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Summary: Why 2 books in one ?
Review: I adore Ellison's works. However, I have most of them (more than the Columbus Metropolitan Library system) and do not like the fact that they are being reprinted 2 per volume. I would recommend this to anyone who already likes Ellison, but am unsure that it is good for a 1st intor to him.
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Summary: Why 2 books in one ?
Review: I adore Ellison's works. However, I have most of them (more than the Columbus Metropolitan Library system) and do not like the fact that they are being reprinted 2 per volume. I would recommend this to anyone who already likes Ellison, but am unsure that it is good for a 1st intor to him.
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Summary: Harlan does it again.
Review: Not much to say. Harlan Ellison at his best. Hell, he's ALWAYS at his best. This book contain two Ellison classics that make you feel all gooey inside after reading 'em: "Spider Kiss" and "Stalking the Nightmare". " Spider Kiss" mainly concentrates on the career of a rock star from his beginnings to his horrible finish. "Stalking the Nightmare" is the not-so-average collection of killer short fiction and biting commentary. To all who have not read Ellison: Buy this book. Buy any book by Ellison. It'll change your life for the better. For those who have read him: obviously nothing here to be said.
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Summary: Harlan does it again.
Review: Not much to say. Harlan Ellison at his best. Hell, he's ALWAYS at his best. This book contain two Ellison classics that make you feel all gooey inside after reading 'em: "Spider Kiss" and "Stalking the Nightmare". " Spider Kiss" mainly concentrates on the career of a rock star from his beginnings to his horrible finish. "Stalking the Nightmare" is the not-so-average collection of killer short fiction and biting commentary. To all who have not read Ellison: Buy this book. Buy any book by Ellison. It'll change your life for the better. For those who have read him: obviously nothing here to be said.
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Summary: A Collection of Some of Ellison's better Stories and Novels
Review: This book is really two books in one (high-quality) volume.SPIDER KISS (original title, "Rockabilly")is a very good novel about the rise and fall of the fictional rock star Stag Preston -a fictionalization of Jerry Lee Louis. It is a very well-written novel, lightyears away from the cookie-cutter sensational "where are they now" biographies of rock stars (fictional, real, or fictionalized.) The second book, STALKING THE NIGHTMARE, is a collection of science fiction stories interlaced with Ellison's typical "me against the world" essays (titled "scenes from the real world", parts I-IV.) The stories are good, varying from religious satire ("The outpost undicovered by tourists"), to dark science fiction("Transcending Destiny"), to adventure stories ("The Goddess of the ice"). The problem is, one cannot really say too much about them without ruining the enjoyment of reading them. I will only say that the stories are VERY different, for good and bad, from "regular" science fiction and fantasy, despite often using the same tropes (other worlds, space travel, djinni in a bottle, etc.) used in those genres. The three stars are given not because the stories, essays, or novel are average, but because the reader will either enjoy Ellison's work tremendeously or stop reading in the middle. Ellison is the kind of writer you either love or hate, but are never indifferent to. I cannot therefore reccomend it without reservation; you have been warned! But if you know Ellison or suspect you would like his work,
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Summary: A Collection of Some of Ellison's better Stories and Novels
Review: This book is really two books in one (high-quality) volume. SPIDER KISS (original title, "Rockabilly")is a very good novel about the rise and fall of the fictional rock star Stag Preston -a fictionalization of Jerry Lee Louis. It is a very well-written novel, lightyears away from the cookie-cutter sensational "where are they now" biographies of rock stars (fictional, real, or fictionalized.) The second book, STALKING THE NIGHTMARE, is a collection of science fiction stories interlaced with Ellison's typical "me against the world" essays (titled "scenes from the real world", parts I-IV.) The stories are good, varying from religious satire ("The outpost undicovered by tourists"), to dark science fiction("Transcending Destiny"), to adventure stories ("The Goddess of the ice"). The problem is, one cannot really say too much about them without ruining the enjoyment of reading them. I will only say that the stories are VERY different, for good and bad, from "regular" science fiction and fantasy, despite often using the same tropes (other worlds, space travel, djinni in a bottle, etc.) used in those genres. The three stars are given not because the stories, essays, or novel are average, but because the reader will either enjoy Ellison's work tremendeously or stop reading in the middle. Ellison is the kind of writer you either love or hate, but are never indifferent to. I cannot therefore reccomend it without reservation; you have been warned! But if you know Ellison or suspect you would like his work,
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