Harlan Ellison has been characterized by The New York Times Book Review as having "the spellbinding quality of a great nonstop talker, with a cultural warehouse for a mind." The Los Angeles Times suggested "It's long past time for Harlan Ellison to be awarded the title: 20th-century Lewis Carroll." And the Washington Post Book World said simply, "One of the great living American short story writers." He has written or edited a stupendous amount of books, stories, essays, articles, and newspaper columns, as well as award-winning teleplays and movies. His work has won countless awards, including the Nebula and Hugo Awards; many of these award-winners and nominees are presented here in the volumes of this Collection Series. The bottom line, as voiced by Booklist, is this: "One thing's for sure: the man can write."