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The sequel-anthology to [[Harlan Ellison]]'s groundbreaking 1967 anthology ''[[Dangerous Visions]]''. Due to the size of it, it has been released in two volumes (although originally in one).
The sequel-anthology to [[Harlan Ellison]]'s groundbreaking 1967 anthology ''[[Dangerous Visions]]''. Due to the size of it, it has been released in two volumes (although originally in one).


Like ''[[Dangerous Visions|DV]]'', it also features introductions to each story by Harlan, who talks about the writer, and an afterward by the writer about the story.
Like ''[[Dangerous Visions|DV]]'', it also features introductions to each story by Harlan, who talks about the writer, and an afterward by the writer about the story.


The [[Development Hell|planned sequel]] to ''ADV'' [[What Could Have Been|would have been]] ''[[The Last Dangerous Visions]]'', but...well, [[Berserk Button|Harlan doesn't like to talk about it.]]
The [[Development Hell|planned sequel]] to ''ADV'' [[What Could Have Been|would have been]] ''[[The Last Dangerous Visions]]'', but...well, until the day of his death [[Berserk Button|Harlan didn't like to talk about it.]]


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=== Tropes found in the Stories in ''Again, Dangerous Visions'': ===
The tropes found in each story (as well as in the introductions and afterwords) are listed under the story in question.
The tropes found in each story (as well as in the introductions and afterwords) are listed under the story in question.



* '''"The Counterpoint of View" by John Heidenry'''
* '''"The Counterpoint of View" by John Heidenry'''
** [[Meta Fiction]]: An extremely peculiar example.
** [[Meta Fiction]]: An extremely peculiar example.
** [[Shout Out]]: Despite being less than three pages in length, Heidenry manages to make a truly stunning number of references to [[Jorge Luis Borges]].
** [[Shout-Out]]: Despite being less than three pages in length, Heidenry manages to make a truly stunning number of references to [[Jorge Luis Borges]].
* '''"Ching Witch!" by Ross Rocklynne'''
* '''"Ching Witch!" by Ross Rocklynne'''


* '''"The Word for World Is Forest" by [[Ursula K Le Guin]]'''
* '''"The Word for World Is Forest" by [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]'''
** [[Single Biome Planet]]
** [[Single Biome Planet]]
* '''"For Value Received" by Andrew J. Offutt'''
* '''"For Value Received" by Andrew J. Offutt'''
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* '''"Time Travel For Pedestrians" by Ray Nelson'''
* '''"Time Travel For Pedestrians" by Ray Nelson'''


* '''"Christ, Old Student in a New School" (poem) by [[Ray Bradbury (Creator)|Ray Bradbury]]'''
* '''"Christ, Old Student in a New School" (poem) by [[Ray Bradbury]]'''


* '''"King of the Hill" by Chad Oliver'''
* '''"King of the Hill" by Chad Oliver'''
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* '''"When It Changed" by [[Joanna Russ]]''' ([[Nebula Award]] for Best Short Story)
* '''"When It Changed" by [[Joanna Russ]]''' ([[Nebula Award]] for Best Short Story)
** [[Lady Land]]
** [[Lady Land]]
** [[One Gender Race]]
** [[One-Gender Race]]
** [[Truly Single Parent]] -- subverted
** [[Truly Single Parent]]—subverted
* '''"The Big Space Fuck" by [[Kurt Vonnegut]]'''
* '''"The Big Space Fuck" by [[Kurt Vonnegut]]'''
** [[Crowning Moment of Funny]]
** [[Crowning Moment of Funny]]
** [[Getting Crap Past the Censors]]: The story was expressly written so that Vonnegut could include the word 'fuck' in the title.
** [[Getting Crap Past the Censors]]: The story was expressly written so that Vonnegut could include the word 'fuck' in the title.
** [[Intentionally Awkward Title]]
** [[Intentionally Awkward Title]]
** [[Kill Em All]]: In the world of the story, Lake Erie has become so polluted that it is home to giant, mutated, man-eating lampreys that can climb out of the water and go after humans. At the end, a lamprey comes along and eats all three of the main characters.
** [[Kill'Em All]]: In the world of the story, Lake Erie has become so polluted that it is home to giant, mutated, man-eating lampreys that can climb out of the water and go after humans. At the end, a lamprey comes along and eats all three of the main characters.
* '''"Bounty" by T. L. Sherred'''
* '''"Bounty" by T. L. Sherred'''


