num_pages: 536
description: New fresh and different is tricky in the storytelling business as rare as diamonds but as a born storyteller Harlan made story brave daring surprising again brought an edge of the gritty and the strange the erudite and the street-smart found ways to make words truly come alive again in an over-worded world.From the watershed of the 50s and 60s when the world found its dynamic new identity to a self-imitating sadly all too derivative present he has kept storytelling cool and hip exhilarating unexpected yet always vital able to get under your skin and change your life.And now we have it. The Top of the Volcano is the collection we hoped would come along eventually twenty-three of Harlans very best stories every one being award-winning brought together in a single volume at last. Theres the unforgettable power of Repent Harlequin! Said the Ticktockman The Whimper of Whipped Dogs and Mefisto in Onyx the heart-rending pathos of Jeffty Is Five and Paladin of the Lost Hour the chilling terror of I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream the ingenuity and startling intimacy of Adrift Just Off the Islets of LangerhansThese stories are full of the light and life of someone with things worth saying and the skills to do it presented in the book we had to have -- not just a Best-of (though given whats on offer it may just fall out that way) but in one easy-to-grab volume perfect for newbies long-time fans and seasoned professionals alike to remind them just how it can be done.
language: English
title: The Top of the Volcano: The Award-Winning Stories of Harlan Ellison
publisher: Subterranean Press