http://kleinletters.com/Blog/and-then-i-read-harlan-ellisons-phoenix-without-ashes/ Todd Klein on lettering, literature and more Thu, 13 Jun 2013 02:11:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://kleinletters.com/Blog/and-then-i-read-harlan-ellisons-phoenix-without-ashes/comment-page-1/#comment-34650 buzz Tue, 25 Sep 2012 21:52:29 +0000 http://kleinletters.com/Blog/?p=21557#comment-34650 Ellison’s original pilot script for The Starlost was anthologized in the 1980s in the book “Faster Than Light” by Jack Dan and George Zebrowski (yeah, yeah, I know — what’s a generation ship doing in an FTL anthology?)

]]> http://kleinletters.com/Blog/and-then-i-read-harlan-ellisons-phoenix-without-ashes/comment-page-1/#comment-34428 Todd Thu, 20 Sep 2012 23:05:10 +0000 http://kleinletters.com/Blog/?p=21557#comment-34428 Thanks for the clarification, Richard, much appreciated.

]]> http://kleinletters.com/Blog/and-then-i-read-harlan-ellisons-phoenix-without-ashes/comment-page-1/#comment-34427 Richard Thu, 20 Sep 2012 22:47:29 +0000 http://kleinletters.com/Blog/?p=21557#comment-34427 Ed Bryant wrote a novel also called “Phoenix Without Ashes” based on Ellison’s original script for STARLOST in which he fleshed out a number of elements that weren’t in Ellison’s script. It’s a excellent novel in its own right and IMHO the best way to read the story, and it’s been brought back into print a few times over the years. I assume the makers of this comic drew on Bryant’s novel as well as Ellison’s script in crafting their version, hence the thanks to Bryant.

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