Harlan Ellison Books in Order

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 November 2026.

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.

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. Award data is sourced from Wikidata.

• 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.

When Harlan Ellison books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Harlan Ellison titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 24 titles.

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.

• Science fiction 12 of 43 books
• Fantasy 6 of 43 books
• Fantasy fiction, American 5 of 43 books
• Gangs 5 of 43 books
• Short stories 5 of 43 books
• Science fiction, collections & anthologies 4 of 43 books
• Mystery & detective 2 of 43 books