The Essential Ellison: A 50-Year Retrospective by Harlan Ellison (Morpheus International, May 2001, 1-883398-47-9, $34.95, xvi+1249pp, hc, co)
Collection of stories and essays, edited by Terry Dowling, Richard Delap & Gil Lamont. This is revised and expanded from the earlier Nemo Press (1987) edition, with 17 additional items and a new preface, “Prolegemenon: Millennial Musing” by Ellison; Dowling adds “Lagniappe” to his original introduction.
- · Prolegemenon: Millennial Musing · Harlan Ellison · pr
- 1 · Sublime Rebel · Terry Dowling · in The Essential Ellison by Harlan Ellison, Nemo Press, 1987
- 5 · Lagniappe · Terry Dowling · in
- 7 · I. Beginnings
- 9 · Beginnings · [uncredited] · si The Essential Ellison by Harlan Ellison, Nemo Press, 1987
- 15 · The Sword of Parmagon · Harlan Ellison · ss The Cleveland News 1949
- 21 · The Gloconda · Harlan Ellison · ss The Cleveland News 1949
- 27 · The Wilder One · Harlan Ellison · vi Sundial January 1955
- 29 · The Saga of Machine Gun Joe · Harlan Ellison · vi Sundial January 1955
- 31 · Introduction to Glowworm · Harlan Ellison · is Unearth Winter 1977
- 35 · Glowworm · Harlan Ellison · ss Infinity Science Fiction February 1956; slightly revised and expanded.
- 47 · Life Hutch [Kyben] · Harlan Ellison · ss If April 1956
- 59 · S.R.O. · Harlan Ellison · ss Amazing Stories March 1957, as by Ellis Hart
- 67 · II. Worlds of Terror
- 69 · Worlds of Terror · [uncredited] · si The Essential Ellison by Harlan Ellison, Nemo Press, 1987; revised.
- 73 · Lonelyache · Harlan Ellison · ss Knight July 1964
- 89 · Punky and the Yale Man · Harlan Ellison · nv Knight January 1966
- 113 · A Prayer for No One’s Enemy · Harlan Ellison · nv Cad March 1966
- 131 · Pulling Hard Time · Harlan Ellison · ss Harlan Ellison’s Dream Corridor #3, May 1995
- 133 · III. Worlds of Love
- 135 · Worlds of Love · [uncredited] · si The Essential Ellison by Harlan Ellison, Nemo Press, 1987
- 139 · In Lonely Lands · Harlan Ellison · ss Fantastic Universe January 1959
- 145 · The Time of the Eye · Harlan Ellison · ss The Saint Mystery Magazine May 1959
- 153 · Grail · Harlan Ellison · nv Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine April 1981
- 171 · IV. That New Old-Time Religion
- 173 · That New Old-Time Religion · [uncredited] · si The Essential Ellison by Harlan Ellison, Nemo Press, 1987
- 177 · I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream · Harlan Ellison · ss If March 1967
- 191 · Corpse · Harlan Ellison · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction January 1972
- 199 · The Whimper of Whipped Dogs · Harlan Ellison · ss Bad Moon Rising ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1973
- 213 · V. A Stab of Merriment
- 215 · A Stab of Merriment · [uncredited] · si The Essential Ellison by Harlan Ellison, Nemo Press, 1987; revised.
- 219 · The Voice in the Garden · Harlan Ellison · vi Lighthouse #15, August 1967
- 221 · Erotophobia · Harlan Ellison · ss Penthouse (UK) August 1971
- 227 · Mom · Harlan Ellison · nv Silver Foxes August 1976
- 239 · Ecowareness · Harlan Ellison · vi Sideshow September 1974
- 241 · The Outpost Undiscovered by Tourists · Harlan Ellison · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction January 1982
- 245 · Dept. of “What Was the Question?” Dept. · Harlan Ellison · ms The Essential Ellison by Harlan Ellison, Nemo Press, 1987
- 247 · Dept. of “Trivial Pursuit” Dept. · Harlan Ellison · ms The Essential Ellison by Harlan Ellison, Nemo Press, 1987; selection of Ellison’s entries to five of the competitions in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, most previously unpublished.
