tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post8392805012482265496..comments2024-03-27T22:39:08.396-04:00Comments on Sweet Freedom: FFB; Harlan Ellison: 4 collections, 1 anthology: THE BOOK OF ELLISON, SLEEPLESS NIGHTS ON THE PROCRUSTEAN BED, STALKING THE NIGHTMARE, STRANGE WINE, MEDEA: HARLAN'S WORLDTodd Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-88244260369404801872012-11-13T15:12:06.490-05:002012-11-13T15:12:06.490-05:00I have a great fondness for Ellison's A TOUCH ...I have a great fondness for Ellison's A TOUCH OF INFINITY (half of an ACE Double) and the first paperback edition of ELLISON WONDERLAND. I have always felt that Ellison got a Bad Rap from the critics (and some fans) because he never wrote a Great SF Novel.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-65693113476212437782012-11-11T04:59:44.621-05:002012-11-11T04:59:44.621-05:00Thanks for the sage advice Todd, as always.Thanks for the sage advice Todd, as always.Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-1001499548455884552012-11-11T02:45:17.252-05:002012-11-11T02:45:17.252-05:00Thank you, Sergio...and I see that Amazon.co.uk is...Thank you, Sergio...and I see that Amazon.co.uk is kind enough to offer THE BOOK OF ELLISON used currently for as little as L86...which is why it might be worth your while to order it from Amazon.com (US) or another US source, even with the extra shipping fee...Ammy Yank has used copies up for $7 and change...there's no way the shipping will eat very much into that differential. And ABE, IndieBound or Alibris might go you even better.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-26200032394803433682012-11-10T08:34:27.918-05:002012-11-10T08:34:27.918-05:00Wonderful stuff Todd, just wonderful. Never been a...Wonderful stuff Todd, just wonderful. Never been able to come across a copy of either THE BOOK OF HARLAN or MEDEA, and the lack of the former (in an affordable edition) has always been a real source of frustration. You're not exactly making it any easier to bear chum! Glad to say I have all the others at least - I recently got the first volume of BRAIN MOVIES signed by Ellison and J. Michael Staczynski which I'm very pleased about.<br /><br />Great post Todd - thanks mate.<br /><br />SergioSergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-92121693829688267552012-11-09T20:37:21.871-05:002012-11-09T20:37:21.871-05:00Thanks, Steve. I agree, DEATHBIRD STORIES is proba...Thanks, Steve. I agree, DEATHBIRD STORIES is probably the best single collection of Ellison's fiction so far, though THE ESSENTIAL ELLISON, that doorstopper, has the advantage of being the Mostest of Ellison between two covers. STRANGE WINE is a good book even with only a few of HE's best stories in it...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-11137229312328548452012-11-09T15:59:18.583-05:002012-11-09T15:59:18.583-05:00(Saw linked on another blog). I loved Harlan'...(Saw linked on another blog). I loved Harlan's short stories collections and most probably the best are DEATHBIRD STORIES and STRANGE WINE. SLEEPLESS NIGHTS listed here is quite excellent, as his essays are stronger than some of his usually very good fiction.<br /><br />Good post!<br />-SteveSBnoreply@blogger.com