Harlan Ellison

Harlan Ellison

Harlan Ellison was born in Cleveland, Ohio, USA on May 27th, 1934 and passed away at the age of 84 on June 27th, 2018.

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Harlan Ellison Stats: The highest rated book by Harlan Ellison on Book Notification is I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream, a Collection. The second-highest rated book is The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World, a Collection .

The most read book by Harlan Ellison on Book Notification is I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream, a Collection. The second most read book is The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World, a Collection.

Below is a complete list of Harlan Ellison books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Vic and Blood Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Vic and Blood
1988
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2
Blood's a Rover
2019
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Web of the City
1958
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2
The Man with 9 Lives
1959
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3
A Touch of Infinity
1959
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4
Spider Kiss
1961
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5
Doomsman
1972
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6
Phoenix Without Ashes
1975
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List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
"Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman
1965
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2
Pretty Maggie Moneyeyes
1967
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3
6
A Boy and His Dog
1969
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4
The Region Between
1970
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5
The Deathbird
1973
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6
Jeffty Is Five
1977
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7
All the Lies That Are My Life
1980
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8
Paladin of the Lost Hour (in Twilight Zone Magazine)
1985
Go
9
Soft Monkey
1987
Go
10
The Function of Dream Sleep
1988
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11
The Function of Dream Sleep (in Asimov's)
1988
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12
Chatting with Anubis
1995
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13
From A to Z, in the Sarsaparilla Alphabet
2001
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14
She's a Young Thing and Cannot Leave Her Mother
2003
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15
Run for the Stars
2006
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16
Harlan Ellison's Movie
2010
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17
Li'l Harlan and His Sidekick Carl the Comet in Danger Land
2013
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List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Deadly Streets
1958
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2
Getting in the Wind
1959
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3
Sex Gang
1959
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4
Children of the Streets / The Juvies
1961
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5
Gentleman Junkie
1961
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6
Ellison Wonderland
1962
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7
Paingod and Other Delusions
1965
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8
7
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream
1967
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9
From the Land of Fear
1967
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10
Love Ain't Nothing But Sex Misspelled
1968
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11
10
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World
1968
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12
Over the Edge
1970
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13
Alone Against Tomorrow
1972
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14
All the Sounds of Fear
1973
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15
Approaching Oblivion
1974
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16
The Time of the Eye
1974
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17
No Doors, No Windows
1975
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18
Deathbird Stories
1975
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19
The Illustrated Harlan Ellison
1978
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20
Strange Wine
1978
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21
The Fantasies of Harlan Ellison
1979
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22
Shatterday
1980
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23
Stalking the Nightmare
1982
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24
The Essential Ellison
1985
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25
Mefisto in Onyx
1987
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26
Night and the Enemy
1987
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27
Angry Candy
1988
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28
Footsteps
1989
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29
The Harlan Ellison Hornbook
1990
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30
Spider Kiss / Stalking the Nightmare
1996
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31
Slippage
1997
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32
Troublemakers
2001
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33
Dreams with Sharp Teeth
2009
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34
The Phantom Chronicles, Volume 2
2009
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35
Pulling a Train
2012
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36
Rough Beasts
2012
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37
Honorable Whoredom at a Penny a Word
2013
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38
Again, Honorable Whoredom at a Penny a Word (With: Jason Davis)
2014
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39
The Top of the Volcano
2014
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40
Can & Can'tankerous
2015
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41
The Ephemeral Ellison
2019
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42
The Ellison Treatment
2019
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43
Dimensions of Harlan Ellison
2019
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44
Greatest Hits
2024
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List of Plays in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The City on the Edge of Forever
1977
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2
I, Robot: The Illustrated Screenplay
1987
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3
None of the Above
2012
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List of Graphic Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Harlan Ellison's 7 Against Chaos
2013
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Thinking Machine
1905
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2
Memos From Purgatory
1961
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3
The Glass Teat
1970
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4
The Other Glass Teat
1975
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5
Sleepless Nights in the Procrustean Bed
1984
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6
An Edge in My Voice
1985
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7
Harlan Ellison's Watching
1988
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8
Harlan 101
2011
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9
Working Without a Net
2020
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List of Brain Movies Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Brain Movies, Volume 1
2011
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2
Brain Movies, Volume 2
2011
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3
Brain Movies, Volume 3
2013
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4
Brain Movies, Volume 4
2013
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5
Brain Movies, Volume 5
2013
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6
Brain Movies, Volume 6
2013
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7
Brain Movies, Volume 7
2019
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8
Brain Movies, Volume 8
2019
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List of Dream Corridor Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Dream Corridor Special
1995
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2
Dream Corridor Quarterly
1996
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3
Dream Corridor 1
1996
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4
Dream Corridor 2 ( By: Gerard Jones)
2007
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List of Star Trek Fotonovel Books in Publication Order

