Harlan Ellison (1934-2018) is one of the most famous American science fiction writers. A rebel, a brawler, a subverter of foundations, he always touched upon the most pressing topics in his work and did not let anyone offend. Having tried his hand at all literary genres, he settled on fiction as the one that best suited his desire for self-expression. 10 "Hugo". 5 “Nebula”, 18 “Loci”, 6 Bram Stoker awards and a whole scattering of other awards and prizes, numerous film scripts, compilation of collections and anthologies (many of his anthologies are considered standard collections of the “new wave”), shocking, black PR, endless picks with publishing houses, editorial offices, newspapers... It seems that this man managed to live ten lives instead of one - and a retrospective collection of the best short prose over 50 years of work provides an impressive cross-section of his dark fantasies, his inimitable humor, his hopes and sorrows...