Angry Candy by Harlan EllisonMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
I had a very interesting conversation with editor Dave Hartwell at the World Fantasy Convention. We both agree that Ellison is a completely venomous human being with low standards of behavior who thinks he is much smarter than he really is. We also agree that when his game is on, he hits home runs. This is the case with Angry Candy, the best collection of his more experimental work. I would definitely rank it among the top twenty short story collections I've ever read, maybe even in the top ten. One thing that is not in question: the story "The Paladin of the Last Hour" is one of the best pieces of short speculative fiction ever written. Ever.
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I have read a great deal of Ellison but found that I do not like his work. I don't even think much of it in terms of skill and certainly not in quality. I am interested to read 'The Paladin of the Last Hour' since you praise it so highly.
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