Classic Star Trek films and shows presented in a photo-story strip format.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Amok Time (By: Theodore Sturgeon)
1967
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2
The City on the Edge of Forever
1977
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3
The Trouble with Tribbles (By: David Gerrold)
1977
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4
All Our Yesterdays (By: Jean Lissette Aroeste)
1978
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5
A Taste of Armageddon (By: Robert Hamner, Gene L. Coon)
1978
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6
Metamorphosis (By: Gene L. Coon)
1978
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7
The Galileo 7 (By: Oliver Crawford, S. Bar-David)
1978
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8
A Piece of the Action (By: Gene L. Coon, David P. Harmon)
1978
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9
Day of the Dove (By: Jerome Bixby)
1978
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10
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (By: Alan Dean Foster, Harold Livingston, Richard J. Anobile)
1980
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11
Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan (By: Richard J. Anobile)
1982
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List of The Dark Descent Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Dark Descent: Volume I: The Color of Evil (With: Stephen King, Robert Bloch, Shirley Jackson, Ray Bradbury, David G. Hartwell, J. Sheridan Le Fanu, E. Nesbit, Charles L. Grant, H.P. Lovecraft, Fritz Leiber, Nathaniel Hawthorne, M.R. James, Karl Edward Wagner, Manly Wade Wellman, Russell Kirk, John Collier, Robert Aickman, Lucy Clifford, Michael Shea)
1987
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2
The Dark Descent: Volume II: The Medusa In The Shield (By: Stephen King, Flannery O'Connor, William Faulkner, Theodore Sturgeon, David G. Hartwell, Tanith Lee, J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Michael Bishop, Ramsey Campbell, Henry James, H.P. Lovecraft, Joanna Russ, Richard Matheson, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, D.H. Lawrence, Dennis Etchison, Thomas M. Disch, Clive Barker, Robert Aickman, Robert Hichens, Edgar Allen Poe)
1990
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3
The Dark Descent: Volume III: A Fabulous, Formless Darkness (By: Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, David G. Hartwell, Algernon Blackwood, Edith Wharton, Thomas M. Disch, Robert Aickman)
1991
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List of Harlan Ellison Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Big Countdown: Amazing Stories, December 1958
1958
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2
Dangerous Visions 3
1967
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3
Dangerous Visions
1967
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4
Partners in Wonder
1971
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5
5
Again, Dangerous Visions
1972
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6
More Stories from the Hugo Winners, Vol. 2
1973
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7
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 20th Series
1973
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8
Those Who Can: A Science Fiction Reader
1973
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9
Galaxy Science Fiction - October 1973
1973
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10
Again, Dangerous Visions 2
1973
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11
Wandering Stars: An Anthology of Jewish Fantasy and Science Fiction
1973
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12
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow...
1974
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13
Final Stage: The Ultimate Science Fiction Anthology
1974
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14
Jack the Knife: Tales of Jack the Ripper
1975
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15
Six Science Fiction Plays
1975
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16
Weird Heroes Volume 2
1975
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17
Andromeda 1
1976
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18
Lone Star Universe
1976
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19
The Year's Best Horror Stories: Series V
1977
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20
Study War No More
1977
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21
Chrysalis 1
1977
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22
Cosmos Science Fiction and Fantasy, November 1977
1977
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23
They Came from Outer Space: 12 Classic Science Fiction Tales That Became Major Motion Pictures
1979
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24
Nebula Awards 13
1980
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25
The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction / Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century
1980
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26
8
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Three: Nebula Winners 1965-1969
1981
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27
The First Omni Book of Science Fiction
1983
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28
Great Fantasy
1983
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29
Great Tales of Fantasy and Science Fiction
1985
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30
Medea
1985
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31
Twilight Zone Magazine, December 1985
1985
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32
Kingdom of Fear: The World of Stephen King
1986
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33
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 12
1986
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34
The Dark Descent: Volume I: The Color of Evil
1987
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35
The Dark Void
1987
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36
First Annual Collection
1988
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37
Demons & Dreams: The Best Fantasy and Horror 1
1988
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38
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, June 1988
1988
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39
The Mammoth Book of Fantasy All-Time Greats
1988
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40
Hot Blood Tales of Erotic Horror
1989
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41
Borderlands 1
1990
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42
Alien Sex
1990
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43
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, August 1990
1990
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44
The Dark Descent: Volume II: The Medusa In The Shield
1990
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45
The Dark Descent: Volume III: A Fabulous, Formless Darkness
1991
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46
Best New Horror 2
1991
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47
The Horror Hall of Fame
1991
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48
Dante's Disciples
1991
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49
Dark Destiny II: Proprietors of Fate
1991
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50
The Mammoth Book of Vampires
1992
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51
Murder Plus
1992
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52
The Giant Book of Best New Horror
1993
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53
The Ultimate Undead
1993
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54
Dark Destiny
1994
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55
Ten Tales
1994
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56
The King is Dead: Tales of Elvis Postmortem
1994
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57
Seventh Annual Collection
1994
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58
Best New Horror 5
1994
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59
Best New Horror 6
1995
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60
Cthulhu 2000
1995
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61
Hanukkah Lights of Stories and Narrative About Hanukkah
1995
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62
Dark Terrors 2
1996
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63
The Outer Limits, Volume One
1996
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64
Hollywood Fantasies: Ten Surreal Visions of Tinsel Town
1997
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65
In the Shadow of the Gargoyle
1998
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66
4
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 10
1999
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67
The Best from Fantasy & Science Fiction: The 50th Anniversary Anthology
1999
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68
The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century
2000
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69
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, January 2001
2001
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70
10
Fourteenth Annual Collection
2001
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71
A Century of Great Suspense Stories
2001
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72
Shelf Life: Fantastic Stories Celebrating Bookstores
2002
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73
The Best of Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine: Joe Haldeman and Others
2003
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74
The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction
2006
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75
Balm in Gilead - Salves from the Souk of Imagination
2007
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76
Nebula Awards 41 (2007)
2007
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77
Nebula Awards Showcase 2007
2007
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78
Summer Chills
2007
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79
The Living Dead
2008
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80
Son of Retro Pulp Tales
2009
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81
Curse of the Full Moon: A Werewolf Anthology
2010
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82
The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction
2010
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83
Crucified Dreams
2011
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84
Lore: A Quaint and Curious Volume of Selected Stories
2011
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85
Fantastic Stories of the Imagination
2012
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86
Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury
2012
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87
Season of Wonder
2012
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88
Fear the Abyss
2012
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89
Weasels Ripped My Flesh!: Two-Fisted Stories From Men's Adventure Magazines of the 1950s, '60s & '70s
2013
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90
Now Write! Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror
2014
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91
Again, Honorable Whoredom at a Penny a Word
2014
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92
Shadow Show: Stories In Celebration of Ray Bradbury
2015
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93
Darker Terrors 7
2016
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94
Silent Night, Deadly Night
2016
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95
Science Fiction Gems, Volume 15, Milton Lessor and Others
2018
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96
The Mammoth Book of Nightmare Stories
2019
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97
Blood Is Not Enough
2019
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98
Love, Death + Robots: The Official Anthology: Volumes 2 & 3
2022
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99
The Last Dangerous Visions
2024
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Harlan Ellison

