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Harlan Ellison's the City on the Edge of Forever: The Original Teleplay That Became the Classic Star Trek Episode

Harlan Ellison's the City on the Edge of Forever: The Original Teleplay That Became the Classic Star Trek Episode

by Harlan Ellison

The controversy has raged for almost 30 years--now readers can judge for themselves. Harlan Ellison wrote the original award-winning teleplay for "The City on the Edge of Forever, " which was rewritten and became the most-loved Star Trek episode of all time. Ellison sued Paramount in protest and won. This book contains the teleplay and afterwords by Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, George Takei and others.

Angry Candy

by Harlan Ellison

The Seattle Times said of Angry Candy: "Ellison's stories rattle the bars of complacency that people put around their souls . . . Razor sharp . . . piercingly profound." Once again, Ellison's writing defies all labels. These seventeen stories by a modern master are an "assembled artifact" of anger and faith - as bittersweet as a"jalapeno-laced cinnamon bear." The sixteen stories collected here are spread over the... (more)

The Essential Ellison: A 50 Year Retrospective

The Essential Ellison: A 50 Year Retrospective

by Harlan Ellison

Harlan Ellison is probably best known as a script writer for sci-fi and fantasy movies and TV series such as the original Outer Limits, The Hunger, Logan's Run, and Babylon Five. But his range is much broader than that, encompassing stories, novels, essays, reviews, reminiscences, plays, even fake autobiographies. Essential Ellison includes contains 74 unabridged works, including such classics as "A Boy... (more)

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream

by Harlan Ellison

Harlan Ellison has won more awards for imaginative literature than any other living author, but only aficionados of Ellison's singular work have been aware of another of his passions ... he is a great oral interpreter of his stories. His recordings have been difficult to obtain ... by his choice. In 1999, for the first time, he was lured into the studio to record this stunning retrospective. Contents include: an... (more)

Harlan Ellison's Dream Corridor Volume 1 (Dark Horse Comics Collection)

Harlan Ellison's Dream Corridor Volume 1 (Dark Horse Comics Collection)

by Harlan Ellison

Harlan Ellison is surely one of the most creative thinkers of our time -- his stories of the fantastic have captured the imaginations of millions of people over the last four decades. In this trade paperback, some of the comics industry's wildest and most original talents adapt Ellison's greatest stories to the comic-book format. Such renowned writers and illustrators as Len Wein, Pat Broderick, Doug Wildey, Phil... (more)

Strange Wine

by Harlan Ellison

From Harlan Ellsion, whom The Washington Post regards as "lyric poet, satirist, explorer of odd psychological corners, moralist, one-line comedian, purveyor of pure horror and black comedy,"comes Strange Wine. Discover among these tales the spirits of executed Nazi war criminals who walk Manhattan streets, the damned soul of a murderess escaped from Hell, gremlins writing the fantasies of a gone-dry writer and the... (more)

The Glass Teat

by Harlan Ellison

The Locus Awards : Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy

The Locus Awards : Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy

by Charles N. Brown, Jonathan Strahan

Now, for the first time, the best of the Locus Awards for short fiction are gathered in one volume. Spanning the absolute finest in science fiction and fantasy short fiction for the last thirty years, this anthology is an indispensable guide to speculative fiction from the classic to the outrageous by the leaders of the field.

Over the Edge: An Edge in My Voice (Edgeworks Series , Vol 1)

Over the Edge: An Edge in My Voice (Edgeworks Series , Vol 1)

by Harlan Ellison

Harlan Ellison's stories and essays have been at the cutting edge of contemporary American literature for 40 years, but he stubbornly refuses to abandon the use of a manual typewriter. This original compilation contains hard to acquire, out of print material. "Intoxicating stuff." says The San Diego Tribune.

