Harlan Ellison’s ‘Last Dangerous Visions’ Hits Shelves 50 Years Later

Harlan Ellison’s ‘Last Dangerous Visions’ Hits Shelves 50 Years Later

The late sci-fi writer put together a final set of short fiction — but it's taken half a century for it to come to light

Let me tell you a story about Harlan…

I talk to 10 people about Harlan Ellison and that’s how almost every conversation starts. If I’d talked to a hundred, it would’ve been the same. Because everyone has a Harlan Ellison story. Everyone who knew him, worked with him, argued with him, fought with him; everyone who was friends with him or claimed to be; everyone who was taught by him, learned from him, owes some portion of their career or life to him; everyone who loved him or hated him — they’ve all got a story about Harlan.

I am really proud to have a short story in here AFTER TASTE in this anthology. Look, my story was even name checked in this Rolling Stone article about the history of this anthology. !

There’s stochastic, structural weirdness from John Morressy; a short, sharp wake-up call from all the things we refuse to see by David Brin; Cory Doctorow on forgiveness and robots; and Cecil Castellucci’s tale of a galactic food critic arriving at a terrible conclusion about how one might come to truly appreciate a culture through their food.

Last Dangerous Visions Article, Rolling Stone October 2, 2024