In a post-apocalyptic future, fifteen-year-old Vic wanders the wasteland with Blood, his genetically-altered telepathic dog, in a struggle for survival against violent marauders, deadly radioactive insects, and an underground community desperate to restore the human race in the Hugo Awardânominated and Nebula Awardâwinning novella, âA Boy and His Dog,ââthe basis of the cult classic film. An intergalactic conspiracy infects the minds of the most powerful politicians in the Republican Partyâand only one jolly old elf can save them in âSanta Claus vs. S.P.I.D.E.R.â And in the Hugo Awardâwinning title story, disparate threads of violence, conflict, and conversation weave an intricate tapestry across worlds and times in an experimental tour-deforce of the imagination. This groundbreaking collection brings together some of Harlan Ellisonâs most innovative and intriguing stories, frightening and funny visions of human nature that can only come from the peerless Grand Master of Science Fiction.
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World and Other Works - Harlan Ellison
In a post-apocalyptic future, fifteen-year-old Vic wanders the wasteland with Blood, his genetically-altered telepathic dog, in a struggle for survival against violent marauders, deadly radioactive insects, and an underground community desperate to restore the human race in the Hugo Awardânominated and Nebula Awardâwinning novella, âA Boy and His Dog,ââthe basis of the cult classic film. An intergalactic conspiracy infects the minds of the most powerful politicians in the Republican Partyâand only one jolly old elf can save them in âSanta Claus vs. S.P.I.D.E.R.â And in the Hugo Awardâwinning title story, disparate threads of violence, conflict, and conversation weave an intricate tapestry across worlds and times in an experimental tour-deforce of the imagination. This groundbreaking collection brings together some of Harlan Ellisonâs most innovative and intriguing stories, frightening and funny visions of human nature that can only come from the peerless Grand Master of Science Fiction.