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Title: A Boy and His Dog Title Record # 41588
Author: Harlan Ellison
Date: 1969-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Series: Vic and Blood
Series Number: 2
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note: The version in The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World was expanded from the original publication, which only had novelette length. The expanded version appears in Beyond Armageddon and no doubt in at least some subsequent publications.
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Translations
Year Language Title
1971ⓘTranslated by Dr. Robert Bergmann
 German Des Menschen bester Freund
1973ⓘTranslated by Jacques Chambon
 French Un gars et son chien
1974ⓘThis translation by Rudolf Mühlstrasser is the one based upon the shorter first version
 German Sein bester Freund
1981ⓘTranslated by Eva Malsch
 German Ein Junge und sein Hund
1984ⓘTranslated by Domingo Santos and Francisco Blanco.
 Spanish Un muchacho y su perro
1991ⓘTranslated by Piotr Cholewa
 Polish
Chłopiec i jego pies?Chlopiec i jego pies

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
Win 1970 Nebula Novella
2 1970 Hugo Best Novella

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
New Worlds,#189 April 1969 1969-04-00 ed. Langdon Jones New Worlds Publishing   5/- 64
A4?21 cm by 29.7 cm or 8.3" by 11.7" magazine, used by some UK and European magazines
 mag Mervyn Peake Checkmark
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 1969-07-00 Harlan Ellison Avon V2300 $0.75 254
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon Checkmark
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 1969-07-00 Harlan Ellison Avon V2300 C$0.75 254
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon Checkmark
World's Best Science Fiction: 1970 1970-00-00 ed. Terry Carr, Donald A. Wollheim Ace Books 91357 $0.95 349
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth John Schoenherr Checkmark
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 1970-03-00 Harlan Ellison Avon / SFBC 2187   245
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon Checkmark
World's Best Science Fiction: 1970 1970-09-00 ed. Terry Carr, Donald A. Wollheim Ace Books / SFBC 2407 $1.98 viii+
339
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
World's Best Science Fiction: 1970 1970-10-00 ed. Terry Carr, Donald A. Wollheim Gollancz 0-575-00590-4 42/- 352
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Nebula Award Stories 5 1970-11-00 ed. James Blish Gollancz 0-575-00579-3 £ 216
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Nebula Award Stories Five 1970-12-11 ed. James Blish Doubleday   $4.95 215
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Ann Crews , Donald Crews Checkmark
Liebe 2002 1971-00-00 ed. Thomas Landfinder Bärmeier & Nikel   DM 26.00 419
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Eckart Warminski Checkmark
Liebe 2002 1972-00-00 ed. Thomas Landfinder Deutscher Bücherbund     350
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Rathin Chattopadhyay Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories Five 1972-01-00 ed. James Blish Pocket Books 0-671-77423-9 $0.95 176
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Paul Lehr Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories Five 1972-11-00 ed. James Blish Pocket Books 0-671-77423-9 C$0.95 176
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Paul Lehr Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories 5 1972-12-00 ed. James Blish Panther 0-586-03785-3 £0.35 170+
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pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Checkmark
Nouveaux mondes de la science-fiction 1973-00-00 ed. Jacques Chambon OPTA (Fiction Spécial #22)   F8.00 266
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
 anth Checkmark
Liebe 2002 1973-04-00 ed. Thomas Landfinder Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Orbit #22) 3-436-01687-X DM 4.80 269
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Eddie Jones Checkmark
As Tomorrow Becomes Today 1974-00-00 ed. Charles W. Sullivan Prentice-Hall 0-13-050021-6 $4.95 xv+
456
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth  
As Tomorrow Becomes Today 1974-00-00 ed. Charles W. Sullivan Prentice-Hall 0-13-050039-9 $7.95 xv+
456
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Liebe 2002 1974-02-00 ed. Thomas Landfinder Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Orbit #22) 3-436-01687-X DM 4.80 269
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Eddie Jones Checkmark
Best S.F. Stories from New Worlds 8 1974-03-00 ed. Michael Moorcock Panther 0-586-03803-5 £0.35 204
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Jim Burns Checkmark
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 1974-04-00 Harlan Ellison Signet / New American Library Y5870 $1.25 254
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Bob Pepper Checkmark
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 1974-04-00 Harlan Ellison Signet / New American Library of Canada Y5870 C$1.25 254
