Mefisto in Onyx

Mefisto in Onyx
First edition cover
Author Harlan Ellison
Cover artist Frank Miller
Country United States
Language English
Genre Science fiction
Publisher Mark V. Ziesing
Publication date
November 1, 1993[1]
Media type Print (hardcover)
Pages 91
ISBN 978-0929480312
Preceded by Angry Candy
Followed by Mind Fields

Mefisto in Onyx is a science fiction novella by American writer Harlan Ellison.[2] The introduction and cover art was by Frank Miller.[1][3] Originally published in OMNI Magazine October 1993, then released as a hardcover in December 1993, Mefisto in Onyx was later included in the Harlan Ellison's 1997 collection Slippage.[4]

Ellison stated in an interview with Salon that he wrote Mefisto in Onyx to be adapted into a film starring Forest Whitaker.[2]

The story won the 1993 Bram Stoker Award, tied with The Night We Buried Road Dog by Jack Cady.[5] It also won first place in the 1994 Locus Poll Award "Best Novella" category.[6]

Plot

A black telepath delves into the mind of a white serial killer on death row.

References

  1. 1 2 Publishers Weekly
  2. 1 2 Salon
  3. Biblio.co.uk
  4. The New York Times
  5. n/a. "Past Bram Stoker Nominees & Winners". horror.org. The Horror Writers Association. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  6. n/a. "1994 Locus Poll Awards". isfb.org. The Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved 2017-04-04.


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