Deathbird Stories is a collection of 19 of Harlan Ellison's best stories, including Edgar and Hugo winners, originally published between 1960 and 1974. The publisher states that during preparations for publication by Bluejay Books it was discovered that all previous editions had used outdated imperfect versions of manuscripts. Therefore, this Book Club edition was revised by the author and carefully checked for errors, making this "as close to a Preferred Text as the author and publisher can offer".
