Mefisto in Onyx
Mefisto in Onyx is a science fiction novella by American writer Harlan Ellison.[2] The introduction and cover art were contributed 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 Harlan Ellison's 1997 collection Slippage.[4]
 First edition | |
| 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 |
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.
gollark: I guess you can just clone yourself *normally*.
gollark: Admittedly, getting a human-genome-sized sequence made might slightly cost all money.
gollark: I mean, alternatively, just "borrow" some egg cells and swap out the DNA.
gollark: Probably.
gollark: Wrong, and also you can just get arbitrary nucleotide sequences converted into DNA/RNA nowadays.
References
- Publishers Weekly
- Salon
- Biblio.co.uk
- The New York Times
- n/a. "Past Bram Stoker Nominees & Winners". horror.org. The Horror Writers Association. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
- n/a. "1994 Locus Poll Awards". isfb.org. The Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
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