It will never be released.

History has already marked Ellison as one of the most important writers of multiple genres; certainly one of a handful of most-influential science fiction authors EVER. Internet grafiti artists (who are likely on Gary Groth’s payroll or minimally poisoned by his hate-lust for Mr. Ellison) cannot impact or in any way take away from this great writer’s achievements…

As for the new book, I can’t wait to get it.

“Not if the best he can come up with is something as utterly pointless as this book.”

What a silly thing to say. The jury is not still out on Ellison. His best work may have already come out, and if so, he ranks among the finest writers working. The personal conclusions arrived at by a no name sniper on the internet are irrelevant and laughable. Literary critics who don’t snipe from the shadows have already had their say, and that say carries far more weight than yours, you silly person.

Ellison is Ellison. You are – literally, in this case – no one. Both of you have to live with that. I suspect Ellison’s task is much easier.

The only thing Ellison’s enemies are known for is being Ellison’s enemies. But his friends will crawl through glass for him. And his WORK (and the attention it continues to receive) speaks for itself.

Harlan should not pay attention to any of this. He knows his true value. And if he forgets, history should remind him.

The First Amendment doesn’t protect your right to libel people. If you spend ten minutes reading what the man says, you’ll see he has no problem accepting the harshest criticism. It’s outright lies that bother him. I think that’s reasonable.

I think it’s particularly interesting that all these years later, Ellison still elicits such passion in people. His fans love him, and his enemies (and it’s they who’ve declared themselves such) still gnash their teeth at his every doing.

It must be frustrating having such a powerful hatred for someone whose personal and professional accomplishments will always dwarf your own.

Harlan Ellison will be regarded as one of the giants of science fiction long after we’re all dust, and he will always stand as someone who lived life on his own very rich terms. It’s amazing how much hatred that can cause in little people. I suspect they all know Harlan’s sitting back and laughing, and that probably drives them even crazier.