num_pages: 332
description: A revolutionary classic from one of science fiction's most highly regarded authors, this collection of 16 brilliant stories remains as scathing and influential today as it was when it was first published more than 20 years ago. These category-defying stories combine science fiction, horror, and fantasy with ironic humor, sardonic social criticism, and intense self-revelation. From "Jeffty is Five," the tragedy of an innocent child wrenched out of an idyllic past, to humanity's encounter with dangerously seductive aliens in "How's the Night Life on Cissalda?" and "Shatterday," the dark allegory of an identity-stealing doppelgänger replacing his inferior twin, this incendiary collection re-establishes its legendary author's place at the cutting edge of the short story form.Jeffty is five --How's the night life on Cissalda? --Flop sweat --Would you do it for a penny? / written in collaboration with Haskell Barkin --The man who was heavily into revenge --Shoppe keeper --All the lies that are my life --Django --Count the clock that tells the time --In the fourth year of the war --Alive and well and on a friendless voyage --All the birds come home to roost --Opium --The other eye of Polyphemus --The executioner of the malformed children --Shatterday
language: English
title: Shatterday
titlecomplete: Shatterday
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, American, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Collections, Anthologies, Horror, Science Fiction Fantasy, Fantasy
ratings_count: 2732
awards: awardedAt: 157795200000
name: Nebula Award
category: Best Short Story for "Shatterday", awardedAt: 347184000000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Single Author Collection, awardedAt: 347184000000
name: World Fantasy Award
category: Best Anthology/Collection, awardedAt: 284025600000
name: Balrog Award
category: Best Short Fiction for "Jeffty Is Five", awardedAt: 252489600000
name: Analog Award
category: Best Short Story for "The Man Who Was Heavily into Revenge"
publisher: Houghton Mifflin