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The Scythe

Ray Bradbury

First published July 1943
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

A family take over an abandoned farm, but find it comes with a greater responsibility.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
2019 Retro Hugo Award Best Short Story Nominee/Finalist

Publications (69)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
July 1943 Weird Tales, July 1943 Weird Tales MAGAZINE 46
May 1947 Dark Carnival Arkham House Collection 177
1955 The October Country Ballantine Books Collection 193
1956 The October Country Hart-Davis Collection 193
April 1956 The October Country Ballantine Books Collection 175
October 1959 Cavalier, October 1959 MAGAZINE
1961 The October Country Ace UK Collection 82
March 1962 The October Country Ballantine Books Collection 175
1963 The October Country Four Square Books Collection 90
September 1964 The October Country Ballantine Books Collection 175
September 1964 The October Country Ballantine Books Collection 175
November 1964 The October Country Four Square Books Collection 90
February 1967 The October Country Ballantine Books Collection 175
1968 Legends for the Dark New English Library Anthology 112
July 1968 The October Country Ballantine Books Collection 175
June 1969 The October Country Ballantine Books Collection 175
July 1970 The October Country Alfred A. Knopf Collection 175
December 1970 The October Country New English Library Collection 90
February 1971 The October Country Ballantine Books Collection 175
July 1971 The October Country Ballantine Books Collection 175
June 1972 The October Country Ballantine Books Collection 175
January 1973 Summoned from the Tomb: Great Tales of Horror Sidgwick & Jackson Anthology 197
February 1973 The October Country Ballantine Books Collection 175
April 1973 The October Country New English Library Collection 90
June 1973 The October Country Ballantine Books Collection 175
January 1974 The October Country Ballantine Books Collection 175
November 1974 The October Country Alfred A. Knopf Collection 175
July 1975 Ray Bradbury Harrap Collection 98
September 1975 The October Country Ballantine Books Collection 175
1976 The October Country Panther Collection 98
June 1978 The October Country Del Rey / Ballantine Collection 175
October 1980 The Stories of Ray Bradbury Alfred A. Knopf Collection 55
December 1980 The Stories of Ray Bradbury Alfred A. Knopf Collection 55
1981 The Stories of Ray Bradbury Granada Collection 55
February 1981 The Stories of Ray Bradbury Alfred A. Knopf Collection 55
March 1981 The October Country Del Rey / Ballantine Collection 175
1982 Stories of Terror Ward, Lock Anthology 74
December 1982 The October Country Del Rey / Ballantine Collection 175
January 1983 The Stories of Ray Bradbury, Volume 1 Granada Collection
1984 The October Country Panther Collection 98
1985 The Stories of Ray Bradbury, Volume 1 Granada Collection
February 1985 The October Country Del Rey / Ballantine Collection 193
1987 The Stories of Ray Bradbury, Volume 1 Grafton Collection 108
1989 Isaac Asimov Presents Tales of the Occult Prometheus Books Anthology 159
October 1990 The Stories of Ray Bradbury Alfred A. Knopf Collection 55
1993 The October Country Ballantine Books Collection 193
1996 Mystery Stories Kingfisher Anthology 108
October 1996 The October Country Del Rey / Ballantine Collection 193
October 1996 The October Country Ballantine Books Collection 193
September 1997 The October Country Gauntlet Press Collection
1998 The October Country Earthlight Collection 193
September 1999 The October Country Avon Books Collection 213
2001 Dark Carnival Gauntlet Publications Collection 229
2001 Dark Carnival Gauntlet Publications Collection 229
2001 Dark Carnival Gauntlet Publications Collection 229
December 2008 The Ray Bradbury Gift Set PS Publishing Omnibus
December 2008 The Ray Bradbury Gift Set PS Publishing Omnibus
December 2008 Ray Bradbury Stories Volume 1 HarperVoyager Collection
April 2010 The Stories of Ray Bradbury Alfred A. Knopf Collection
April 2010 The Stories of Ray Bradbury Alfred A. Knopf Collection 70
April 2011 The Collected Stories of Ray Bradbury: A Critical Edition: Volume I: 1938-1943 Kent State University Press Collection 201
2012 Weird Tales Pulp Classics on DVD Anthology 46|21046
June 2012 Ray Bradbury Stories Volume 1 Harper Voyager (UK) Collection
June 2018 The October Country Recorded Books Collection |213
October 2023 Weird Tales: 100 Years of Weird Weird Tales Presents / Blackstone Publishing Anthology 233
October 2023 Weird Tales: 100 Years of Weird Weird Tales Presents / Blackstone Publishing Anthology |233
October 2023 Weird Tales: 100 Years of Weird Blackstone Publishing Anthology |233
October 2023 Weird Tales: 100 Years of Weird Blackstone Publishing Anthology |233
October 2023 Weird Tales: 100 Years of Weird Blackstone Publishing Anthology |233