num_pages: 332
description: Harlan Ellison, prolific and powerful writer for motion pictures and television, has been one of America`s finest short story writers for more than fifty years. Deathbird Stories is his most daring collection of dangerous visions, each tale a gem that peels back layers of human emotions to reveal a dark dream inspired by the madness that finds us in unprotected moments. From the nightmare-stalking that inspires `The Whimper of Whipped Dogs,` to the glass-and-metal prison of `Pretty Maggie Moneyeyes,` as well as in seventeen other brilliant tales from the new pantheon of gods, Ellison paints incredibly vivid portraits of the human soul in all its infinite variety of torment and torture, courage and charisma.
language: English
title: Deathbird Stories
titlecomplete: Deathbird Stories
genres: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Anthologies, Collections, Short Stories, Science Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy, Mythology, Fiction, Horror
ratings_count: 4388
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: HarperCollins