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Bob Pepper Checkmark
Science-Fiction-Stories 38 1974-07-00 ed. uncredited Ullstein (Ullstein 2000 #71 (3060)) 3-548-03060-2 DM 2.80 127
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Frank Frazetta Checkmark
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 1976-07-00 Harlan Ellison Millington 0-86000-065-6 £3.50 vi+
215
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 1976-07-00 Harlan Ellison Signet W7235 $1.50 254
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Bob Pepper Checkmark
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 1979-00-00 Harlan Ellison Signet / New American Library 0-451-08590-6 $1.75 254
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Bob Pepper Checkmark
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 1979-09-00 Harlan Ellison Pan Books 0-330-25575-4 £0.90 215
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Stuart Hughes (artist) Checkmark
La bête qui criait amour au coeur du monde 1979-10-22 Harlan Ellison Les Humanoïdes Associés (Harlan Ellison : Oeuvres #3) 2-7316-0006-3   292
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Keleck Checkmark
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume Four 1981-00-00 ed. Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz 0-575-02989-7   672
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Ein Junge und sein Hund und andere »Nebula«-Preis-Stories 2 1981-00-00 ed. James Blish Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction #6723) 3-8118-6723-7 DM 6.80 189
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Carl Lundgren Checkmark
They Came from Outer Space 1981-03-00 ed. Jim Wynorski Doubleday 0-385-18502-2 $11.95 xix+
363
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
They Came from Outer Space 1981-04-00 ed. Jim Wynorski Doubleday / SFBC 3851 $6.50 xix+
363+
[32]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume Four 1981-11-00 ed. Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz 0-575-02989-7 £8.95 xi+
672
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III 1982-03-00 ed. Arthur C. Clarke, George W. Proctor Avon 0-380-79335-0 $3.95 xii+
672
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Checkmark
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III 1982-10-00 ed. Arthur C. Clarke, George W. Proctor Avon / SFBC 5179 $6.98 xi+
623
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Vinieron de la Tierra 1984-00-00 ed. Jim Wynorski Martínez Roca (Super Ficción (1ª época) #89) 84-270-0862-7   164
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Salinas Blanch  
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 1984-11-00 Harlan Ellison Bluejay Books (Bluejay Special Edition) 0-312-94027-0 $6.95 252
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll  
A Boy and His Dog & "Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman 1985-09-01 Harlan Ellison Warner Audio 0-87188-118-7    
audio cassette?Cassette tape
 coll  
Beyond Armageddon: Twenty-One Sermons to the Dead 1985-10-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Walter M. Miller, Jr. Donald I. Fine 0-917657-55-1 $18.95 [ix]+
387
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Loretta Trezzo Checkmark
Beyond Armageddon: Twenty-One Sermons to the Dead 1986-10-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Walter M. Miller, Jr. Primus / Donald I. Fine 0-917657-96-9 $3.95 387
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Checkmark
Beyond Armageddon: Survivors of the Megawar 1987-00-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Walter M. Miller, Jr. Robinson 0-948164-43-3 £3.95 386
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Jim Burns Checkmark
The Essential Ellison: A 35-Year Retrospective 1987-00-00 Harlan Ellison Nemo Press 0-914261-02-9 $60.00 xv+
1019
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon Checkmark
The Essential Ellison 1987-08-00 Harlan Ellison Nemo Press 0-914261-01-0 $29.95 xv+
1019
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon  
Dogtales! 1988-09-00 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Ace Books 0-441-15760-2 $3.50 274
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth
Hiro Kimura?きむらひろ
  
The Essential Ellison: A 35-Year Retrospective 1988-10-00 Harlan Ellison Nemo Press / SFBC     xv+
1019
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon Checkmark
The Best of the Nebulas 1989-04-00 ed. Ben Bova Tor 0-312-93184-0 $19.95 593
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Doug Fornuff Checkmark
The Best of the Nebulas 1989-04-00 ed. Ben Bova Tor 0-312-93175-1 $14.95 593
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Doug Fornuff Checkmark
Vic and Blood: The Chronicles of a Boy and His Dog 1989-11-00 Richard Corben, Harlan Ellison St. Martin's Press 0-312-03471-7 $8.95 63
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Richard Corben  
The Best of the Nebulas 1990-11-00 ed. Ben Bova Robert Hale 0-7090-4258-2 £15.95 573
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Helen Hale  
Fenix, V2 #5, 1991 1991-00-00 ed.
