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[SomeSteve]

Greatest Hits, a selection of stories by Harlan Ellison, is $0.99 at Amazon US and Kobo US.

From the cover:

"Love him or hate him, Harlan Ellison was a legend."--NPR

And if Ellison isn't controversial enough for you, there's a foreword by Neil Gaiman!

https://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Hera.../dp/B0CJ61TYNT

https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/greatest-hits-248

[Cactus Chef]

Originally Posted by SomeSteve

Greatest Hits, a selection of stories by Harlan Ellison, is $0.99 at Amazon US and Kobo US.

From the cover:


And if Ellison isn't controversial enough for you, there's a foreword by Neil Gaiman!

https://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Hera.../dp/B0CJ61TYNT

https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/greatest-hits-248

And yet it doesn't include "A Boy and His Dog", arguably his single most famous short-story/novella..

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by Cactus Chef

And yet it doesn't include "A Boy and His Dog", arguably his single most famous short-story/novella..

And I much preferred the original 1969 novella to the later expansion into a novel in the late 80s.

[Hollow Man]

He has so many stories, thus it's impossible to narrow them down to a few to fit in a "best of" collection, and please everyone. I'm sure more collections will be forthcoming if this book sells well.

[tch65721]

Originally Posted by Cactus Chef

And yet it doesn't include "A Boy and His Dog", arguably his single most famous short-story/novella..

Is "A Boy and His Dog" even available? I have "Vic and Blood" in digital format but that does not seem to be available any longer.

[Hollow Man]

J. Michael Straczynski is the literary executor of his estate, and is ensuring his works don't disappear. Although it may take time before everything one wants to read is easily available.

[Cactus Chef]

Originally Posted by Hollow Man

He has so many stories, thus it's impossible to narrow them down to a few to fit in a "best of" collection, and please everyone. I'm sure more collections will be forthcoming if this book sells well.

Sure, but most "best of" collections are usually understood to mean "most well-known" or "most popular", unless the anthologist has their own specific reasoning for choosing this one or that. If you had a "Greatest Hits" album for a band that was missing its objectively highest-charting single, you would find that a curious omission.

We might charitably assume that J. Michael Straczynski did not include "A Boy and His Dog" in the collection because maybe he can't--that the rights to it are held by some other publisher. But given Ellison's lifelong advocacy for authors' rights, residuals, etc., I would also find that very unusual that his estate didn't own the rights to arguably his most famous work.

I suspect the more likely scenario (as bolstered by the other user's comment that you can't find AB&HD available anywhere at the moment) is that Straczynski is intentionally holding it back because he is planning to release a new edition of The Complete Adventures of a Boy and His Dog, Vic and Blood, or Blood's a Rover soon, and wants the story in that anthology instead.

[Hollow Man]

Here's what JMS had to say on choosing what to include:

It was terribly hard. Some stories like ”’Repent, Harlequin’” and “I Have No Mouth…” are no-brainers…but beyond that it became a matter of finding the most recognized stories that also showed his amazing range… going from speculative fiction, to urban fantasy, to some things that were just two degrees away from mainstream…to show all the different shades of his work. I think we hit the right balance.

[zelda.owns.link]

I know it's a long shot; but really hoping someone can help! This past Saturday kindle had Linsey Miller's Prince series on sale for $1.99 each. I submitted a price match request to Kobo. They took too long and the sale ended. I have no proof of the sale. Did anyone purchase the titles and have their order confirmation I could use?

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by zelda.owns.link

I know it's a long shot; but really hoping someone can help! This past Saturday kindle had Linsey Miller's Prince series on sale for $1.99 each. I submitted a price match request to Kobo. They took too long and the sale ended. I have no proof of the sale. Did anyone purchase the titles and have their order confirmation I could use?

That's a useful reminder for me as someone intending to try out Kobo price match. I will try to remember to take a screen shot of the price at Amazon.