Harlan Ellison (Harlan Jay Ellison) was born on May 27th, 1934. Harlan passed away June 27th, 2018 at 84 years old. Harlan Ellison was born in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

Harlan Ellison was the author of the Harlan Ellison Short Story Collections series which consists of 44 novels. The Harlan Ellison Short Story Collections series started in 1958 with the novel The Deadly Streets. The most recently released novel in the Harlan Ellison Short Story Collections series was Greatest Hits which was released in 2024. There are no upcoming novels for the Harlan Ellison Short Story Collections series.

Harlan Ellison: Awards & Accolades

Harlan Ellison has won multiple awards including: The World Fantasy Award, Life Achievement, in 1993 and the Bram Stoker Awards, Lifetime Achievement Award, in 1995.

Harlan Ellison has won many awards including:

  • Jeffty Is Five won the Jupiter Awards, Best Short Story, in 1978 as well as the British Fantasy Award - Best Short Story in 1979.
  • Paladin of the Lost Hour (in Twilight Zone Magazine) won the Hugo Award, Best Novelette, in 1986.
  • The Essential Ellison won the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection, in 1987.
  • Harlan Ellison's Watching won the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction, in 1989.
  • First Annual Collection won the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 1989.
  • Angry Candy won the World Fantasy Award, Collection, in 1989.
  • Mefisto in Onyx won the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in a Novella, in 1993.
  • Chatting with Anubis won the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in Short Fiction, in 1995.
  • Best New Horror 6 won the International Horror Guild Award, Best Anthology, in 1996.
  • The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 10 won the British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology, in 2000.
  • Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury won the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology, in 2012.
  • Shadow Show: Stories In Celebration of Ray Bradbury won the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel, in 2015.

