num_pages: 297
description: Bluejay Books, 1983. Trade paperback, 1st printing. A publisher's note explains that several corrections have been made to the previous editions of this book, making it the "preferred text." Collection of stories first published in 1975, by one of the most award-winning living fantasists. Introduction (Deathbird Stories) by Terry Dowling; Oblations at Alien Altars (1975) by Harlan Ellison. The Whimper of Whipped Dogs (1973); Along the Scenic Route (1969); On the Downhill Side (1972); O Ye of Little Faith (1968); Neon (1973); Basilisk (1972); Pretty Maggie Moneyeyes (1967); Corpse (1972); Shattered Like a Glass Goblin (1968); Delusion for a Dragon Slayer (1966); The Face of Helene Bournouw (1960); Bleeding Stones (1973); At the Mouse Circus (1971); The Place with No Name (1969); Paingod (1964); Ernest and the Machine God (1968); Rock God (1969); Adrift Just Off the Islets of Latitude 38° 54' N, Longitude 77° 00' 13" W (1974); The Deathbird (1973).
language: English
title: Deathbird Stories
titlecomplete: Deathbird Stories
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Collections, Anthologies, Horror, Science Fiction Fantasy, Mythology, Fantasy
ratings_count: 4390
awards: awardedAt: 126259200000
name: Hugo Award
category: Best Novelette for "The Deathbird", awardedAt: 126259200000
name: Nebula Award
category: Best Novelette for "The Deathbird", awardedAt: 126259200000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Novelette for "The Deathbird", awardedAt: 189331200000
name: World Fantasy Award
category: Best Collection, awardedAt: 284025600000
name: British Science Fiction Association Award
category: Collection
publisher: Bluejay