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** [[Battle in The Centre of The Mind]]: A ''legal'' one, no less.
** [[Battle in The Centre of The Mind]]: A ''legal'' one, no less.
** [[Mushroom Samba]]
** [[Mushroom Samba]]
* '''"Monitored Dreams & Strategic Cremations" -- 1: "The Bisquit Position" and 2: "The Girl With Rapid Eye Movements" by Bernard Wolfe'''
* '''"Monitored Dreams & Strategic Cremations"—1: "The Bisquit Position" and 2: "The Girl With Rapid Eye Movements" by Bernard Wolfe'''


* '''"With A Finger in My I" by [[David Gerrold]]'''
* '''"With A Finger in My I" by [[David Gerrold]]'''
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** [[Adult Fear]]
** [[Adult Fear]]
* '''(the title is an ink blot) by [[Gahan Wilson]]'''
* '''(the title is an ink blot) by [[Gahan Wilson]]'''
{{quote| ''Just to clarify: the title of the story is not "(the title is an ink blot)"--[[Shaped Like Itself|the title]]'' [[Shaped Like Itself|IS]] ''[[Shaped Like Itself|an ink blot]].''}}
{{quote|''Just to clarify: the title of the story is not "(the title is an ink blot)"--[[Shaped Like Itself|the title]]'' [[Shaped Like Itself|IS]] ''[[Shaped Like Itself|an ink blot]].''}}
** [[I'm a Humanitarian]]: {{spoiler|The ink blot}}
** [[I'm a Humanitarian]]: {{spoiler|The ink blot}}
** [[Lucky Charms Title]]
** [[Lucky Charms Title]]
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[[Category:Literature of the 1970s]]

Latest revision as of 17:35, 14 May 2021

Again, Dangerous Visions
Central Theme:
Synopsis: A sequel to Dangerous Visions — another collection of short works that were, at the time, too controversial to publish in any other medium.
Genre(s): Science fiction
First published: 1972
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The sequel-anthology to Harlan Ellison's groundbreaking 1967 anthology Dangerous Visions. Due to the size of it, it has been released in two volumes (although originally in one).

Like DV, it also features introductions to each story by Harlan, who talks about the writer, and an afterward by the writer about the story.

The planned sequel to ADV would have been The Last Dangerous Visions, but...well, until the day of his death Harlan didn't like to talk about it.

Tropes used in Again, Dangerous Visions include:

The tropes found in each story (as well as in the introductions and afterwords) are listed under the story in question.

  • "The Counterpoint of View" by John Heidenry
  • "Ching Witch!" by Ross Rocklynne
  • "Mathoms From the Time Closet" -- "1: Robot's Story", "2: Against The Lafayette Escadrille" and "3: Loco Parentis" by Gene Wolfe
  • "Time Travel For Pedestrians" by Ray Nelson
  • "Christ, Old Student in a New School" (poem) by Ray Bradbury
  • "King of the Hill" by Chad Oliver
  • "The 10:00 Report Is Brought to You by..." by Edward Bryant
  • "The Funeral" by Kate Wilhelm
  • "Harry the Hare" by James B. Hemesath

Just to clarify: the title of the story is not "(the title is an ink blot)"--the title IS an ink blot.

  • "Bed Sheets Are White" by Evelyn Lief
  • "Tissue": "At the Fitting Shop" and "53rd American Dream" by James Sallis
  • "Elouise And The Doctors of the Planet Pergamon" by Josephine Saxton
  • "Chuck Berry, Won't You Please Come Home" by Ken McCullough
  • "Epiphany For Aliens" by David Kerr
  • "Eye of the Beholder" by Burt K. Filer
  • "Moth Race" by Richard Hill
  • "Totenbuch" by A Parra (Y Figueredo)
  • "With the Bentfin Boomer Boys on Little Old New Alabama" by Richard A. Lupoff
  • "Last Train to Kankakee" by Robin Scott
  • "Empire of the Sun" by Andrew Weiner
  • "Ozymandias" by Terry Carr
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