Angry Candy (original 1988; edition 1998)

by Harlan Ellison

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Title:	Angry Candy
Authors:	Harlan Ellison
Info:	Mariner Books (1998), Paperback
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Angry Candy by Harlan Ellison (1988)

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I quite enjoyed this death-themed collection, in particular the opening story, "Paladin of the Lost Hour", "Laugh Track" (which I found quite funny) and "Eidolons". (

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markarayner | Nov 2, 2009 |

This isn't Ellison's best, in my opinion, but it's still good reading. (

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TadAD | Jun 24, 2008 |

One of Ellison's best collections - Paladin of the Lost Hour is deeply moving, Prince Myshkin and Hold the Mustard is hilarious, and The Function of Dream Sleep extremely disturbing. Typical Harlan. (

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1988

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Locus (Collection, 1989)

World Fantasy Award (Collection, 1989)

Bram Stoker Award Nominee (Collection, 1988)

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And this little box of bon-bons is for the only other man I know who enjoys poisoned chocolates... my friend ROBERT BLOCH

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We went to the funeral on a pleasantly cool but very sunny Sunday afternoon in February. (Introduction)

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The Seattle Times said of Angry Candy: "Ellison's stories rattle the bars of complacency that people put around their souls . . . Razor sharp . . . piercingly profound." Once again, Ellison's writing defies all labels. These seventeen stories by a modern master are an "assembled artifact" of anger and faith - as bittersweet as a"jalapeno-laced cinnamon bear." The sixteen stories collected here are spread over the farthest stretches of time and space, but even the bleakest of them is warmed by a passionate faith in the endurance of life and its ultimate possibilities.

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