2. The second foreword describes the relationship between Harlan Ellison and Isaac Asimov, it describes the …show more content…
I believe the story definitely matched what Harlan Ellison wanted from the short stories in his analogy. It came off like a sort of story tale, with ridiculous drawn-out imagery very little character exposition and characterization. And the presence of characters and antagonists as nothing less than monoliths and caricatures. Like the Grim Reaper and a venom spitting succubus. It’s a dangerous vision in that it intricately weaves the traditional fairy tale of bogeyman with the exposition of traditional science fiction in an almost anachronic manner. Traditionally, ghosts, devils, and bogeymen have no place in science fiction, at least in no science fiction I’ve read, but Fritz Lieber manages to tie High Fantasy with traditional science fiction in a masterful way that demonstrates good writing and the ability to challenge the norm with a new and original vision. But, borders on the