Edgeworks 3: Harlan Ellison's Hornbook (Vol 3)

Edgeworks 3: Harlan Ellison's Hornbook (Vol 3)

by Harlan Ellison

Third in a projected 20-volume series (with two books per volume) from White Wolf publishers, Edgeworks 3 contains the definitive editions of The Harlan Ellison Hornbook and Harlan Ellison's Movie . The award-winning Ellison is the most acclaimed writer in the history of science fiction and fantasy. The Harlan Ellison Hornbook is a collection of essays, most of which were originally published in the ... (more)

Edgeworks: Spider Kiss : Stalking the Nightmare (Edgeworks)

Edgeworks: Spider Kiss : Stalking the Nightmare (Edgeworks)

by Harlan Ellison

Another double dose of Harlan Ellison's best--for aficionados and latecomers alike. Opening with a new Introduction, written for especially for this omnibus by the master essayist himself, this enormous volume presents Spider Kiss, a gritty, rockabillly novel, and Stalking the Nightmare, a collection of 20 of Ellison's best stories and essays.

I, Robot

I, Robot: The Illustrated Screenplay

by Harlan Ellison

Numerous attempts had been made to adapt Isaac Asimov's classic story-cycle, I, Robot, to the motion picture medium. All efforts failed. In 1977, producers approached multiple-award-winning author Harlan Ellison to take a crack at this impossible project. He accepted, and produced an astonishing screenplay that Asimov felt would be The first really adult, complex, worthwhile science fiction movie ever made. That... (more)

Alien Sex: 19 Tales

by Ellen Datlow

Nineteen erotic tales of love and aliens feature the writings of such popular authors as Harlan Ellison, Pat Murphy, Larry Niven, Connie Willis, Philip Jose+a7 Farmer, and Lewis Shiner. Reprint.

Strange Dreams

A collection of twenty-seven short works of fantasy features the work of Franz Kafka, Rudyard Kipling, Orson Scott Card, Greg Bear, Theodore Sturgeon, Jorge Luis Borges, and others.

Midnight Graffiti

by Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, Harlan Ellison, Dan Simmons

A collection of new horror stories includes contributions by Stephen King, Harlan Ellison, Dan Simmons, David J. Schow, Nancy Collins, and others.

The Best From Fantasy and Science Fiction: The Fiftieth Anniversary Anthology (Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction)

The Best From Fantasy and Science Fiction: The Fiftieth Anniversary Anthology (Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction)

Since its founding, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction has been acclaimed as one of the pinnacles of the field, the source of fantastic fiction of the highest literary quality. Now the magazine known to its readers as "F&SF" celebrates its fiftieth anniversary with a spectacular anthology of the best recent work from the magazine. Included are stories from major writers like Bruce Sterling, John... (more)

The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror

by Ellen Datlow

For more than a decade, readers have turned to The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror to find the most rewarding fantastic short stories. Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling continue their critically acclaimed and award-winning tradition with another stunning collection of stories. The fiction and poetry here is culled from an exhaustive survey of the field, nearly four dozen stories ranging from fairy tales to gothic... (more)

Again, Dangerous Visions

Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World, The

Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World, The

by Harlan Ellison

Approaching Oblivion - Road Signs on the Treadmill Toward Tomorrow

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Harlan Ellison's the City on the Edge of Forever: The Original Teleplay That Became the Classic Star Trek Episode

by Harlan Ellison

Angry Candy

by Harlan Ellison

The Essential Ellison: A 50 Year Retrospective

by Harlan Ellison

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream

by Harlan Ellison

Harlan Ellison's Dream Corridor Volume 1 (Dark Horse Comics Collection)

by Harlan Ellison

Strange Wine

by Harlan Ellison

The Glass Teat

by Harlan Ellison

The Locus Awards : Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy

by Charles N. Brown, Jonathan Strahan

Over the Edge: An Edge in My Voice (Edgeworks Series , Vol 1)

by Harlan Ellison

Edgeworks 3: Harlan Ellison's Hornbook (Vol 3)

by Harlan Ellison

Edgeworks: Spider Kiss : Stalking the Nightmare (Edgeworks)

by Harlan Ellison

I, Robot: The Illustrated Screenplay

by Harlan Ellison

Alien Sex: 19 Tales

by Ellen Datlow

Strange Dreams

Midnight Graffiti

by Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, Harlan Ellison, Dan Simmons

The Best From Fantasy and Science Fiction: The Fiftieth Anniversary Anthology (Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction)

The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror

by Ellen Datlow

Again, Dangerous Visions

Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World, The

by Harlan Ellison

Approaching Oblivion - Road Signs on the Treadmill Toward Tomorrow

by Harlan Ellison