The following novels by Harlan Ellison were also nominated for these awards:

  • Deathbird Stories: World Fantasy Award, Collection (1976).
  • Jeffty Is Five: World Fantasy Award, Short Fiction (1978).
  • The Year's Best Horror Stories: Series V: World Fantasy Award, Collection (1978).
  • Shatterday: World Fantasy Award, Collection (1981).
  • An Edge in My Voice: Hugo Award, Best Related Work (1986).
  • I, Robot: The Illustrated Screenplay: Hugo Award, Other Forms (1988).
  • Soft Monkey: Anthony Award, Best Short Story (1988).
  • The Function of Dream Sleep: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in Long Fiction (1988).
  • Angry Candy: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection (1988).
  • The Essential Ellison: Hugo Award, Other Forms (1988). World Fantasy Award, Collection (2002).
  • She's a Young Thing and Cannot Leave Her Mother: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in Short Fiction (1988).
  • The Function of Dream Sleep (in Asimov's): Hugo Award, Best Novelette (1989).
  • Harlan Ellison's Watching: Hugo Award, Best Related Work (1990). World Fantasy Award, Collection (1990).
  • Blood Is Not Enough: 17 Stories of Vampirism: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (1990).
  • Alien Sex: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (1991).
  • Mefisto in Onyx: World Fantasy Award, Novella (1994). Hugo Award, Best Novella (1994).
  • The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 10: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology (1999).
  • From A to Z, in the Sarsaparilla Alphabet: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in Long Fiction (2001).
  • Fourteenth Annual Collection: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology (2001). World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2002). British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2002).
  • The Deathbird: Seiun Award, Best Translated Short Story (2017).

Related Authors

The most common authors followed by users who also follow Harlan Ellison are:

  1. Ray Bradbury, author of the novel: Fahrenheit 451.
  2. Stephen King, author of The Dark Tower Series.
  3. Isaac Asimov, author of the Foundation Series.
  4. Ursula K. Le Guin, author of the Earthsea Cycle Series.
  5. John Scalzi, author of the Old Man's War Series.

Harlan Ellison: F.A.Q

When was Harlan Ellison Born?

Harlan Ellison was born on May 27th, 1934.

When did Harlan Ellison die?

Harlan Ellison died on June 27th, 2018 at 84 years old.

Where was Harlan Ellison Born?

Harlan Ellison was born in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

What awards has Harlan Ellison won?

Harlan Ellison has won the following awards: Life Achievement at the World Fantasy Award (1993) and the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Bram Stoker Awards (1995).

What book awards has Harlan Ellison won?

Jeffty Is Five: Jupiter Awards Best Short Story (1978), British Fantasy Award Best Short Story (1979).
Paladin of the Lost Hour (in Twilight Zone Magazine): Hugo Award Best Novelette (1986).
The Essential Ellison: Bram Stoker Awards Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection (1987).
Harlan Ellison's Watching: Bram Stoker Awards Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction (1989).
First Annual Collection: World Fantasy Award Anthology (1989).
Angry Candy: World Fantasy Award Collection (1989).
Mefisto in Onyx: Bram Stoker Awards Superior Achievement in a Novella (1993).
Chatting with Anubis: Bram Stoker Awards Superior Achievement in Short Fiction (1995).
Best New Horror 6: International Horror Guild Award Best Anthology (1996).
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 10: British Fantasy Award Best Anthology (2000).
Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury: Bram Stoker Awards Superior Achievement in an Anthology (2012).
Shadow Show: Stories In Celebration of Ray Bradbury: Bram Stoker Awards Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel (2015).

What was the first book Harlan Ellison wrote?

The first book written by Harlan Ellison was The Thinking Machine, published in 1905.

What was the most recent book Harlan Ellison wrote?

His most recently released work was Greatest Hits on March 26th, 2024.

How many books has Harlan Ellison written?

Harlan Ellison has written 93 books across 16 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 2 books in the Vic and Blood Series
  • 6 Standalone Novels
  • 17 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 43 Short Story Collections
  • 3 Plays
  • 1 Graphic Novels
  • 9 Non-Fiction Books
  • 8 books in the Brain Movies Series
  • 3 books in the Dream Corridor Series
  • 1 book in the Star Trek Fotonovel Series

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