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Title: On the Downhill Side Title Record # 56402
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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Translations
Year Language Title
1974ⓘTranslated by Jan Koesen
 Dutch Het laatste stuk
1982ⓘTranslated by Eva Malsch
 German Bergab
1985ⓘTranslated by Joachim Körber
 German An der Bergab-Seite
1992ⓘ
  • Translated by Goran Skrobonja
Serbian Na nizbrdici

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
13 1973 Locus Best Short Fiction
Nomination 1973 Nebula Short Story

Publications

Displaying all variants and translations • Do not display translations • Do not display variants or translations

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. ISO code: USD
 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 Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories 8 1973-11-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Gollancz 0-575-01754-6
£2.50?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 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. ISO code: USD
 xx+
248
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Luba Litwak Checkmark
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 Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories 8 1975-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Panther 0-586-04080-3
£0.60?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 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 Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories 8 1975-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Panther 0-586-04080-3
£0.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 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. ISO code: USD
 xv+
334
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories 8 1975-09-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Berkley Medallion 0-425-02951-4 / Z2951
$1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 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 (artist) Checkmark
Universe 2 1976-00-00 ed. Terry Carr Dennis Dobson (Dobson Science Fiction) 0-234-77122-4
£3.50?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 255
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 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 Checkmark
Unicorns! 1982-05-00 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Ace Books 0-441-85441-9
$2.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 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. ISO code: USD
 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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
The Best from Universe 1984-02-00 ed. Terry Carr Doubleday 0-385-17512-4
$11.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 ix+
[3]+
209
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Julie Linden Checkmark
Unicorns! 1984-06-00 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Ace Books 0-441-85443-5
$2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
Unicorns! 1984-10-00 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Ace Books 0-441-85444-3
$2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 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 Checkmark
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. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 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 Checkmark
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. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 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 Checkmark
Masterpieces of Fantasy and Wonder 1989-10-00 ed. David G. Hartwell GuildAmerica Books / SFBC 14784
$7.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xvi+
656
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Thomas Canty 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 (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 Checkmark
Science Fiction almanah Monolit knjiga 7 1992-00-00 ed.
Boban Knežević?Boban Knezevic
 Flamarion     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. 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  
Masterpieces of Fantasy and Wonder 1993-09-00 ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell Longmeadow Press 0-681-41739-0
$17.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xvi+
656
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Kelvin P. Oden Checkmark
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. ISO code: USD
 xvi+
656
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Thomas Canty Checkmark
Troublemakers 2001-10-00 Harlan Ellison ibooks 0-7434-2398-4
$12.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 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 Checkmark
Troublemakers 2001-10-00 Harlan Ellison ibooks 0-7434-2398-4   293
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll 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. ISO code: USD
 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. 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  
Troublemakers 2009-08-04 Harlan Ellison e-reads.com 978-0-7592-9198-0
$17.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 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. ISO code: USD
 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. 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 Checkmark
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  
Troublemakers 2012-03-05 Harlan Ellison Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-12366-3
£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  
Unicorns! 2013-03-25 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Baen Books 978-1-62579-117-7
$4.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 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. ISO code: USD
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
Deathbird Stories 2014-04-29 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 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. 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  
Troublemakers 2014-06-24 Harlan Ellison Open Road Integrated Media (The Harlan Ellison Collection) 978-1-4976-4328-4
$13.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 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 978-1-9800-4127-6
$34.99?$: 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  
Troublemakers 2022-04-12 Harlan Ellison Recorded Books 978-1-9800-4123-8    
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 coll Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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  
Greatest Hits 2024-04-09 Harlan Ellison Blackstone Publishing 979-8-212-63937-8    
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 coll
Max Löffler?Max Loeffler
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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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
Greatest Hits date unknown 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 Checkmark
Greatest Hits date unknown 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 Checkmark
Unicorns! date unknown ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Ace Books 0-441-85441-9
$2.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 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 Checkmark
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