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The Emergence of an Artist,
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This review is from: The fantasies of Harlan Ellison (The Gregg Press science fiction series) (Hardcover)
_The Fantasies of Harlan Ellison_ (1979) is an omnibus of two Ellison collections: _Paingod and Other Delusions_ (1965) and _I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream_ (1967) in which we see Ellison the artist emerging. Two of the stories are award winners. "'Repent, Harlequin," Said the Ticktockman" won the Hugo and the Nebula, and "I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream" won the Hugo. These stories, along with "Pretty Maggie Moneyeyes," are clear classics. But I believe that the latter two are superior to the first.
Also of very high quality are "Bright Eyes," "Deeper Than the Darkness," "World of the Myth," "Lonely Ache," "Delusion for a Dragon Slayer," and "Paingod". Three of the stories-- "Bright Eyes," "Delusion for a Dragon Slayer," and "I Have No Mouth..." were inspired by the scratchboard art of Dennis Smith. One story, "Deeper Than the Darkness," was inspired by a piece of music. In general, the stories in _I Have No Mouth..._ are darker and more grim than the pieces in _Paingod_, though I can't say that Ellison demonstrates anywhere that he is exactly a cheery writer. The stories are accompanied by rather lengthly autobiographical introductions by Ellison that some people love and others hate. I rather enjoy them, but-- as with all autobiography-- I take them with a grain of salt.
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