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OverviewGet it straight right now: these aren't kids playing games of war. They mean business. They are junior-grade killers and public enemies one through five thousand. In Rusty Santoro's neighborhood, the kids carry knives, chains, bricks, and broken glass. And when they fight, they fight dirty, leaving the streets littered with the bodies of the injured and the dead. Rusty wants out--but you can't just walk away from a New York street gang. And his decision may leave his family to pay a terrible price. First published more than half a century ago and inspired by the author's real-life experience going undercover inside a street gang, Web of the City was Harlan Ellison's first novel and marked the long-form debut of one of the most electrifying, unforgettable, and controversial voices of twentieth-century letters. Appearing here with the short story No Game for Children, which Ellison wrote for the pulp magazines of the 1950s, Web of the City offers both a snapshot of a lost era and a portrait of violence and grief as timely as today's most brutal headlines. Includes an introduction read by the author. Also includes the 1959 short story No Game for Children Full Product DetailsAuthor: Harlan Ellison , Harlan Ellison , Claire Bloom , Stefan RudnickiPublisher: Skyboat Media Imprint: Skyboat Media Edition: Library Edition Dimensions: Width: 16.50cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 15.50cm Weight: 0.227kg ISBN: 9781504638388ISBN 10: 1504638387 Publication Date: 07 July 2015 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviews"[Ellison has] the spellbinding quality of a great nonstop talker, with a cultural warehouse for a mind. -- ""New York Times Book Review, praise for the author"" One of the great living American short-story writers. -- ""Washington Post, praise for the author""" [Ellison has] the spellbinding quality of a great nonstop talker, with a cultural warehouse for a mind. -- New York Times Book Review, praise for the author One of the great living American short-story writers. -- Washington Post, praise for the author One of the great living American short-story writers. -- Washington Post, praise for the author [Ellison has] the spellbinding quality of a great nonstop talker, with a cultural warehouse for a mind. -- New York Times Book Review, praise for the author Author InformationHarlan Ellison (1934-2018) wrote and edited more than 120 books and more than 1,700 stories, essays, and articles, as well as dozens of screenplays and teleplays. He won the Hugo award nine times, the Nebula award three times, the Bram Stoker award six times (including the Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996), the Edgar Allan Poe Award of the Mystery Writers of America twice, the Georges Méliès Fantasy Film Award twice, and was awarded the Silver Pen for Journalism by PEN, the international writer's union. He was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2006. Harlan Ellison (1934-2018) wrote and edited more than 120 books and more than 1,700 stories, essays, and articles, as well as dozens of screenplays and teleplays. He won the Hugo award nine times, the Nebula award three times, the Bram Stoker award six times (including the Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996), the Edgar Allan Poe Award of the Mystery Writers of America twice, the Georges Melies Fantasy Film Award twice, and was awarded the Silver Pen for Journalism by PEN, the international writer's union. He was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2006. Claire Bloom, CBE, is an English film and stage actress, known for leading roles in plays such as Streetcar Named Desire, A Doll's House, and Long Day's Journey into Night, along with nearly sixty films and countless television roles, during a career spanning over six decades. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2013 Queen's birthday honors for services to drama. Stefan Rudnicki first became involved with audiobooks in 1994. Now a Grammy-winning audiobook producer, he has worked on more than three thousand audiobooks as a narrator, writer, producer, or director. He has narrated more than three hundred audiobooks. A recipient of multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards, he was presented the coveted Audie Award for solo narration in 2005, 2007, and 2014, and was named one of AudioFile's Golden Voices in 2012. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |