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Harlan Ellison Books in Order

91 books are credited to Harlan Ellison, published between 1958 and 2024; 8 of them appeared after Harlan Ellison's death in 2018. The first book is The Deadly Streets (1958) and the newest is Greatest Hits (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Harlan Ellison also publishes as Cheech Beldone, Phil Beldone.

Books
91
Published
1958–2024
Confirmed
1 of 91 titles
Pages on record
12,596 in 48 of 91 books
Reading time
210–315 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 12,596 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 48 of 91 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Harlan Ellison, author

Harlan Ellison (May 27, 1934 – June 28, 2018) was an American writer associated with New Wave speculative fiction and known for an outspoken, combative personality. Ellison's output ran past 1,700 pieces, spanning short stories, novellas, screenplays, comic-book scripts, teleplays and essays, plus criticism of literature, film, television and print. The catalogue lists 91 titles from The Deadly Streets (1958) to Greatest Hits (2024), including Web of the City (1958), Gentleman Junkie (1961) and Ellison Wonderland (1962). Subjects span science fiction, fantasy, horror and short stories, and the series listed are Brain Movies, Dream Corridor and Vic and Blood.

How many Harlan Ellison books are there?

Harlan Ellison has 91 books, released between 1958 and 2024. 8 of them were published after Harlan Ellison's death in 2018. They include 3 series and 75 titles listed outside any series.

Harlan Ellison Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 91 Harlan Ellison books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Deadly Streets by Harlan Ellison (1958)
  2. Cover of Web of the City by Harlan Ellison (1958)
  3. Cover of Children of the Streets / The Juvies by Harlan Ellison (1961)
  4. Cover of Spider Kiss by Harlan Ellison (1961)
  5. Cover of Gentleman Junkie by Harlan Ellison (1961)
  6. Cover of Ellison Wonderland by Harlan Ellison (1962)
  7. Cover of Paingod and Other Delusions by Harlan Ellison (1965)
  8. Cover of I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison (1967)
  9. Cover of From the Land of Fear by Harlan Ellison (1967)
  10. Cover of Love Ain't Nothing But Sex Misspelled by Harlan Ellison (1968)
  11. Cover of The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World by Harlan Ellison (1968)
  12. Cover of The Glass Teat by Harlan Ellison (1970)
  13. Cover of The Deathbird by Harlan Ellison (1973)
  14. Cover of All the Sounds of Fear by Harlan Ellison (1973)
  15. Cover of The Time of the Eye by Harlan Ellison (1974)
  16. Cover of No Doors, No Windows by Harlan Ellison (1975)
  17. Cover of The City on the Edge of Forever by Harlan Ellison, book 2 of the Star Trek Fotonovel series (1977)
  18. Cover of The Fantasies of Harlan Ellison by Harlan Ellison (1979)
  19. Cover of All the Lies That Are My Life by Harlan Ellison (1980)
  20. Cover of Stalking the Nightmare by Harlan Ellison (1982)
  21. Cover of The Essential Ellison by Harlan Ellison (1985)
  22. Cover of I, Robot: The Illustrated Screenplay by Harlan Ellison (1987)
  23. Cover of Mefisto in Onyx by Harlan Ellison (1987)
  24. Cover of Angry Candy by Harlan Ellison (1988)
  1. 1
    The Deadly Streets1958 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1958208
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  2. 2
    Web of the City1958 · 284 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1958284
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  3. 3
    Getting in the Wind1959 · confirmed 2/4
    1959–
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  4. 4
    The Man with 9 Lives1959 · confirmed 2/4
    1959–
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  5. 5
    Sex Gang1959 · confirmed 2/4
    1959–
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  6. 6
    Memos From Purgatory1961 · confirmed 2/4
    1961–
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  7. 7
    Children of the Streets / The Juvies1961 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1961192
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  8. 8
    Spider Kiss1961 · 200 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1961200
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  9. 9
    Gentleman Junkie1961 · 270 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1961270
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  10. 10
    Ellison Wonderland1962 · 178 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1962178
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  11. 11
    "Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman1965 · confirmed 2/4
    1965–
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  12. 12
    Paingod and Other Delusions1965 · 184 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1965184
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  13. 13
    Pretty Maggie Moneyeyes1967 · confirmed 2/4
    1967–
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  14. 14
    I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream1967 · 162 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1967162
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  15. 15
    From the Land of Fear1967 · 204 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1967204
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  16. 16
    Love Ain't Nothing But Sex Misspelled1968 · 380 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1968380
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  17. 17
    The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World1968 · 252 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1968252
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  18. 18
    A Boy and His Dog1969 · confirmed 2/4
    1969–
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  19. 19
    The Glass Teat1970 · 319 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1970319
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  20. 20
    The Region Between1970 · confirmed 2/4
    1970–
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  21. 21
    Over the Edge1970 · 234 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1970234
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  22. 22
    Doomsman1972 · confirmed 2/4
    1972–
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  23. 23
    Alone Against Tomorrow1972 · 312 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1972312
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  24. 24
    The Deathbird1973 · 346 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1973346
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  25. 25
    All the Sounds of Fear1973 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1973160
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  26. 26
    Approaching Oblivion1974 · confirmed 2/4
    1974–
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  27. 27
    The Time of the Eye1974 · 156 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1974156
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  28. 28
    The Other Glass Teat1975 · 426 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1975426
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  29. 29
    Phoenix Without Ashes1975 · 246 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1975246
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  30. 30
    No Doors, No Windows1975 · 214 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1975214
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Harlan Ellison books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Brain Movies in order

