'Repent, Harlequin!' Said the Ticktockman
Author: | Harlan Ellison |
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Underwood Books, 1997 Galaxy Science Fiction, 1965 |
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Synopsis
Hugo and Nebula Award winning short story.
A rebel inhabits a world where conformity and punctuality are top priorities and the Ticktockman cannot accept the Harlequin's presence in his perfectly ordered world.
The story originally appeared in Galaxy Magazine, December 1965. It has been reprinted many times and can be found in the anthologies:
- Nebula Award Stories 1965 (1966), edited by Damon Knight
- World's Best Science Fiction: 1966, edtied by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
- The Tenth Galaxy Reader (1967), edited by Frederik Pohl
- The Hugo Winners, Volume 2 (1971), edtied by Isaac Asimov
- The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III (1981), edited by Arthur C. Clarke and George W. Proctor
- The Best of the Nebulas (1989), edited by Ben Bova
- The Science Fiction Century (1997), David G. Hartwell
- Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the Century (2001), edited by Orson Scott Card
- Future Crimes (2003), edited by Gardner Dozois and Jack Dann
- Brave New Worlds: Dystopian Stories (2011), edited by John Joseph Adams
- The Big Book of Science Fiction (2016), edited by Jeff and Ann VanderMeer
The story is included in the collections:
- Paingod and Other Delusions (1965)
- Alone Against Tomorrow (1971)
- The Essential Ellison: A 35-Year Retrospective (1987)
- Troublemakers (2001)
- The Top of the Volcano: The Award-Winning Stories of Harlan Ellison (2015)
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