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Alone Against Tomorrow: Stories of Alienation in Speculative Fiction Mass Market Paperback – January 1, 1976

by Harlan Ellison (Author)
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 24 ratings
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Twenty science fiction stories concerned with man's alienation in a technological society and his search for inner strength and hope
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  1. Print length
    312 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Collier
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 1976
  5. ISBN-10
    0020197802
  6. ISBN-13
    978-0020197805
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Collier (January 1, 1976)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 312 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0020197802
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0020197805
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4 ounces
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 24 ratings

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  • SM
    5.0 out of 5 stars Short stories from a master sci fi writer.
    Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2021
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    I had this book many years ago and misplaced it. I felt the urge to replace it and reread so many years later. Imaginative and interesting stories.
    I highly recommend.
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  • D. Vanthof
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great collection of short stories from Ellison
    Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2019
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    I bought this primarily for one story: "Repent Harlequin, Said the Tick-Tock man".
    That story stuck with me (or was it the title :-) ) since I first read it in the 70's.
    It was a great to be able to read the story again.
    Now I'll go back and re-read the rest of the book.
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  • Tyriks
    4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good
    Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2013
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    I liked the theme of the stories, and they definitely started out marvelous. Unfortunately, there were some duds later on that felt either empty or preachy, or else this would have five stars.
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  • ToonScribe1961
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great stories!
    Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2018
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    This collection of Harlan Ellison stories is my single favorite anthology. Classic tales, all wonderful!
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Ten Years In the Making...
    Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2000
    This was, originally, a ten-year retrospective into HE's work, and contains many of his classics. "Repent, Harlequin, Said the Ticktockman!", "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream", "Lonelyache" and others combine to bring forth a comment on loneliness and isolation; that whether it is caused by the individual, or by forces beyond their control, it can have horrible, and damning consequences.
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  • Christopher J. Dibla
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2018
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    Interesting!
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  • Steven Woodcock
    3.0 out of 5 stars A Somewhat Muddled But Overall Solid Collection
    Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2016
    This is a solid science fiction collection of some 20 of Harlan Ellison's works, collected from 1956 thru about 1969.

    I read this AFTER the subsequent collection and so I admit to having been "on guard" a bit given that book's extremely dark premise. This one was thankfully somewhat better (possibly because these stories are from earlier in his career) with some I downright enjoyed ("The Discarded" and "Nothing For My Noon Meal" being particularly good) and some I've never enjoyed but which seem to show up in every single Ellison collection ("I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream"). I found the story quality to be a bit muddled. Overall I rate the stories middling to good and according to teenage me that's an accurate reflection of what I thought the first time around. Of course your mileage may vary.

    This is an okay collection and better than the following one ("Approaching Oblivion"). I give it 3 out of 5 though honestly just barely as i did go back and forth a bit here. Recommended for any die hard Harlan Ellison fan.
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  • Tihamer Toth-Fejel
    4.0 out of 5 stars Unforgettably powerful; Absolutely great and absolutely horrifying
    Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2011
    I wish I would have been a bit older when I met Harlan Ellison; then maybe I wouldn't have been so intimidated. He is passionate and has the mastery over words to wield power greater than mere mortals. Not that agree with everything he says; far from it. As far as his collection of short stories is concerned, two stand out since I read them more than a decade ago:

    "I have no mouth but I must scream" is horrifying; I wish I could forget it.

    "Blind Lightning" is just as powerful, and I am very glad that I will remember it for the rest of my days. Makes the book worth buying even if the price were 10 times as much.
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