Harlan Ellison DEATHBIRD STORIES 1975 Author-Signed First Printing Original Dust Jacket Fiction Short Stories Whimper of Whipped Dogs Along the Scenic Route O Ye of Little Faith Neon Basilisk Pretty Maggie Moneyeyes Corpse Paingod Rock God The Deathbird Bleeding Stones

Title: Deathbird Stories
Author: Harlan Ellison - Harlan Jay Ellison was an American writer, known for his prolific and influential work in New Wave speculative fiction, and for his outspoken, combative personality. Robert Bloch, the author of Psycho, described Ellison as "the only living organism I know whose natural habitat is hot water".

His published works include more than 1,700 short stories, novellas, screenplays, comic book scripts, teleplays, essays, and a wide range of criticism covering literature, film, television, and print media. Some of his best-known work includes the Star Trek episode "The City on the Edge of Forever", his A Boy and His Dog cycle, and his short stories "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" and " 'Repent, Harlequin!' Said the Ticktockman". He was also editor and anthologist for Dangerous Visions (1967) and Again, Dangerous Visions (1972). Ellison won numerous awards, including multiple Hugos, Nebulas, and Edgars.
Publisher: Harper and Row, Publishers
City: New York, Evanston, San Francisco and London
Year: 1975
Printing Information: First Printing
Binding Style: Hardcover
Pagination: 334 pages
Width: 6" Height: 8.5"
Book Details: Bound in gray paper-covered boards with a purple cloth spine and gilt lettering, this first printing is signed on the title page by the author. The original dust jacket designed by Leo and Diane Dillon is present.

“Some are outright horror stories, some fantasies, some allegories for our times. Some will make you laugh nervously, others will shock you; two will make you cry. One will freeze your spine. All will turn the mirror of reality in a disturbing manner, revealing the shadows and dark places of our world that hold terrors far worse than madness or death. Terros born of “future shock†and greed and the weakness of the human spirit. (And yet, throughout, there is a whisper of “Be noble! Be strong! You can live in your finest dreams…all you have to be is worthy of them.â€)

Aficionados of the special wonder that is the work of Harlan Ellison will recognize this as his most important book to date. The stories have been written over a period of ten years; and while several of them have already become famous.., together they form a myth-cycle that will trap the imaginations of readers who respond to the visions of Vonnegut, Barthelme, Borges, and John Collier.†(From the dust jacket)
Condition / Notes: This vintage volume shows very well, in nearly new condition. The binding and text block are sound. Text is clear and crisp on clean pages. The original dust jacket is intact and shows well, with mild age toning.

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