

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Created about 1 month ago

“there is a very real reason why harlan ellison is regarded as a legend, especially with his fantasy/sci-fi/horror short stories. I found myself completely taken in by the worlds he creates and even though at times it’s confusing, I found it just as strange and interesting too.”

Diverse charactersDescriptive writingAddictiveSuspensefulTwistyDark settingMagical settingDarkThought-provokingRacism

lilly 🪷

Created 3 months ago

“boring nonsense. only enjoyed one story.”

AbuseMisogynyRacismViolenceUnengaging charactersUnsatisfying endingUnsatisfying plot

Chris (reading_and_wheeling)

Created 5 months ago

“3.5 rounded up. I've heard of, but never read Harlan Ellison before, so I figured a collection called Greatest Hits would be a great place to start. The book is broken up into four sections each containing stories with that theme. I liked this, as it gave me a chance to read a few stories that showed different ways in which he wrote books under that theme. As with all short story collections, some of these were hits, some were misses, and some were just ok. I don't believe anyone is going to like every story in a collection like this. For me, it took a little bit to get used to Ellison's writing style, and when I did, I liked many of the stories better. There were a few I didn't like and a couple I lived, but overall, many of these were just ok. It's not that they were poorly written, because they aren't, I just didn't connect with them, or I wanted more. The few I didn't like, I felt were all over the place and I wasn't sure what was happening and I had to look them up to see what exactly I just read. My favorites were Mefisto in Onyx and Paladin of the Lost Hour. I also enjoyed the Introduction and Foreward that paid tribute to Mr. Ellison. My thanks to Union Square & Co. and NetGalley for gifting me a digital copy of this book. My opinions are my own.”

ink.readsalot

Created 7 months ago

“AS sson as I saw that the foreword was by Neil Gaiman, I knew I needed to read this book and I am so glad I did. I had not heard of Harlan Ellison before, and I am so glad to have been introduced to such a profilific figure in the world of speculative fiction and screenwriting. Not only does the book begin with a foreword from Gaiman, but praise from a litany of the greatest writers of our time Favourite short stories in this anthology are "Djinn, No Chaser" and "How Interesting: A Tiny Man". It did take a while to get into Ellisons writing style, which is very much screenplay style, but once you do, the stories are absolutely unputdownable I am inspired to get more of Ellisons work as this compendium was fantastic Thank you to NetGalley for the fantastic eARC. The review is left voluntarily”

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.