Stephen's Reviews > Partners In Wonder

It's a collection of collaborative stories that Harlan Ellison did with a whole swathe of sf authors (unfortunately all men, by his own admission), from Golden Age godfathers like A. E. Van Vogt to fellow alleged "New Wave"-ers like Samuel Delany. The quality varies and some of the stories just aren't sf (these are collaborations first, not bound to any particular genre).

Of particular note and worth are the collaborations with Sheckley, Bova, Bloch, Sturgeon, and Van Vogt. The ones less worthy also tend to be the ones more probably written in a druggy haze, I think.

Unfortunately, a printing error in my copy made the final two stories, including the collaboration of with Roger Zelazny, impossible to get a sense of (whole pages smeared out!), so the overall score might be lower as a result.

Worth checking out from a library, or cross referencing the stories if they appear in other collections.