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“Fifty-seven years. Half a century plus some loose change. So much time has gone by. Always challenging conventional norms, Ellison envisioned this series as a collection of stories that 'pushed the boundaries' and broke new ground. One big question that was always at the forefront: 'will there be a third?' Ellison initially stated that it was always his intention to make this series a trilogy. 'When?' Time passed and Ellison never quite got around to making good on his word. 'Why not?' One major obstacle: Death finally claimed Ellison back in 2018. Word has it that this third and final book will seek to provide some insight into Ellisonโs actions (or lack thereof) on the matter. All of this is background filler. Take this book home and read it. And, then: re-read it. Thereโs something in here for everyone. Remember, this book is supposed to leave you unsettled , a bit on edge, and โ perhaps โ wondering.”
— Bud • Quail Ridge Books
An anthology more than half a century in the making, The Last Dangerous Visions is the third and final installment of the legendary science fiction anthology series.
In 1973 celebrated writer and editor Harlan Ellison announced the third and final volume of his unprecedented anthology series, which began with Dangerous Visions and continued with Again, Dangerous Visions. But for reasons undisclosed, The Last Dangerous Visions was never completed.
Now, six years after Ellisonโs passing, science fictionโs most famous unpublished book is here. And with it, the heartbreaking true story of the troubled genius behind it.
Provocative and controversial, socially conscious and politically charged, wildly imaginative yet deeply grounded, the thirty-two never-before-published stories, essays, and poems in The Last Dangerous Visions stand as a testament to Ellisonโs lifelong pursuit of art, uniting a diverse range of science fiction writers both famous and newly minted, including Max Brooks, Edward Bryant, Cecil Castellucci, James S. A. Corey, Howard Fast, P. C. Hodgell, Dan Simmons, Robert Sheckley, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Mildred Downey Broxon, and Cory Doctorow, among others.
The historic publication of The Last Dangerous Visions completes the long-awaited final chapter in an incredible literary legacy.
Harlan Ellison, a multiple award-winning author, has narrated numerous audiobooks, both of his own writing and others, including books by Orson Scott Card, Arthur C. Clarke, Jack Williamson, and Terry Pratchett. His readings have won two Listen Up Awards and an Audie Award in 1999 for Best Solo Narration.
J. Michael Straczynski is a New York Times bestselling and award-winning author who has written hundreds of hours of television, major motion pictures, and graphic novels. He is the widely acclaimed creator of Babylon 5, cocreator of Netflixโs Sense8, and writer for Clint Eastwoodโs Changeling, which was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Screenplay. His other awards include two Hugo Awards, the SFWA Ray Bradbury Award, the Eisner Award, the American Cinema Foundation E Pluribus Unum Award, the Indie Book Award, the GLAAD Media Award, the Eagle Award, two Emmy Awards, and the SDCC Icon Award. The author of Together We Will Go, Becoming Superman, and Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer, Straczynski lives in California.
Jim Meskimen is a stage, film, and television actor who has appeared in many well-known movies and television shows. He acted in Apollo 13 and Frost/Nixon, both of which were nominated for Best Picture Oscars. He is the winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award and lives in Los Angeles with his wife, actress Tamra Meskimen.
Mark Sanderlin is a talented voiceover artist who has worked on numerous audiobook projects.
Feodor Chin, Earphones Awardโwinning narrator, is a classically trained actor with roles in film, television, and theater.
Robin Miles, named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine, has won several Audie Awards and many Earphones Awards and AudioFile Best of the Year accolades.
P. J. Ochlan is an Audie Awardโwinning, multiple Earphones Awardโwinning, and Voice Arts Awardโnominated narrator of hundreds of audiobooks. His acting career includes Broadway, as well as feature films, and television series regular roles.
Lisa Flanagan is an award-winning audiobook narrator, voice actor, director, improviser, and classical soprano based in New York City. Her voice-over work includes animation, video games, and commercials. Lisa has received multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards and Voice Arts Awards, including Best Audiobook Narration, Children's for Disney-Pixar's WALL-E.
Paul Bellantoni is an experienced voiceover artist and audiobook narrator who has worked on a wide range of projects. Also an award-winning opera singer, he has performed in opera houses across the United States and Europeโincluding at Carnegie Hall, where he held a solo concert. He currently resides in Los Angeles.
Emily Woo Zeller is an artist, actor, dancer, choreographer, and voice artist who has won Earphones Awards and the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration in 2018. She began her voice-over career by voicing animation in Asia. AudioFile magazine named her one of the Best Voices of 2013 for her work in Gulp. Other awards include the 2009 Tristen Award for Best Actress as Sally Bowles in Cabaret and the 2006 Roselyn E. Schneider Prize for Creative Achievement.
Dion Graham is an Audie Awardโwinning narrator and was named a โGolden Voiceโ by AudioFile magazine. He is also a critically acclaimed actor who has performed on Broadway, off Broadway, internationally, in films, and in several hit television series, including HBOโs The Wire.
John Pirhalla is award-winning audiobook narrator who has recorded over 300 titles. An Audie and Independent Audiobook Awards finalist, he has won a Reader's Favorite Award, an Adrenaline Award, a OneVoice Award, and an Indie Ink Award. Whether it's science fiction, fantasy, literary fiction, or thrillers, he enjoys narrating books with lots of characters, voices, and accents.
Robert Fass is a veteran actor and twice winner of the prestigious Audie Award for best narration. He has earned multiple Earphones Awards and been named inย AudioFile magazineโs list of the yearโs best narrations for six years.
Scott Brick has won more than sixty AudioFile Earphones Awards and several prestigious Audie Awards and was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine.
Tim Campbell, winner of AudioFile Earphones Awards, is a narrator and actor based in Los Angeles, California. He is also a classically trained singer and performs regularly with the Los Angeles Master Chorale and Los Angeles Opera Chorus, as well as on studio soundtracks for film and television.
James Anderson Foster was one of those kids that actually lettered in drama way back in High School (and if you ask nicely, he might even tell you just how far back that was). Since that time, he's done most of his acting behind a microphone, and has narrated audiobooks for a variety of publishers, across nearly all genres-both fiction and nonfiction. He was born and raised on the west coast, and even though he's lived in the Midwest for over a decade now, still considers Oregon "home." In 2015, James was a finalist in three categories for the Society of Voice Arts and Sciences Voice Arts Awards (Mystery, Science Fiction, and Fantasy). James has been praised for his conversational delivery and ability to sound exactly like the voice you were imagining in your head.
Steven Jay Cohen has been telling stories his whole life, and has worked professionally as a storyteller since 1991. A classically trained actor, he has worked both on stage and behind the microphone for most of his career. Born and raised in Brooklyn, Steven now resides in scenic western Massachusetts, where he lives with his wife, kids, and too many pets to mention.
Josh Innerst is an accomplished classical stage actor and AudioFile Earphones Award-winning audiobook narrator. He continues to pursue his craft in film/TV and is currently based in the Midwest with his family. When he's not onstage or on-set, he spends his days in the booth or out putzing in the garden.
Gary Bennett is a SAG-AFTRA audiobook narrator. He was born and raised in California and then in Bozeman, Montana, and is the oldest of four children. He now calls the greater Seattle area his home, and he's a huge fan of the Seattle Seahawks. Gary has always been passionate about not just telling a story, but telling it well. From reading bedtime stories with his children to performing in front of the microphone, bringing a story to life is one of his greatest joys. Gary has pursued his career in audiobook narration with zeal, continuing to not only invest in personal coaching from some of the best in the industry, but also investing in some of the best equipment for his professional home-based studio. There are few things he enjoys more than stepping into his StudioBricks home studio and recording his favorite books. Gary is also a licensed electrical engineer and a private pilot. He loves watching and participating in sports and listening to and playing music, and is an avid outdoor enthusiast.
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Neil Hellegers is a narrator, actor, and educator who lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife, son, and orange mutt. His voice work can be heard during various commercials, sundry video games, and in numerous audiobooks. Neil has appeared in films, TV shows, and commercials, and has performed and taught Shakespeare to students of all ages. He has a BA from the University of Pennsylvania in theater arts and psychology, and a MFA in acting from Trinity Rep Conservatory.
Charlie Albers is a British-born voice actor, now based outside of NYC, where she voices for clients globally from her professionally built, beautiful home studio. Her previous acting training and experience, knowledge of the corporate world, and education/training in food science and psychology all come into play in her work now, where she can take any manuscript and work through it with ease. Charlie has an intense love for reading; as a mom of three, reading to her children is the biggest joy. She has a rule that they can (and do) buy any book, in audio or print, anytime. There is never a "no" when it comes to reading or listening to books. Their library of print and audiobooks is ever increasing.
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Jennifer Pickens is an experienced audiobook narrator. A storyteller since childhood, she now uses her smooth tone and confident grasp of character and pacing to bring authors' words to life. A resident of Oregon, she can often be found reading, drinking tea, metalsmithing, quilting, or playing the mountain dulcimer.
Alison McKenna is an actress and producer from the United Kingdom. In addition to film, television, and stage acting, she has narrated the audiobooks Paula Spencer by Roddy Doyle and The Gathering by Anne Enright.
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Author:
Harlan Ellison
Narrators:
J. Michael Straczynski, Jim Meskimen, Mark Sanderlin, Feodor Chin, Robin Miles, P. J. Ochlan, Lisa Flanagan, Paul Bellantoni, Emily Woo Zeller, Dion Graham, John Pirhalla, Robert Fass, Scott Brick, Tim Campbell, James Anderson Foster, Noah Michael Levine, Steven Jay Cohen, Josh Innerst, Gary Bennett, Marc Vietor, Neil Hellegers, Charlie Albers, Natalie Naudus, Jennifer Pickens, Alison McKenna, Bronson Pinchot & various narrators
ISBN:
9798200980079
Length:
14 hours 31 minutes
Language:
English
Publisher:
Blackstone Publishing
Publication date:
October 1, 2024
Edition:
Unabridged
Libro.fm rank:
#23,758 Overall
Genre rank:
#1,142 in Science Fiction
Reviews
โThese are not stories that should be forgotten; and some of you are about to read them for the first timeโฆI envy you.โ
โA stellar assembly of impressive talentโฆA must-read for genre fans.โ
โThis anthology has been a shibboleth of a book, a phantasm from the mind of the late EllisonโฆSF readers will be captivated by this collection.โ
โA worthy capstone to Ellisonโs monumental legacy.โ
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