Harlan Ellison wrote science fiction, fantasy, horror and speculative short stories known for anger, compression and moral confrontation. I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream traps the last humans inside the sadistic control of a supercomputer, while "Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman turns enforced punctuality into authoritarian satire. A Boy and His Dog follows a teenager and a telepathic dog through a brutal post-apocalyptic landscape, and collections such as The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World show his range across surrealism, violence and dark comedy. Ellison's prose is intense, voice-driven and often abrasive, usually best at short length. His work fits classic speculative fiction, dystopia and dark short stories, alongside writers such as Philip K. Dick and Theodore Sturgeon. Read more Less