The Voice from the Edge, Vol. 1: I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream Audiobook

" As far as short stories go, this one goes straight for the jugular. It pretty much tells you right up front that humanity will destroy itself, and presents it in such a tormenting abyss of madness. I AM. "

" Blew me away when I first read it. "

" Okay, first of all, it's not true that apes have larger penises in proportion to their body size than humans do to theirs, and secondly, Harlan, you weird fucker, I have to express a significant amount of scepticism about the idea that a woman would enjoy fucking an australopithecine just because he has a big dick. "

" Absolutely incredible. I have not read work from such a good writer in so long. I am in love. "

" Creepy, emotionally challenging, and beautiful. "

" Five stars for the title story in this book, which is haunting, disturbing, and iconic, and has remained in my mind for many years after reading it. Minus one star for the rest of the stories, which didn't leave any sort of lasting impression, except perhaps the one about the monster made from meaningless sex, which was kind of silly. "

" Ellison is a master of the short form. He is also a master of the disturbing. This is one of the best collections of short stories I've ever read. I especially enjoyed, "Paladin of the Lost Hour", "A Boy and His Dog", and the titular piece, "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream". "

" I only rate this with 5 stars because although I remember the title of the book I don't remember the stories. I read them when I was a teenager. "

" Probably one of the reasons I read and write Sci Fi and Fantasy was my exposure to this man's writing. this was one of the first things I read of his, and it struck a chord, powerful stories, excellent read. "

" The story "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" has stayed with me for years. One of his best, if not *the* best. "

" The game was also amazing! "

" the writer alive...period. "

" I have only read the title story, but I remember it as a terrifying tale and the ending is one of the best I've ever read in a short story. "

" utterly, beautifully, terrifyingly human "

" Not a lot of pages, but certainly a short-story that puts you in it right away and is very visceral. Weird, and awesome! "

" Ellison is one of our best writers of short fiction and any collection by him is well worth reading. "

" Years later, this book still gives me a very unsettled feeling when I think of it, which is more often than I should. I kind of don't like the story for that very reason, but it's so damn effective that I can't help but greatly admire it. "

" I only read the title story, but I have to say that it's utterly amazing how grotesquely good this tale is. Definitely read if you're into the computer-turns-sentient genre. "

" I read the title story a year ago, and it's stuck in my head to this day. A great short story, with a sad and affecting conclusion. "

" One of my favorite novellas of all time. Harlan Ellison has many misses, but when he hits he hits hard and on target. Also check out Slippage, an excellent short story collection by the same author. "