Shatterday

A revolutionary classic from one of science fiction's most highly regarded authors, this collection of 16 brilliant stories remains as scathing and influential today as it was when it was first published more than 20 years ago. These category-defying stories combine science fiction, horror, and fantasy with ironic humor, sardonic social criticism, and intense self-revelation. From "Jeffty is Five," the tragedy of an innocent child wrenched out of an idyllic past, to humanity's encounter with dangerously seductive aliens in "How's the Night Life on Cissalda?" and "Shatterday," the dark allegory of an identity-stealing doppelganger replacing his inferior twin, this incendiary collection re-establishes its legendary author's place at the cutting edge of the short story form.

Harlan Ellison is one the most honored American short story writers, having received the Bram Stoker, British Science Fiction, Edgar, Hugo, International PEN, Nebula, and Writers Guild of America awards. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America bestowed the grandmaster designation on him in 2005 for his accomplishments and continued participation in the science fiction community. He is the author of numerous books, including Angry Candy, Slippage, and Troublemakers, and the editor of the highly acclaimed Dangerous Visions series. He lives in Sherman Oaks, California.

Introduction, Mortal Dreads

Jeffrey Is Five
How’s the Night Life on Cissalda?
Flop Sweat
Would You Do It for a Penny? (with Haskell Barkin)
The Man Who Was Heavily Into Revenge
Shoppe Keeper
All the Lies That Are My Life
Django
Count the Clock That Tells the Time
In the Fourth Year of the War
Alive and Well and on a Friendless Voyage
All the Birds Come Home to Roost
Opium
The Other Eye of Polyphemus
The Executioner of the Malformed Children
Shatterday