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Harlan Ellison

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These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World.

Characterization labels used: antihero, unsympathetic protagonist, mad creator, raging misogynist, telepathic animal, outsider, iconoclast, provocative voice, violent protagonist, cynical protagonist, morally compromised characters

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The Fortress of the Pearl

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The Power That Preserves

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Time Salvager

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Michael Moorcock · 1969 · Karl Glogauer

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