eBook, 696 pages

English language

Published March 26, 2024 by Blackstone Publishing.

ISBN:
979-8-212-18371-0
Copied ISBN!
3 stars (3 reviews)

Dubbed “the most significant and controversial SF book” of its generation, Harlan Ellison’s groundbreaking collection launched an entire subgenre: New Wave science fiction. With contributions from legendary authors and multiple Hugo and Nebula Awards, Dangerous Visions returns to print in a stunning new edition perfect for new and returning fans alike.

A landmark short story collection that put the more character-based New Wave science fiction on the map, Dangerous Visions won several prestigious awards and was nominated for many others. This now-classic anthology includes thirty-three stories by thirty-two award-winning authors, over half of whom have won multiple Hugo and Nebula Awards. Contributing authors include: Robert Silverberg, Frederik Pohl, Brian W. Aldiss, Philip K. Dick, Larry Niven, Fritz Leiber, Poul Anderson, Theodore Sturgeon, J.G. Ballard, Samuel R. Delany, and Ellison himself.

As relevant now as it was when first published, Dangerous Visions is a phenomenal collection that deserves a place on …

4 editions

Review of 'Dangerous Visions' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

I probably skipped up to half the stories. This book is quite a mixed bag - some great stories that I remember decades after I first read them, and some really uninteresting stories that I couldn't even get started.
Back in the 60s, SF posed some challenging questions, some of which are covered in this book, particularly relating to sexuality and a utopia.
The stories that stood out, were:-
"A Toy for Juliette" by Robert Bloch
"The Prowler in the City at the Edge of the World" by Harlan Ellison
"The Night That All Time Broke Out" by Brian W. Aldiss
"Faith of Our Fathers" by Philip K. Dick
"The Recognition" by J. G. Ballard
"Judas" by John Brunner

These two were memorable for being controversial:-
"Sex and/or Mr. Morrison" by Carol Emshwiller
"If All Men Were Brothers, Would You Let One Marry Your Sister?" by Theodore Sturgeon

Subjects

  • science fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • anthology

Lists