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'''Harlan Ellison''' ((b. [[27th May]], [[1934]]) is an [[America]]n science fiction author who wrote a foreword for [[Pinnacle Books]]' range of [[America]]nised [[Target Books]] ''[[Doctor Who]]'' novelisations first published in 1979.
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'''Harlan Ellison''' ([[27 May (people)|27 May]] [[1934 (people)|1934]]<ref>[https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/harlan-ellison.html Famous Birthdays]</ref>-[[28 June (people)|28 June]] [[2018 (people)|2018]]<ref>[http://locusmag.com/2018/06/harlan-ellison-1934-2018/ Locus]</ref>) was an [[America]]n science fiction author who wrote a foreword for [[Pinnacle Books]]' range of [[America]]nised ''[[Doctor Who]]'' [[Target Books|Target]] novelisations, first published in 1979.


Pinnacle Books' range was tailored for American readers new to ''Doctor Who,'' which at the time of their publishing was relatively obscure in American scifi fandom circles. In his foreword Ellison declared his fandom for ''Doctor Who'' over other then-mainstream American scifi, and explained some of the basic concepts of the series for newcomers.
Pinnacle Books' range was tailored for American readers new to ''Doctor Who'', which at the time of their publishing was relatively obscure among American sci-fi fandom. In his foreword Ellison declared his fandom for ''Doctor Who'' over other then-mainstream American sci-fi, and explained some of the basic concepts of the series for newcomers.


{{Quote|I stood my ground, there on the lecture platform at the World Science Fiction Convention, and I repeated the heretical words that had sent them into animal hysterics:
{{Quote|I stood my ground, there on the lecture platform at the World Science Fiction Convention, and I repeated the heretical words that had sent them into animal hysterics:
"''[[Star Wars]]'' is adolescent nonsense; ''Close Encounters'' is obscurist drivel; ''[[Star Trek (franchise)|Star Trek]]'' can turn your brains into puree of bat guano; and the greatest science fiction series of all time is ''Doctor Who!'' And I'll take you all on, one-by-one or all in a bunch to back it up!"|Harlan Ellison|Pinnacle Books}}
"''[[Star Wars]]'' is adolescent nonsense; ''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind|Close Encounters]]'' is obscurist drivel; ''[[Star Trek (franchise)|Star Trek]]'' can turn your brains into puree of bat guano; and the greatest science fiction series of all time is ''Doctor Who!'' And I'll take you all on, one-by-one or all in a bunch to back it up!"|Harlan Ellison|Pinnacle Books}}


Ellison's foreword appears in the Pinnacle editions of the following novelisations:
Ellison's foreword appears in the Pinnacle editions of the following novelisations:
#''[[Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks]]''
# ''[[Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks]]''
#''[[Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon]]''
# ''[[Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon]]''
#''[[Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion]]''
# ''[[Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion]]''
#''[[Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks]]''
# ''[[Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks]]''
#''[[Doctor Who and the Revenge of the Cybermen]]''
# ''[[Doctor Who and the Revenge of the Cybermen (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Revenge of the Cybermen]]''
#''[[Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster]]''
# ''[[Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster]]''
#''[[Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang]]''
# ''[[Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang]]''
#''[[Doctor Who and the Masque of Mandragora]]''
# ''[[Doctor Who and the Masque of Mandragora (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Masque of Mandragora]]''
#''[[Doctor Who and the Android Invasion]]''
# ''[[Doctor Who and the Android Invasion (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Android Invasion]]''
#''[[Doctor Who and the Seeds of Doom]]''
# ''[[Doctor Who and the Seeds of Doom (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Seeds of Doom]]''


==In-universe reference==
== In-universe reference ==
[[Jason Kane]] once mentioned that while attempting to write stories in his youth, he'd wanted to be the next Harlan Ellison. ([[BFBS]]: ''[[The End of the World (BFBS)|The End of the World]])
[[Jason Kane]] once mentioned that while attempting to write stories in his youth, he'd wanted to be the next Harlan Ellison. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The End of the World (audio story)|The End of the World]]'')


==External links==
== Footnotes ==
*[http://www.harlanellison.com/ Official site]
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*[http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.drwho/msg/75c6c6040b76a937?hl=en Full text of Harlan Ellison's introduction to ''Doctor Who'']
*[[memoryalpha:Harlan Ellison|Harlan Ellison at Memory Alpha]], a ''[[Star Trek (franchise)|Star Trek]] wiki
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== External links ==
* [http://www.harlanellison.com/ Official site]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.drwho/msg/75c6c6040b76a937?hl=en Full text of Harlan Ellison's introduction to ''Doctor Who'']
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Harlan Ellison (27 May 1934[1]-28 June 2018[2]) was an American science fiction author who wrote a foreword for Pinnacle Books' range of Americanised Doctor Who Target novelisations, first published in 1979.

Pinnacle Books' range was tailored for American readers new to Doctor Who, which at the time of their publishing was relatively obscure among American sci-fi fandom. In his foreword Ellison declared his fandom for Doctor Who over other then-mainstream American sci-fi, and explained some of the basic concepts of the series for newcomers.

I stood my ground, there on the lecture platform at the World Science Fiction Convention, and I repeated the heretical words that had sent them into animal hysterics: "Star Wars is adolescent nonsense; Close Encounters is obscurist drivel; Star Trek can turn your brains into puree of bat guano; and the greatest science fiction series of all time is Doctor Who! And I'll take you all on, one-by-one or all in a bunch to back it up!"Harlan Ellison [Pinnacle Books [src]]

Ellison's foreword appears in the Pinnacle editions of the following novelisations:

  1. Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks
  2. Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon
  3. Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion
  4. Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks
  5. Doctor Who and the Revenge of the Cybermen
  6. Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster
  7. Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang
  8. Doctor Who and the Masque of Mandragora
  9. Doctor Who and the Android Invasion
  10. Doctor Who and the Seeds of Doom

In-universe reference[[edit]]

Jason Kane once mentioned that while attempting to write stories in his youth, he'd wanted to be the next Harlan Ellison. (AUDIO: The End of the World)

Footnotes[[edit]]

  1. ↑ Famous Birthdays
  2. ↑ Locus

External links[[edit]]

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