- 251 · Prince Myshkin, and Hold the Relish · Harlan Ellison · ss Shayol #6, Winter 1982
- 255 · VI. Trouble with Women
- 257 · Trouble with Women · [uncredited] · si The Essential Ellison by Harlan Ellison, Nemo Press, 1987
- 261 · The Very Last Day of a Good Woman · Harlan Ellison · ss Rogue November 1958, as “The Last Day”
- 269 · Valerie: A True Memoir · Harlan Ellison · ar Los Angeles Free Press November 2 1972 (+2)
- 283 · The Other Eye of Polyphemus · Harlan Ellison · ss Cosmos Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine November 1977
- 291 · All the Birds Come Home to Roost · Harlan Ellison · ss Playboy March 1979
- 299 · VII. To the Mattresses with Mean Demons
- 301 · To the Mattresses with Mean Demons · [uncredited] · si The Essential Ellison by Harlan Ellison, Nemo Press, 1987; revised.
- 307 · The Tombs · Harlan Ellison · ex from Memos from Purgatory, Memos from Purgatory by Harlan Ellison, Regency, 1961
- 347 · “Our Little Miss” · Harlan Ellison · ar Los Angeles Free Press 1970
- 355 · A Love Song for Jerry Falwell · Harlan Ellison · ar Westercon Program Book #37, 1984
- 361 · Telltale Tics and Tremors · Harlan Ellison · ar Unearth Fall 1977
- 371 · True Love: Groping for the Holy Grail · Harlan Ellison · ar Los Angeles Magazine February 1978, as “How I Survived the Great Videotape Matchmaker”
- 391 · Adrift Just Off the Islets of Langerhans: Latitude 38° 54′ N, Longitude 77° 00′ 13″ W · Harlan Ellison · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1974
- 419 · The Function of Dream Sleep · Harlan Ellison · nv Midnight Graffiti #1, June 1988
- 439 · VIII. Rococo Technology
- 441 · Rococo Technology · [uncredited] · si The Essential Ellison by Harlan Ellison, Nemo Press, 1987; revised.
- 447 · The Sky Is Burning · Harlan Ellison · ss If August 1958
- 455 · The Prowler in the City at the Edge of the World · Harlan Ellison · nv Dangerous Visions ed. Harlan Ellison, Doubleday, 1967
- 473 · Along the Scenic Route · Harlan Ellison · ss Adam August 1969, as “Dogfight on 101”
- 483 · The Song the Zombie Sang · Harlan Ellison & Robert Silverberg · ss Cosmopolitan December 1970
- 495 · Knox · Harlan Ellison · ss Crawdaddy March 1974
- 509 · With Virgil Oddum at the East Pole [Medea] · Harlan Ellison · ss Omni January 1985
- 523 · IX. Heart’s Blood
- 525 · Heart’s Blood · [uncredited] · si The Essential Ellison by Harlan Ellison, Nemo Press, 1987
- 531 · From Alabamy, with Hate · Harlan Ellison · ar Knight September 1965, as “March to Montgomery”
- 543 · My Father · Harlan Ellison · ar Los Angeles Free Press 1972
- 549 · My Mother · Harlan Ellison · ar Saint Louis Literary Supplement 1976
- 557 · Tired Old Man · Harlan Ellison · ss No Doors, No Windows by Harlan Ellison, Pyramid, 1975
- 567 · Gopher in the Gilly · Harlan Ellison · ss Stalking the Nightmare by Harlan Ellison, Phantasia, 1982
- 573 · Strange Wine · Harlan Ellison · ss Amazing Science Fiction Stories June 1976
- 577 · X. Nights & Days in Good Old Hollyweird
- 579 · Nights & Days in Good Old Hollyweird · [uncredited] · si The Essential Ellison by Harlan Ellison, Nemo Press, 1987
- 585 · The Resurgence of Miss Ankle-Strap Wedgie · Harlan Ellison · na Love Ain’t Nothing but Sex Misspelled by Harlan Ellison, Trident, 1968
- 655 · Flintlock: An Unproduced Teleplay (1972) · Harlan Ellison · pl The Essential Ellison by Harlan Ellison, Nemo Press, 1987
- 735 · The Man on the Mushroom · Harlan Ellison · in Ellison Wonderland (var. 1) by Harlan Ellison, Signet, 1974
- 739 · Somehow, I Don’t Think We’re in Kansas, Toto · Harlan Ellison · ar Genesis June 1974; revised.
