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Catman

Harlan Ellison

First published May 1974
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette

Synopsis

In an unspecified distant future of almost infinite abundance of material wealth and individual liberty, the son of a law enforcement officer works out his dysfunctional family dynamics by engaging in criminal behavior; but in fact he is secretly obsessed with one of the few remaining taboo activities.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1975 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette Nominee/Finalist

Publications (19)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
May 1974 Final Stage: The Ultimate Science Fiction Anthology Charterhouse Anthology 140
December 1974 Approaching Oblivion: Road Signs on the Treadmill Toward Tomorrow Walker & Co. Collection 183
December 1974 Approaching Oblivion: Road Signs on the Treadmill Toward Tomorrow Walker & Co. / SFBC Collection 141
May 1975 Final Stage Penguin Books Anthology 134
1976 Approaching Oblivion: Road Signs on the Treadmill Toward Tomorrow Millington Collection 124
January 1976 Approaching Oblivion: Road Signs on the Treadmill Toward Tomorrow Signet / New American Library Collection 124
January 1976 Approaching Oblivion: Road Signs on the Treadmill Toward Tomorrow Signet / New American Library of Canada Collection 124
October 1977 Approaching Oblivion Pan Books Collection 124
1981 Approaching Oblivion Signet / New American Library of Canada Collection 124
March 1981 Approaching Oblivion Signet / New American Library Collection 124
May 1985 Approaching Oblivion Bluejay Books Collection 163
1989 Approaching Oblivion Nelson Doubleday / SFBC Collection 139
1996 Cybersex Raven Books / Robinson Publishing Anthology 126
August 1996 Cybersex Carroll & Graf Anthology 126
May 2009 Approaching Oblivion e-reads.com Collection |124
March 2012 Approaching Oblivion Gateway / Orion Collection
April 2014 Approaching Oblivion Open Road Integrated Media Collection |124
June 2014 Approaching Oblivion Open Road Integrated Media Collection |124
January 2020 The Beast that Shouted Love at the Heart of the World and Other Works Recorded Books Omnibus |2124