Title: The Deathbird

Title: The Deathbird Title Record # 41493
Author: Harlan Ellison
Date: 1973-03-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English

Synopsis: In a story embedded in a final examination of a hypothetical course, the Biblical expulsion from the Garden of Eden is deconstructed and rewritten from an alternate point of view, including a hypothetical end of the world scenario.

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Other Titles

Translations

Year	Language	Title
1975	French	L'oiseau de mort
1977^ⓘTranslated by Pon Ruiter	Dutch	Doodsvogel
1982^ⓘTranslated by Leni Sobez	German	Der Todesvogel
1992^ⓘTranslated by Dorothee Sporrong	Swedish	Dödsfågeln
1993^ⓘTranslated by Krzysztof Sokołowski	Polish	Ptak śmierci^?Ptak smierci
1996^ⓘTranslated by Roberta Rambelli	Italian	L'uccello di morte

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
1	1974 Hugo	Best Novelette
1	1974 Locus	Best Short Fiction
Nomination	1974 Nebula	Novelette
23 ^ⓘ19 votes.	2012 Locus Online	20th Century Novelette

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1973	1973-03-00	ed. Edward L. Ferman	Mercury Press, Inc.		$0.75^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	164	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 20th Series	1973-10-00	ed. Edward L. Ferman	Doubleday	0-385-07816-1	$6.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	296	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Peter Rauch
The 1974 Annual World's Best SF	1974-05-00	ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim	DAW Books (DAW Collectors #101)	0-87997-109-6 / UY1109	$1.25^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	280	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	Jack Gaughan
The 1974 Annual World's Best SF	1974-05-00	ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim	DAW Books / New American Library of Canada	UY1109	C$1.25^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	280	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	Jack Gaughan
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #3	1974-07-00	ed. Terry Carr	Ballantine Books	0-345-24063-4	$1.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xi+ 368	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	Larry Sutton
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #3	1974-07-00	ed. Terry Carr	Ballantine Books	0-345-24063-4	C$1.50^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	xi+ 368	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	Larry Sutton
The 1974 Annual World's Best SF	1974-09-00	ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim	DAW Books / SFBC	6278	$1.98^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	x+ 245	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Victor Valla
Nebula Award Stories 9	1974-11-00	ed. Kate Wilhelm	Gollancz	0-575-01899-2	£3.00^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	287	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 20th Series	1975-00-00	ed. Edward L. Ferman	Ace Books	0-441-05459-5 / 05459	$1.25^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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.	anth	Joseph Lombardero
Nebula Award Stories Nine	1975-01-00	ed. Kate Wilhelm	Harper & Row	0-06-014652-4	$7.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xxvi+ 241	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Al Nagy
Deathbird Stories	1975-02-00	Harlan Ellison	Harper & Row	0-06-011176-3	$8.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xv+ 334	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon
Univers 01	1975-05-23	ed. Yves Frémion^?Yves Fremion	J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #598)			185	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	Tibor Csernus
The World's Best SF Short Stories No. 1	1975-10-00	ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim	The Elmfield Press	0-7057-0057-7	£4.50^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	280	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Josh Kirby
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #3	1976-06-00	ed. Terry Carr	Ballantine Books	0-345-25015-X	$1.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xi+ 368	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
Deathbird Stories	1976-09-00	Harlan Ellison	Dell	1737	$1.75^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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
Deathbird Stories	1976-09-00	Harlan Ellison	Dell	1737	C$1.75^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	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
Nebula Award Stories 9	1976-11-00	ed. Kate Wilhelm	Corgi	0-552-10307-1	£0.75^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	253	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
Elseviers SF omnibus	1977-00-00	ed. Aart C. Prins	Elsevier (Elsevier SF)	90-10-01892-X	ƒ12.50^?ƒ: Dutch guilder. ISO code: NLG in 1810s-1999	294	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
Deathbird Stories	1977-03-00	Harlan Ellison	Dell	0-440-11737-2 / 1737	$1.75^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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
The Hugo Winners, Volume Three	1977-08-05	ed. Isaac Asimov	Doubleday	0-385-12218-7	$12.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xvi+ 603	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Robert Jay Silverman
The Hugo Winners, Volume Three	1977-12-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Doubleday / SFBC	1845	$4.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xvi+ 603	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Robert Jay Silverman
Deathbird Stories	1978-04-00	Harlan Ellison	Pan Books	0-330-25123-6	£0.80^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	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
Nebula Award Stories Nine	1978-07-00	ed. Kate Wilhelm	Bantam Books	0-553-11551-0	$1.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xxvi+ 257	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
The Hugo Winners, Volume Three, Part Three: 1974-1975	1979-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Dennis Dobson (Dobson Science Fiction)	0-234-72088-3		209	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Hugo Winners: Volume 3, Book 2	1979-07-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest	0-449-24045-2	$1.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	352	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	Attila Hejja
Wollheim's World's Best SF: Series Three	1979-12-00	ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim	DAW Books	0-87997-507-5 / UE1507	$2.25^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	280	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	Segrelles
Deathbird Stories	1980-11-00	Harlan Ellison	Dell	0-440-11737-2	$2.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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
Der Plan ist Liebe und Tod	1982-07-00	ed. Kate Wilhelm	Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction #6730)	3-8118-6730-X	DM 6.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	239	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	Don Maitz
