Title: On the Downhill Side
Title Record # 56402
Author: Harlan Ellison
Date: 1972-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: Harlan Ellison
Date: 1972-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: First published in Universe 2, ed. Terry Carr, Ace, 1972.
Synopsis: After years together, a dead man's unicorn companion helps him find salvation.
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Awards
Place | Year and Award | Category |
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13 | 1973 Locus | Best Short Fiction |
Nomination | 1973 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Universe 2 | 1972-00-00 | ed. Terry Carr | Ace Books | 0-441-84601-7 / 84601 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
255 | 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 | Dean Ellis | |
Nebula Award Stories 8 | 1973-11-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov | Gollancz | 0-575-01754-6 | £2.50?£: UK pound |
287 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
Nebula Award Stories Eight | 1973-11-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov | Harper & Row | 0-06-010151-2 | $6.95?$: US dollar |
xx+ 248 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Luba Litwak | |
De man zonder hoofd | 1974-00-00 | ed. Terry Carr | Luitingh (Luitingh SF Verhalen #5) | 90-245-0224-1 | 173 | 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 | |||
Nebula Award Stories 8 | 1975-00-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov | Panther | 0-586-04080-3 | £0.60?£: UK pound |
271 | 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 | Anthony Roberts | |
Nebula Award Stories 8 | 1975-00-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov | Panther | 0-586-04080-3 | £0.95?£: UK pound |
271 | 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 | Anthony Roberts | |
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 | |
Nebula Award Stories 8 | 1975-09-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov | Berkley Medallion | 0-425-02951-4 / Z2951 | $1.25?$: US dollar |
xvii+ 236 |
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 | Richard Powers | |
Universe 2 | 1976-00-00 | ed. Terry Carr | Dennis Dobson | 0-234-77122-4 | £3.50?£: UK pound |
255 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | ||
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 | |
Das Treffen mit Medusa und andere »Nebula«-Preis-Stories 4 | 1982-05-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov | Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction #6728) | 3-8118-6728-8 | DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
268 | 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 | |
Unicorns! | 1982-05-00 | ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois | Ace Books | 0-441-85441-9 | $2.75?$: US dollar |
310 | 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 | ||
Unicorns! | 1982-11-00 | ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois | Ace Books | 0-441-85442-7 | $2.95?$: US dollar |
310 | 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 | 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 | |
The Best from Universe | 1984-02-00 | ed. Terry Carr | Doubleday | 0-385-17512-4 | $11.95?$: US dollar |
ix+ [3]+ 209 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Julie Linden | |
Unicorns! | 1984-06-00 | ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois | Ace Books | 0-441-85443-5 | $2.95?$: US dollar |
310 | 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 | 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 | |
Unicorns! | 1984-10-00 | ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois | Ace Books | 0-441-85444-3 | $2.95?$: US dollar |
308 | 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 | ||
Einhörner?Einhoerner |
1985-09-00 | ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois | Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction #6744) | 3-8118-6744-X | DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
188 | 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 | Sven Papenbrock | |
Die schönsten Einhorn-Geschichten?Die schoensten Einhorn-Geschichten |
1987-00-00 | ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois | Moewig (Moewig Science Fiction #3753) | 3-8118-3753-2 | DM 8.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
188 | 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 | Sven Papenbrock | |
Masterpieces of Fantasy and Wonder | 1989-10-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | GuildAmerica Books / SFBC | 14784 | $7.98?$: US dollar |
xvi+ 656 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Thomas Canty | |
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 | 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 | |
Science Fiction almanah Monolit knjiga 7 | 1992-00-00 |
ed.
Boban Knežević?Boban Knezevic |
Flamarion (Monolit #7) | 527 | 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 |
D. Bob Živković?D. Bob Zivkovic
D. Bob Zhivkovich |
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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 | |
Masterpieces of Fantasy and Wonder | 1993-09-00 | ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell | Longmeadow Press | 0-681-41739-0 | $17.95?$: US dollar |
xvi+ 656 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Kelvin P. Oden | |
Masterpieces of Fantasy and Wonder | 1994-06-00 | ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell | St. Martin's Press | 0-312-11024-3 | $25.95?$: US dollar |
xvi+ 656 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Thomas Canty | |
Troublemakers | 2001-10-00 | Harlan Ellison | ibooks | 0-7434-2398-4 | $12.95?$: US dollar |
293 | 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 | John Ennis | |
Troublemakers | 2001-10-00 | Harlan Ellison | ibooks | 0-7434-2398-4 | 293 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
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 | |
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 | ||
Troublemakers | 2009-08-04 | Harlan Ellison | e-reads.com | 978-0-7592-9198-0 | $17.95?$: US dollar |
272 | 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 | |
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 | ||||
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 | |||
Troublemakers | 2012-03-05 | Harlan Ellison | Gateway / Orion | 978-0-575-12366-3 | £2.99?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
Unicorns! | 2013-03-25 | ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois | Baen | 978-1-62579-117-7 | $4.99?$: US dollar |
310 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | Ron Miller | |
Troublemakers | 2014-04-01 | Harlan Ellison | Open Road Integrated Media (The Harlan Ellison Collection) | 978-1-4976-0421-6 | $9.99?$: 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 | |||
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 | ||
Troublemakers | 2014-06-24 | Harlan Ellison | Open Road Integrated Media (The Harlan Ellison Collection) | 978-1-4976-4328-4 | $13.99?$: US dollar |
272 | 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 | |||
Greatest Hits | 2024-03-26 | Harlan Ellison | Union Square & Co. (Herald Classics) | 978-1-4549-5337-1 | $19.99?$: US dollar |
496 | 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 | 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 | |
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 | 0-02-084745-9 | $9.00?$: 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 | |
Unicorns! | date unknown | ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois | Ace Books | 0-441-85441-9 | $2.75?$: US dollar |
310 | 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 |
Reviews
- Review by Alma Jo Williams (1985) in Science Fiction Review, Summer 1985