- 755 · Face-Down in Gloria Swanson’s Swimming Pool · Harlan Ellison · ar Los Angeles Magazine August 1978
- 757 · XI. Petards & Hangings
- 759 · Petards & Hangings · [uncredited] · si The Essential Ellison by Harlan Ellison, Nemo Press, 1987
- 763 · Soldier · Harlan Ellison · nv Fantastic Universe October 1957, as “Soldier from Tomorrow”
- 781 · The Night of Delicate Terrors · Harlan Ellison · ss The Paper: A Chicago Weekly April 8 1961
- 789 · Shattered Like a Glass Goblin · Harlan Ellison · ss Orbit 4 ed. Damon Knight, Putnam, 1968
- 797 · At the Mouse Circus · Harlan Ellison · ss New Dimensions 1 ed. Robert Silverberg, Doubleday, 1971
- 803 · XII. Shadows from the Past
- 805 · Shadows from the Past · [uncredited] · si The Essential Ellison by Harlan Ellison, Nemo Press, 1987
- 809 · Free with This Box! · Harlan Ellison · ss The Saint Detective Magazine March 1958
- 817 · Final Shtick · Harlan Ellison · ss Rogue August 1960
- 827 · One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty · Harlan Ellison · ss Orbit 8 ed. Damon Knight, Putnam, 1970
- 841 · Jeffty Is Five · Harlan Ellison · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1977
- 857 · XIII. Contracts on the Soul
- 859 · Contracts on the Soul · [uncredited] · si The Essential Ellison by Harlan Ellison, Nemo Press, 1987
- 863 · Daniel White for the Greater Good · Harlan Ellison · ss Rogue March 1961
- 873 · Neither Your Jenny nor Mine · Harlan Ellison · nv Knight April 1964
- 907 · Alive and Well and on a Friendless Voyage · Harlan Ellison · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1977
- 915 · XIV. The Classics
- 917 · The Classics · [uncredited] · si The Essential Ellison by Harlan Ellison, Nemo Press, 1987; revised.
- 923 · “Repent, Harlequin!” Said the Ticktockman · Harlan Ellison · ss Galaxy Magazine December 1965
- 933 · Pretty Maggie Moneyeyes · Harlan Ellison · nv Knight May 1967
- 951 · A Boy and His Dog [Vic & Blood] · Harlan Ellison · nv New Worlds #189, April 1969; revised.
- 985 · The Deathbird · Harlan Ellison · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1973
- 1011 · Paladin of the Lost Hour · Harlan Ellison · nv Universe 15 ed. Terry Carr, Doubleday, 1985
- 1031 · Soft Monkey · Harlan Ellison · ss Mystery Scene Reader ed. Edward Gorman, Fedora, 1987
- 1043 · Mefisto in Onyx · Harlan Ellison · na Mark V. Ziesing, December 1993
expanded from Omni October 1993.
- 1081 · XV. Process
- 1083 · Process · [uncredited] · si
- 1089 · Where I Shall Dwell in the Next World · Harlan Ellison · ss Eidolon Autumn 1992
- 1099 · The Museum on Cyclops Avenue · Harlan Ellison · ss Harlan Ellison’s Dream Corridor #5, August 1995
- 1109 · Objects of Desire in the Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear · Harlan Ellison · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction October/November 1999
- 1119 · Man on Spikes · Harlan Ellison · ar San Francisco Chronicle 1998
- 1127 · Introduction to “Tired Old Man” · Harlan Ellison · is Master’s Choice ed. Lawrence Block, Berkley, 1999
- 1131 · The Man Who Rowed Columbus Ashore · Harlan Ellison · ss World Fantasy Convention Program Book, 1991
- 1143 · XVI. Dark Liberation
- 1145 · Dark Liberation · [uncredited] · si The Essential Ellison by Harlan Ellison, Nemo Press, 1987; revised.
- 1151 · The Thick Red Moment · Harlan Ellison · ar The Los Angeles Weekly News 1981
- 1169 · The Man Who Was Heavily Into Revenge · Harlan Ellison · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact August 1978
- 1181 · Driving in the Spikes · Harlan Ellison · ar Los Angeles Magazine 1983
- 1191 · An Edge in My Voice, Installment 55 · Harlan Ellison · ar L.A. Weekly December 24/December 30 1982
- 1195 · The Streets, Installment 1 · Harlan Ellison · ar Buzz v1 #1, October/November 1990, as “He’s Back”
- 1199 · Xenogenesis · Harlan Ellison · ar Midnight Graffiti #5, Spring 1990
- 1237 · Afterword · Harlan Ellison · aw
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