Short Reviews: Harlan Ellison

"Darkness Upon the Face of the Deep" [permanent link]. A story that looks at the hunt for a tomb with a very stange token being the clue to its location. But the contents of the tomb may not be what the hunters believe and the results may lead to more horrors in the future.
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"Eyes of Dust" [permanent link]. A mild, horror story set on a world where everybody is beautiful, expect for two who have a slight imperfection who give birth to what their world would consider a very ugly son. When the son is discovered, events unfold that would lead to the downfall of their beautiful world.
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"Footsteps" [permanent link]. An interesting story that looks at the life of a beautiful woman who has an insatiable hunger. But what she wants may not be what the people she meets expects. Can one man change her outlook on life?
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"A Friend to Man" [permanent link]. In this story, a robot lies in the dust, waiting for his master to rescue him from his perdicament, in a world that has gone through a war. But what happens if his master does not come and somebody else rescues it instead?
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"Never Send to Know for Whom the Lettuce Wilts" [permanent link]. This is a usual Ellison story which means a lot about it is unusual. A man gets an unusual fortune cookie and, driven by insatiable curiosity, goes to find out who makes it and why. The answer is unusual and hits of future terrible time for humans...or is it a future good time? It depends on your opinion on this particular world conqueror.
Found in Jan 2002 Fantasy & Science Fiction
"Riding the Dark Train Out" [permanent link]. An interesting story about a down-and-out man riding a train car who get unexpected visitors. But his designs on the couple may take an unexpected turn when subsequent events turn violent.
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