Title: Try a Dull Knife
Title Record # 53791
Author: Harlan Ellison
Date: 1968-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Current Tags: psychic vampires (1), empathy (1), contemporary (1) Add Tags
Author: Harlan Ellison
Date: 1968-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: An empathetic man is literally and/or figuratively devoured by emotionally needy people he meets who feed off his attention and life-force.
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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| The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1968 | 1968-10-00 | ed. Edward L. Ferman | Mercury Press, Inc. | $0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
132 | 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 | Ronald Walotsky | ||
| The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World | 1969-07-00 | Harlan Ellison | Avon | V2300 | $0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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 | |
| The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World | 1969-07-00 | Harlan Ellison | Avon | V2300 | C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
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 | |
| Fiction, #192 | 1969-12-00 |
ed.
Alain Dorémieux?Alain Doremieux |
OPTA | F3.50?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999 |
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 | Lacroix | ||
| 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 | ||
| Magazine de Ficção Científica, August 1970 | 1970-08-00 | ed. Jerônymo Monteiro | Revista do Globo | Cr$3.00 | 128 | 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. |
mag | Mel Hunter | ||
| Alone Against Tomorrow | 1971-03-00 | Harlan Ellison | Macmillan | $6.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
312 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Brad Johannsen | ||
| Alone Against Tomorrow: Stories of Alienation in Speculative Fiction | 1971-06-00 | Harlan Ellison | Macmillan / SFBC | 3345 | $1.69?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
277 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Brad Johannsen | |
| Alone Against Tomorrow | 1972-00-00 | Harlan Ellison | Collier Books | 01978 | $1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
312 | 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 | Brad Johannsen | |
| Alone Against Tomorrow | 1974-00-00 | Harlan Ellison | Collier Books | 01978 | $1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
312 | 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 | Brad Johannsen | |
| 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. ISO code: USD |
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 | |
| 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. ISO code: CAD |
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 | |
| The Time of the Eye | 1974-05-00 | Harlan Ellison | Panther | 0-586-03935-X | £0.35?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
156 | 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 | Chris Foss | |
| Alone Against Tomorrow: Stories of Alienation in Speculative Fiction | 1976-00-00 | Harlan Ellison | Collier Books | 0-02-019780-2 | $1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
312 | 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 | Brad Johannsen | |
| The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World | 1976-07-00 | Harlan Ellison | Millington | 0-86000-065-6 | £3.50?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
vi+ 215 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
| The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World | 1976-07-00 | Harlan Ellison | Signet | W7235 | $1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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 | |
Det hände i morgon 8?Det hande i morgon 8 |
1978-00-00 | ed. Sam J. Lundwall | Delta (Stockholm) (Delta Science Fiction #73) | 91-7228-140-5 | skr 42.00?skr: Swedish krona (crown). ISO code: SEK |
202 | unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
anth | ||
| 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. ISO code: USD |
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 | |
| The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World | 1979-09-00 | Harlan Ellison | Pan Books | 0-330-25575-4 | £0.90?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
215 | 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 | Stuart Hughes (artist) | |
| 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 | ||
| The Time of the Eye | 1981-00-00 | Harlan Ellison | Panther / Granada | 0-586-03935-X | £1.25?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
156 | 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 | David Jackson | |
| 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. ISO code: USD |
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 | |
| Blood Is Not Enough: 17 Stories of Vampirism | 1989-01-00 | ed. Ellen Datlow | William Morrow | 0-688-08526-1 | $19.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
319 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Don Maitz | |
| Blood Is Not Enough: 17 Stories of Vampirism | 1990-07-00 | ed. Ellen Datlow | Berkley Books | 0-425-12178-X | $3.95?$: 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 | ||
| Blood Is Not Enough: 17 Stories of Vampirism | 1990-09-00 | ed. Ellen Datlow | Grafton | 0-586-20852-6 | £4.50?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
414 | 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 | Fred Gambino | |
| Territoires de l'inquiétude 4 | 1992-02-00 |
ed.
Alain Dorémieux?Alain Doremieux |
Denoël?Denoel (Présence du Fantastique?Presence du Fantastique #24) |
2-207-60024-6 | 313 | 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 | Pascal Moret | ||
| Blood Is Not Enough | 1994-10-00 | ed. Ellen Datlow | Ace Books | 0-441-00109-2 | $4.99?$: 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 | ||
| 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. ISO code: USD |
xx+ xxx+ 350+ xxii+ |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | John K. Snyder, III | |
| The Mammoth Book of Vampires | 2004-06-00 | ed. Stephen Jones | Robinson | 1-84119-926-5 | £7.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
x+ 630 |
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 | Les Edwards | |
| The Mammoth Book of Vampires | 2004-08-00 | ed. Stephen Jones | Carroll & Graf | 0-7867-1372-0 | $12.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
628 | 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 | Les Edwards | |
| The Mammoth Book of Vampires | 2005-02-00 | ed. Stephen Jones | Carroll & Graf / SFBC | 0-7394-5051-4 / 1171760 | $12.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
x+ 629 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Les Edwards | |
| 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. ISO code: GBP |
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. ISO code: USD |
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 | 2014-06-03 | Harlan Ellison | Open Road Integrated Media | 978-1-4976-4288-1 |
xiii+ 280 |
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 | |||
| Blood Is Not Enough | 2019-07-09 | ed. Ellen Datlow | Open Road Integrated Media | 978-1-5040-5830-8 | $7.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | |||
| Alone Against Tomorrow: Stories of Alienation in Speculative Fiction | date unknown | Harlan Ellison | Collier Books | 0-02-019780-2 | $3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
313 | 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 | Brad Johannsen |