Title: Basilisk
Title Record # 41627
Author: Harlan Ellison
Date: 1972-08-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Current Tags: fantasy (1), Vietnam War (1), POWs (1), Veteran's homecoming (1), retribution (1) Add Tags
Author: Harlan Ellison
Date: 1972-08-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: A returning Vietnam POW experiences rejection from his family and neighbors.
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Awards
| Place | Year and Award | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1973 Locus | Best Short Fiction |
| 3 | 1973 Hugo | Best Novelette |
| Nomination | 1973 Nebula | Novelette |
Publications
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, August 1972 | 1972-08-00 | ed. Edward L. Ferman | Mercury Press, Inc. | $0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
148 | 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 | ||
| Fiction, #231 | 1973-03-00 |
ed.
Alain Dorémieux?Alain Doremieux |
OPTA | F5.00?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999 |
196 | 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 | Lacroix | ||
| 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 | |
| Urania #670 | 1975-05-11 | ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini | Mondadori | 670 | Lit 400?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
144 | 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 | Karel Thole | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Study War No More | 1977-11-00 | ed. Joe Haldeman | St. Martin's Press | 0-312-77315-3 | $8.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
278 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Rick Sternbach | |
| Study War No More | 1978-00-00 | ed. Joe Haldeman | Macdonald and Jane's | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||||
| 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 | ||
| Study War No More | 1978-10-00 | ed. Joe Haldeman | Avon | 0-380-40519-9 | $1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
323 | 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 | Michael Whelan | |
| Study War No More | 1978-10-00 | ed. Joe Haldeman | Avon | 0-380-40519-9 | C$1.95?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
323 | 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 | Michael Whelan | |
| Study War No More | 1979-09-00 | ed. Joe Haldeman | Orbit / Futura | 0-7088-8054-1 | £1.25?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
323 | 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 | Vicente Segrelles | |
| Study War No More | 1980-06-00 | ed. Joe Haldeman | Avon | 0-380-52605-0 | $1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
323 | 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 | Michael Whelan | |
| Le livre d'or de la Science-Fiction: La IIIe guerre mondiale n'aura pas lieu | 1980-06-13 | ed. Joe Haldeman | Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5084) | 2-266-00906-0 | 336 | 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 | Marcel Laverdet | ||
| 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 | |
| Study War No More | 1981-12-00 | ed. Joe Haldeman | Avon | 0-380-59337-8 | $2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
323 | 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 | Michael Whelan | |
| Nie wieder Krieg | 1982-02-00 | ed. Joe Haldeman | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3863) | 3-453-30749-6 | DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
367+ [1] |
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 | Oliviero Berni | |
| 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 | |
| Study War No More | 1987-00-00 | ed. Joe Haldeman | Orbit / Futura | 0-7088-8054-1 | £2.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
323 | 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 | Vicente Segrelles | |
| In the Field of Fire | 1987-02-00 | ed. Jack Dann, Jeanne Van Buren Dann | Tor | 0-312-93000-3 | $17.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
416 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| In the Field of Fire | 1987-02-00 | ed. Jack Dann, Jeanne Van Buren Dann | Tor | 0-312-93008-9 | $8.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
416 | 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 | ||
| In the Field of Fire | 1987-11-00 | ed. Jack Dann, Jeanne Van Buren Dann | Tor | 0-812-53487-5 | $3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
416 | 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 | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |
| Shatterday & 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 | |||
| Primeval: A Journal of the Uncanny, Issue 1 | 2013-08-31 | ed. G. Winston Hyatt | Blood Bound Books | 978-1-940250-06-9 | $6.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
102 | 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 | Nathaniel Ketcham | |
| Primeval: A Journal of the Uncanny, Issue 1 | 2013-09-12 | ed. G. Winston Hyatt | Blood Bound Books | 978-1-940250-06-9 | $2.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
mag | Nathaniel Ketcham | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |||
| 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 |