Paingod and Other Delusions

Paingod and Other Delusions is a collection of short stories by author Harlan Ellison. It was originally published in 1965. Pyramid Books released the collection in 1975, after two previous printings by other publishers. It contains two introductions and eight stories.

The general theme that runs through each of these stories (in some way) is the rejection of the establishment and the fight of the individual against a corrupt authority. ""Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman", "Wanted In Surgery," and "The Crackpots" are particularly famous examples of this theme in Ellison's work.

Contents

The table of contents for Pyramid's 1975 edition are as follows:

• New Introduction (1975): Your Basic Crown of Thorns
• Introduction (1965): Spero Meliora: From the Vicinity of Alienation
• Paingod
• "Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman
• The Crackpots
• Sleeping Dogs
• Bright Eyes
• The Discarded
• Wanted In Surgery
• Deeper Than the Darkness