Troublemakers, Harlan Ellison
Troublemakers, Harlan Ellison
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Troublemakers
Stories

Author: Harlan Ellison

Narrator: Luis Moreno

Unabridged: 9 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 04/12/2022


Synopsis

In a career spanning more than 50 years, Harlan Ellison has written or edited 75 books, more than 1700 stories, essays, articles and newspaper columns, two dozen teleplays, and a dozen movies.

Now, for the first time anywhere, Troublemakers presents a collection of Ellison's classic stories—chosen by the author—that will introduce new readers to a writer described by the New York Times as having "the spellbinding quality of a great
nonstop talker, with a cultural warehouse for a mind."

About Harlan Ellison

Harlan Ellison (1934-2018) wrote or edited 75 books and more than 1700 stories, essays, articles, and newspaper columns as well as two dozen teleplays and a dozen motion pictures. He won the Hugo award nine times, the Nebula award four times, the Bram Stoker award six times (including The Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996), the Edgar Allan Poe Award of the Mystery Writers of America twice, the Georges Méliès fantasy film award twice, and was awarded the Silver Pen for Journalism by PEN, the international writer’s union.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Devin on May 23, 2009

I hadn’t read anything by Ellison before, although I was well aware of his reputation in the realms of sci-fi, fantasy, and horror. Troublemakers is a collection of his short stories that was put together for a high-school audience, but I think it works well as an introduction for a reader of any ag......more

Goodreads review by Craig on July 24, 2016

Troublemakers is a 2001 retrospective targeted at the YA market. This is an odd concept that does not really work well. It’s not a Best-of-Ellison collection as much as What-Has-Ellison-Written-That-Teenagers-Might-Like? The result is a compendium with a few great stories and a bunch of moderately e......more

Goodreads review by Matthew on October 13, 2013

Despite this article claiming that Troublemakers is a greatest hits collection of Harlan Ellison's short stories, I am strongly inclined to disagree. After being impressed by I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream I was eager to pick up another collection. Looks like I should have gone with Deathbird Sto......more

Goodreads review by Jon Wiederhorn on August 22, 2020

Timeless Tales of Trouble: Another Great Ellison Anthology Harlan Ellison wrote entertaining and relevant short stories throughout his career, and while many of them capture similar themes and are written in the same voice, it's always fun to marvel at his wild imagination and iconic imagery. It's a......more