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Title: Shattered Like a Glass Goblin Title Record # 56420
Author: Harlan Ellison
Date: 1968-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: A returning Vietnam veteran moves in with a houseful of hippies whose lives are being destroyed by drugs in strange ways.
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1971Translated by Gisela Stege
German Scherben
1972Translated by Luis Vigil; first published in Nueva Dimensión 29, 1972.
Spanish Quebrado como un duendecillo de cristal
1972 German
Zerbrochen wie ein gläsernes Flaschenteufelchen?Zerbrochen wie ein glaesernes Flaschenteufelchen
1979Translated by Jacques Chambon
French Brisé comme un lutin de verre
1992Translated by an unknown hand
Russian [as by
Х. Эллисон?Kh. Ellison
]
1992Translated by Dorothee Sporrong
Swedish Krossas Som Ett Troll Av Glas

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
Nomination 1970 Nebula Short Story

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Orbit 4 1968-11-00 ed. Damon Knight G. P. Putnam's Sons  
$4.95?$: US dollar
254
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Paul Lehr  
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 1969-07-00 Harlan Ellison Avon V2300
$0.75?$: US dollar
254
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon Checkmark
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 1969-07-00 Harlan Ellison Avon V2300
C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar
254
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon Checkmark
Orbit 4 1969-08-00 ed. Damon Knight Berkley Medallion S1724
$0.75?$: US dollar
254
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Paul Lehr Checkmark
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 1970-03-00 Harlan Ellison Avon / SFBC 2187   245
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon Checkmark
Orbit 4 1970-10-00 ed. Damon Knight Rapp & Whiting 0-85391-151-7
£?£: UK pound
254
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Der metallene Traum 1971-00-00 ed. Herbert W. Maly Lichtenberg (Science Fiction für Kenner #15) 3-7852-2015-4
DM 11.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
206
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth W. Baum , E. Baum Checkmark
Above the Human Landscape: A Social Science Fiction Anthology 1972-00-00 ed. Willis E. McNelly, Leon E. Stover Goodyear Publishing 0-87620-003-X   viii+
387
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth B. Buerge Checkmark
Above the Human Landscape: A Social Science Fiction Anthology 1972-00-00 ed. Willis E. McNelly, Leon E. Stover Goodyear Publishing 0-87620-002-1   viii+
387
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth B. Buerge Checkmark
Orbit 4 1972-03-00 ed. Damon Knight Panther 0-586-03660-1
£0.30?£: UK pound
222
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Christopher Foss Checkmark
Damon Knight's Collection 5 1972-06-00 ed. Damon Knight Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Orbit #9) 3-436-01549-0
DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
123
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Eddie Jones Checkmark
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 1974-04-00 Harlan Ellison Signet / New American Library Y5870
$1.25?$: US dollar
254
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Bob Pepper Checkmark
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 1974-04-00 Harlan Ellison Signet / New American Library of Canada Y5870
C$1.25?C$: Canadian dollar
254
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Bob Pepper Checkmark
Der metallene Traum 1974-05-00 ed. Herbert W. Maly Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3389) 3-453-30284-2
DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
142
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth C. A. M. Thole Checkmark
Deathbird Stories 1975-02-00 Harlan Ellison Harper & Row 0-06-011176-3
$8.95?$: US dollar
xv+
334
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon Checkmark
Best Stories from Orbit, Volumes 1-10 1975-06-00 ed. Damon Knight Berkley/Putnam 0-399-11472-6
$7.95?$: US dollar
373
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Paul Lehr Checkmark
No tengo boca y debo gritar 1976-00-00 Harlan Ellison Producciones Editoriales (Star Books #9) 84-365-0070-9   154
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Glenn Carwithen  
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 1976-07-00 Harlan Ellison Signet W7235
$1.50?$: US dollar
254
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Bob Pepper Checkmark
The Best from Orbit Volumes 1-10 1976-07-00 ed. Damon Knight Berkley Medallion 0-425-03161-6 / T3161
$1.95?$: US dollar
404
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Paul Lehr Checkmark
Deathbird Stories 1976-09-00 Harlan Ellison Dell 1737
$1.75?$: US dollar
346
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon Checkmark
Deathbird Stories 1976-09-00 Harlan Ellison Dell 1737
C$1.75?C$: Canadian dollar
346
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon Checkmark
Deathbird Stories 1977-03-00 Harlan Ellison Dell 1737
$1.75?$: US dollar
346
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon Checkmark
Deathbird Stories 1978-04-00 Harlan Ellison Pan Books 0-330-25123-6
£0.80?£: UK pound
346
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
Heavy Metal, October 1978 1978-10-00 ed. Sean Kelly, Valerie Marchant HM Communications, Inc.  