8 books
  1. 1. Brain Movies, Volume 1
  2. 2. Brain Movies, Volume 2
  3. 3. Brain Movies, Volume 3
  4. 4. Brain Movies, Volume 4
  5. 5. Brain Movies, Volume 5
  6. 6. Brain Movies, Volume 6
  7. 7. Brain Movies, Volume 7
  8. 8. Brain Movies, Volume 8

Dream Corridor in order

3 books
  1. 1. Dream Corridor Special
  2. 2. Dream Corridor Quarterly
  3. 3. Dream Corridor 1

Vic and Blood in order

2 books
  1. 1. Vic and Blood
  2. 2. Blood's a Rover

Star Trek Fotonovel in order

1 book
  1. 2. The City on the Edge of Forever

Batman '66 in order

1 book
  1. 4. Batman '66 Vol. 4

Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers in order

1 book
  1. 9. The Avengers, Vol. 9

Standalone books

75 books

75 Harlan Ellison titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Harlan Ellison books in order?

You only need to read Harlan Ellison books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Harlan Ellison

Start with The Deadly Streets (1958), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Harlan Ellison book?

Greatest Hits (2024) is the newest Harlan Ellison book released so far.

Is there a new Harlan Ellison book coming?

No next Harlan Ellison book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Harlan Ellison has won

Wikidata records 48 awards and 51 nominations for Harlan Ellison. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame2015Wonfor "Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman
  • Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame2011Won
  • Nebula Award for Best Short Story2011Wonfor How Interesting: A Tiny Man
  • Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award2006Won
  • World Horror Convention Grand Master Award2000Won
  • Locus Award for Best Collection1998Wonfor Slippage
  • Bram Stoker Award for Short Fiction1995Won
  • Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement1995Won
  • Locus Award for Best Novella1994Wonfor Mefisto in Onyx
  • Locus Award for Best Novelette1989Wonfor The Function of Dream Sleep
  • Locus Award for Best Short Story1989Wonfor Eidolons
  • World Fantasy Award for Best Collection1989Wonfor Angry Candy

Harlan Ellison at a glance

Died
Harlan Ellison died in 2018, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Harlan Ellison are still being published after Harlan Ellison's death in 2018; the newest appeared in 2024.
Release pace
Harlan Ellison books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
12,596 pages across the 48 of 91 books with a recorded length, a median of 235 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Harlan Ellison books, 24 of 91, were published in the 2010s.

What the Harlan Ellison books are about

43 of the 91 Harlan Ellison books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 12 of 43. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.