by James Sallis
First published 1976
This anthology serves as the follow-up to the award-winning Dangerous Visions, bringing together forty-two distinctive writers who did not appear in the original collection. The book presents forty-six original stories spanning from brief 1,000-word pieces to novella-length works of 40,000 words. Each tale was crafted without regard for conventional taboos or standard publishing limitations that typically constrain science fiction authors. Harlan Ellison, who compiled the predecessor volume, spent over three years assembling this collection. Every story includes both an individual introduction from Ellison and an afterword from its author, creating a rich framework around each piece. The anthology pushes beyond the boundaries established by its predecessor, exploring new territory in speculative fiction while maintaining the same commitment to unrestricted storytelling that made the original volume influential within the genre.
Genres: short-stories, science-fiction, speculative-fiction
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, thought-provoking
Tropes: anthology, experimental
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
760 pages · Hardcover · Millington