ABSTRACT
In 1967 a compilation of speculative fiction, edited by Harlan Ellison, appeared under the title Dangerous Visions. The anthology comprised thirty-three original short stories by some of the best science fiction authors of the day, including the likes of Larry Niven and Philip K. Dick. Seven of the stories went on to win sci-fi’s prestigious Hugo and Nebula awards, and Dangerous Visions went down in the annals of speculative fiction as one of the finest collections ever produced. Editor Ellison’s recipe for success was the creation of a platform for daring departures from the standard sci-fi fare. He allowed his contributors to venture stylistically where no imaginative writer had gone before, and accepted the sort of controversial subject matter usually rejected by other editors at the time.