$1.50?$: US dollar
96
quarto?8.5" by 11" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued
mag Ron Walotsky  
The Illustrated Harlan Ellison 1978-12-00 Harlan Ellison Baronet Publishing Co. 0-89437-038-3
$8.95?$: US dollar
[96]
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Michael Whelan Checkmark
The Illustrated Harlan Ellison 1978-12-00 Harlan Ellison Baronet Publishing Co. 0-89437-039-1
$14.95?$: US dollar
[96]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Don Ivan Punchatz  
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 1979-00-00 Harlan Ellison Signet / New American Library 0-451-08590-6
$1.75?$: US dollar
254
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Bob Pepper Checkmark
La bête qui criait amour au coeur du monde 1979-10-22 Harlan Ellison Les Humanoïdes Associés (Harlan Ellison : Oeuvres #3) 2-7316-0006-3   292
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Keleck Checkmark
The Illustrated Harlan Ellison 1980-06-00 Harlan Ellison Ace Books 0-441-36516-7
$2.50?$: US dollar
192
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Michael Whelan Checkmark
Deathbird Stories 1980-11-00 Harlan Ellison Dell 0-440-11737-2
$2.50?$: US dollar
346
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon Checkmark
Deathbird Stories 1983-12-00 Harlan Ellison Bluejay Books (Bluejay Special Edition) 0-312-94084-X
$6.95?$: US dollar
xv+
297
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Barclay Shaw Checkmark
Deathbird Stories 1984-10-00 Harlan Ellison Bluejay Books / SFBC 01100
$5.98?$: US dollar
xv+
297
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Barclay Shaw Checkmark
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 1984-11-00 Harlan Ellison Bluejay Books (Bluejay Special Edition) 0-312-94027-0
$6.95?$: US dollar
252
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Barclay Shaw  
Science Fiction Jubiläums Band: 25 Jahre Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy, 1960-1985 1985-01-00 ed. Wolfgang Jeschke Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4000) 3-453-31112-4
DM 12.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
796
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Colin Hay Checkmark
The Essential Ellison: A 35-Year Retrospective 1987-00-00 Harlan Ellison Nemo Press 0-914261-02-9
$60.00?$: US dollar
xv+
1019
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon Checkmark
The Essential Ellison 1987-08-00 Harlan Ellison Nemo Press 0-914261-01-0
$29.95?$: US dollar
xv+
1019
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon  
The Essential Ellison: A 35-Year Retrospective 1988-10-00 Harlan Ellison Nemo Press / SFBC     xv+
1019
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon Checkmark
Deathbird Stories 1990-00-00 Harlan Ellison The Easton Press (The Masterpieces of Science Fiction)     xviii+
345
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Deathbird Stories 1990-04-00 Harlan Ellison Collier / Macmillan 0-02-028361-X
$4.95?$: US dollar
295
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Jim Burns Checkmark
The Essential Ellison 1991-10-00 Harlan Ellison Morpheus International 0-9623447-3-7
$34.95?$: US dollar
1021
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon  
1992-00-00 ed. uncredited () 5-87251-001-2   544
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth
М. Шараев?M. Sharaev
 
Ensamvärk?Ensamvark
1992-00-00 Harlan Ellison Wiken 91-7024-723-4
skr 217?skr: Swedish krona (crown)
546
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon  
Deathbird Stories 1993-08-00 Harlan Ellison Collier / Macmillan 0-02-084745-9
$9.00?$: US dollar
xx+
295
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Jim Burns  
American Gothic Tales 1996-12-00 ed. Joyce Carol Oates Plume / Penguin 0-452-27489-3
$14.95?$: US dollar
viii+
544
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Albert Pinkham Ryder  
American Gothic Tales 1997-00-00 ed. Joyce Carol Oates Plume / Penguin / BCE 14636   viii+
544
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
The Essential Ellison 1997-02-00 Harlan Ellison Morpheus International 0-9623447-4-5
$19.95?$: US dollar
1021
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon Checkmark