Rafał A. Ziemkiewicz?Rafal A. Ziemkiewicz
 Radwan      
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
 mag  
The Essential Ellison 1991-10-00 Harlan Ellison Morpheus International 0-9623447-3-7 $34.95 1021
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon  
The Essential Ellison 1997-02-00 Harlan Ellison Morpheus International 0-9623447-4-5 $19.95 1021
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon Checkmark
Edgeworks 4: Love Ain't Nothing But Sex Misspelled / The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 1997-11-00 Harlan Ellison White Wolf Publishing 1-56504-963-2 $21.99 xx+
xxx+
350+
xxii+
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni John K. Snyder, III Checkmark
The Essential Ellison: A 50-Year Retrospective 2001-05-00 Harlan Ellison Morpheus International 1-883398-46-0 $24.95 xvi+
1249
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon Checkmark
Vic and Blood: The Continuing Adventures of a Boy and His Dog 2003-06-00 Richard Corben, Harlan Ellison ibooks 0-7434-5903-2 $17.95 128
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll  
The Essential Ellison: A 50-Year Retrospective 2005-06-00 Harlan Ellison Morpheus International 1-883398-60-6 $24.95 1249
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon Checkmark
Beyond Armageddon 2006-05-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Walter M. Miller, Jr. Bison Books 0-8032-8315-6 $16.95 xxvi+
387
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth R. W. Boeche Checkmark
Vic and Blood 2009-08-04 Harlan Ellison e-reads.com 978-0-7592-9204-8 $14.95 96
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll  
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream 2011-03-29 Harlan Ellison Blackstone Audiobooks   $13.96  
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 coll Checkmark
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 2012-03-05 Harlan Ellison Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-12361-8 £2.99  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
Vic & Blood 2012-03-05 Harlan Ellison Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-12365-6 £2.99  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
Dogtales! 2013-06-15 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Baen 978-1-62579-142-9 $4.99  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Ron Miller  
Vic and Blood 2014-04-01 Harlan Ellison Open Road Integrated Media (The Harlan Ellison Collection) 978-1-4976-0418-6 $9.99  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 2014-04-01 Harlan Ellison Open Road Integrated Media 978-1-4976-0488-9 $7.99  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 2014-06-03 Harlan Ellison Open Road Integrated Media 978-1-4976-4288-1 $14.99 300
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll  
Vic and Blood 2014-06-24 Harlan Ellison Open Road Integrated Media (The Harlan Ellison Collection) 978-1-4976-4331-4 $9.99 96
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll  
Ich muss schreien und habe keinen Mund 2014-09-00 Harlan Ellison Heyne 978-3-453-31557-0 €18.99 671
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Das Illustrat Checkmark
The Top of the Volcano: The Award-Winning Stories of Harlan Ellison 2015-01-00 Harlan Ellison Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-634-2 $45.00 vii+
520
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Michael Whelan Checkmark
The Top of the Volcano: The Award-Winning Stories of Harlan Ellison 2015-01-24 Harlan Ellison Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-635-9 $9.99  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
The Top of the Volcano: The Award-Winning Stories of Harlan Ellison 2015-04-00 Harlan Ellison Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-634-2 $125.00 vii+
520+
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hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Michael Whelan Checkmark
A Boy and His Dog 2016-07-12 Harlan Ellison Open Road Integrated Media 978-1-5040-3825-6 $2.99  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 chap  
Blood's a Rover 2018-06-18 Harlan Ellison Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-868-1 $40.00 225+
[7]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Richard Corben Checkmark
Blood's a Rover 2018-06-30 Harlan Ellison Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-869-8 $9.99  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Richard Corben  
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