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{{quote| ''"Darkness falls early. From the horizon comes the wail of creatures pretending to be human. The red tide has come in, and shapeless things float toward the shore. He stands before the altar of Art, naked and with fists raised, and he vows: ''I will not be lied to''.''
▲{{quote| --Introductory paragraphs of Ellison's first ''An Edge In My Voice'' column}}
Harlan Ellison® (yes, he's [[Disney Owns This Trope|made his own name a registered trademark]]) is a famously grumpy [[Berserk Button|science fiction wri-]] erm, that is, [[Insistent Terminology|writer]]. His work has won eight and a half Hugo Awards, three Nebula Awards (plus a lifetime achievement award), five Bram Stoker Awards (including a lifetime achievement award), two Edgar Awards, and four Writers Guild of America Awards for Most Outstanding Teleplay -- more awards than almost any other living writer -- but it's his personality that everybody remembers about him. [[Jerkass|For some reason.]]
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* [[And I Must Scream]]
* "[[A Boy and His Dog]]"
* ''[[Dangerous Visions]]'' and ''[[Again, Dangerous Visions]]''
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* ''[[Spider Kiss (Literature)|Spider Kiss]]''
* [[Adam and Eve Plot]] (parodied)
* [[The Atoner]]: "With Virgil Oddum At The East Pole"
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