Edgeworks 4: Love Ain't Nothing But Sex Misspelled / The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 1997-11-00 Harlan Ellison White Wolf Publishing 1-56504-963-2 / WW 11953
$21.99?$: US dollar
xx+
xxx+
350+
xxii+
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni John K. Snyder, III Checkmark
The Essential Ellison: A 50-Year Retrospective 2001-05-00 Harlan Ellison Morpheus International 1-883398-46-0
$24.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
1249
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon Checkmark
The Essential Ellison: A 50-Year Retrospective 2005-06-00 Harlan Ellison Morpheus International 1-883398-60-6
$24.95?$: US dollar
1249
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon Checkmark
Deathbird Stories 2006-01-00 Harlan Ellison Science Fiction Book Club (SFBC 50th Anniversary Collection #24) 0-7394-6228-8 / 1180866
$10.99?$: US dollar
xiv+
288
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Bruce Jensen Checkmark
Deathbird Stories 2009-05-25 Harlan Ellison e-reads.com 978-1-58586-798-1
$19.95?$: US dollar
346
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll  
Deathbird Stories 2011-03-00 Harlan Ellison Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-085-2
$45.00?$: US dollar
xxi+
394
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Gnemo Checkmark
Deathbird Stories 2011-03-00 Harlan Ellison Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-084-5
$125.00?$: US dollar
xxi+
394
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Gnemo  
Shatterday & Other Stories 2011-05-17 Harlan Ellison Audible Frontiers  
$19.95?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll Checkmark
Deathbird Stories 2012-03-05 Harlan Ellison Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-12357-1
£2.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 2012-03-05 Harlan Ellison Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-12361-8
£2.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 2014-04-01 Harlan Ellison Open Road Integrated Media 978-1-4976-0488-9
$7.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Deathbird Stories 2014-04-29 Harlan Ellison Open Road Integrated Media (The Harlan Ellison Collection) 978-1-4976-0476-6
$9.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Checkmark
Deathbird Stories 2014-06-03 Harlan Ellison Open Road Integrated Media (The Harlan Ellison Collection) 978-1-4976-4295-9
$14.99?$: US dollar
346
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll  
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 2014-06-03 Harlan Ellison Open Road Integrated Media 978-1-4976-4288-1
$14.99?$: US dollar
300
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll  
Deathbird Stories 2020-07-16 Harlan Ellison Recorded Books 978-1-980041-27-6
$34.99?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll  
American Gothic Tales date unknown ed. Joyce Carol Oates Plume / Penguin 0-452-27489-3
$14.95?$: US dollar
544
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Albert Pinkham Ryder Checkmark
Deathbird Stories date unknown Harlan Ellison Collier / Macmillan 0-02-028361-X
$4.95?$: US dollar
295
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Jim Burns  
Deathbird Stories date unknown Harlan Ellison Collier / Macmillan 0-02-028361-X
$6.00?$: US dollar
xx+
296
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Jim Burns Checkmark
Deathbird Stories date unknown Harlan Ellison Collier / Macmillan 0-02-028361-X
$4.95?$: US dollar
295
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Jim Burns Checkmark
Deathbird Stories date unknown Harlan Ellison Collier / Macmillan 0-02-084745-9
$9.00?$: US dollar
xx+
295
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Jim Burns Checkmark
Der metallene Traum date unknown ed. Herbert W. Maly Éditions Rencontre (Science Fiction (Éditions Rencontre))     207
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
The Best from Orbit Volumes 1-10 date unknown ed. Damon Knight Berkley Medallion 0-425-03161-6
$1.95?$: US dollar
404
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Paul Lehr Checkmark
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