Originally posted by: Hoichi, the Earless
I LOVE Ellison, and what are you talking about that he has no ego? The man is a wonderful egoist in the best way possible. Thanks for that link to the documentary, I hadn't heard of it, but its about time someone did one.

One of our last greats for sure.

I only recently started reading his stuff. Picked up Strange Wine about 3 years ago, but never read it until about a year back. Got the 50 year Essential Ellison shortly thereafter and haven't put it down yet. LOVE his stuff. Ticktockman and Whipped Dogs are my favorites thus far. I also enjoy his non-fiction essays, especially Valerie: A True Memoir. His politics are too left for me, but he's pretty even-handed which I can appreciate. He says what he means and means what he says. I'll be picking up the dvd of Sharp Teeth whenever it's available. I'd also like to get a complete bibliography so I can start creating a check list.

True. There aren't many like him left. Neil Gaiman springs to mind as someone of his caliber, though not cut from the same cloth. Asimov, Clarke, Bradbury, the list dwindles. The giants have almost all gone...