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Loading... I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream (original 1967; edition 1983)by Harlan Ellison (Author)
Work InformationI Have No Mouth and I Must Scream: Stories by Harlan Ellison (1967)
![]() No current Talk conversations about this book. Maybe the most efficient sci-fi short story I know ( ![]() MMMMMMMMPHHHHHHHHHH This book is so aggressively psychotic and disturbed. I love it. I will add that the audiobook is also fantastic, being able to hear an author narrate is work as he intended it to be read is always a great pleasure. Ellison's nightmarish vision of a post-apocalyptic scenario and his concept of immortality told in a completely original and intriguing way will make you think a lot, not only about what it means to be immortal forever, but also about what it means to have no control over yourself anymore. The enjoyable writing makes this a must-read for readers of science-fiction, in my opinion. "AM appeared to us as a burning bush and said we could kill the hurricane bird if we wanted to eat." - Is this a reference to the bible? Also, I will be throwing out all my electronics thanks to this story. But in all seriousness, I love dystopian genres, and the writing for this was short and to the point. Great read and free online if you google. no reviews | add a review
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A Grand Master of Science Fiction and the multiple-award-winning author of A Boy and His Dog presents seven stunning stories of speculative fiction. Hugo Award winner I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream is living legend Harlan Ellison's masterpiece of future warfare. In a post-apocalyptic world, four men and one woman are all that remain of the human race, brought to near extinction by an artificial intelligence. Programmed to wage war on behalf of its creators, the AI became self-aware and turned against all humanity. The five survivors are prisoners, kept alive and subjected to brutal torture by the hateful and sadistic machine in an endless cycle of violence. Presented here with six more groundbreaking and inventive tales that probe the depths of mortal experience, this collection proves why Ellison has earned the many accolades he's received and remains one of the most original voices in American literature. I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream also includes "Big Sam Was My Friend," "Eyes of Dust," "World of the Myth," "Lonelyache," Hugo Award finalist "Delusion for a Dragon Slayer," and Hugo and Nebula Award finalist "Pretty Maggie Moneyeyes." No library descriptions found. |
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![]() GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54 — Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC ClassificationRatingAverage:![]()
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