Deathbird Stories	1983-12-00	Harlan Ellison	Bluejay Books (Bluejay Special Edition)	0-312-94084-X	$6.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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
Deathbird Stories	1984-10-00	Harlan Ellison	Bluejay Books / SFBC	01100	$5.98^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xv+ 297	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Barclay Shaw
The Essential Ellison: A 35-Year Retrospective	1987-00-00	Harlan Ellison	Nemo Press	0-914261-02-9	$60.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xv+ 1019	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon
The Essential Ellison	1987-08-00	Harlan Ellison	Nemo Press	0-914261-01-0	$29.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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
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
Deathbird Stories	1990-04-00	Harlan Ellison	Collier / Macmillan (Collier Nucleus Fantasy & Science Fiction)	0-02-028361-X	$4.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xviii+ 297	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
The Essential Ellison	1991-10-00	Harlan Ellison	Morpheus International	0-9623447-3-7	$34.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	1021	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon
Ensamvärk^?Ensamvark	1992-00-00	Harlan Ellison	Wiken	91-7024-723-4	skr 217^?skr: Swedish krona (crown). ISO code: SEK	546	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon
Fenix, V4 #7, 1993	1993-00-00	ed. uncredited	Radwan				digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Marcin Konczakowski
Deathbird Stories	1993-08-00	Harlan Ellison	Collier / Macmillan	0-02-084745-9	$9.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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
I premi Hugo 1974-75	1996-08-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Mondadori (Classici Urania #233)		Lit 6,500^?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	234	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	Chris Alan Wilton
The Essential Ellison	1997-02-00	Harlan Ellison	Morpheus International	0-9623447-4-5	$19.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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
The Essential Ellison: A 50-Year Retrospective	2001-05-00	Harlan Ellison	Morpheus International	1-883398-46-0	$24.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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
The Essential Ellison: A 50-Year Retrospective	2005-06-00	Harlan Ellison	Morpheus International	1-883398-60-6	$24.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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
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. ISO code: USD	xiv+ 288	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Bruce Jensen
Deathbird Stories	2009-05-25	Harlan Ellison	e-reads.com	978-1-58586-798-1	$19.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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 Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction: 60th Anniversary Anthology	2009-09-00	ed. Gordon Van Gelder	Tachyon Publications	978-1-892391-91-9	$15.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	475	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	David Hardy
The Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction: 60th Anniversary Anthology	2009-09-01	ed. Gordon Van Gelder	Tachyon Publications / SFBC	978-1-61523-611-4 / 1268806	$15.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	480	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	David Hardy
Deathbird Stories	2011-03-00	Harlan Ellison	Subterranean Press	978-1-59606-085-2	$45.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xxi+ 394	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Gnemo
Deathbird Stories	2011-03-00	Harlan Ellison	Subterranean Press	978-1-59606-084-5	$125.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xxi+ 394	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Gnemo
The Deathbird & Other Stories	2011-05-17	Harlan Ellison	Audible Frontiers		$19.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	coll
Deathbird Stories	2012-03-05	Harlan Ellison	Gateway / Orion	978-0-575-12357-1	£2.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP		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. ISO code: USD		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
Deathbird Stories	2014-06-03	Harlan Ellison	Open Road Integrated Media (The Harlan Ellison Collection)	978-1-4976-4295-9	$14.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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
Ich muss schreien und habe keinen Mund	2014-09-00	Harlan Ellison	Heyne	978-3-453-31557-0	€18.99^?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR	671	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	Das Illustrat
The Top of the Volcano: The Award-Winning Stories of Harlan Ellison	2015-01-00	Harlan Ellison	Subterranean Press	978-1-59606-634-2	$45.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	vii+ 520	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Michael Whelan
The Top of the Volcano: The Award-Winning Stories of Harlan Ellison	2015-01-24	Harlan Ellison	Subterranean Press	978-1-59606-635-9	$9.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll	Michael Whelan
The Top of the Volcano: The Award-Winning Stories of Harlan Ellison	2015-04-00	Harlan Ellison	Subterranean Press	978-1-59606-634-2	$125.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	vii+ 520+ [6]	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Michael Whelan
Deathbird Stories	2020-07-16	Harlan Ellison	Recorded Books	978-1-9800-4127-6	$34.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	coll
Greatest Hits	2024-03-26	Harlan Ellison	Union Square & Co. (Herald Classics)	978-1-4549-5337-1	$19.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	468	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	Max Loeffler
Greatest Hits	2024-03-26	Harlan Ellison	Union Square & Co. (Herald Classics)	978-1-4549-5212-1	$8.49^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll	Max Loeffler
Deathbird Stories	date unknown	Harlan Ellison	Collier / Macmillan	0-02-028361-X	$4.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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. ISO code: USD	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
Deathbird Stories	date unknown	Harlan Ellison	Collier / Macmillan	0-02-028361-X	$4.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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	0-02-084745-9	$9.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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
The 1974 Annual World's Best SF	date unknown	ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim	DAW Books (DAW Collectors #101)	UY1109	$1.25^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	280	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	Jack Gaughan
The Hugo Winners, Volume Three	date unknown	ed. Isaac Asimov	Doubleday / SFBC	01845	$5.98^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xvi+ 603	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Robert Jay Silverman

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