First published in 1967 and re-issued in 1983, contains seven stories with copyrights ranging from 1958 through 1967. Among Ellison's more famous stories, two consistently noted as among his very best ever are the title ...First published in 1967 and re-issued in 1983, contains seven stories with copyrights ranging from 1958 through 1967. Among Ellison's more famous stories, two consistently noted as among his very best ever are the title story and the volume's concluding one,.