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
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Author: Harlan Ellison
Date: 1969-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Series: Vic and Blood
Series Number: 2
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note:
- Per story credit in The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World, "This story has been expanded for this, its first American publication."
- The original publication only had novelette length. The expanded version appears in Beyond Armageddon and no doubt in at least some subsequent publications.
Synopsis: In a postapocalyptic wasteland America, a young barbarian and his genetically enhanced telepathic dog are distracted from the struggle for survival when he becomes emotionally attached to a young woman he was planning to rape.
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Awards
Place | Year and Award | Category |
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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 |
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New Worlds,#189 April 1969 | 1969-04-00 | ed. Langdon Jones | New Worlds Publishing | 5/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
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 | ||
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World | 1969-07-00 | Harlan Ellison | Avon | V2300 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
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 | |
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World | 1969-07-00 | Harlan Ellison | Avon | V2300 | C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar |
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 | |
World's Best Science Fiction: 1970 | 1970-00-00 | ed. Terry Carr, Donald A. Wollheim | Ace Books (World's Best Science Fiction #6) | 91357 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
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 | |
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 | ||
World's Best Science Fiction: 1970 | 1970-09-00 | ed. Terry Carr, Donald A. Wollheim | Ace Books / SFBC (World's Best Science Fiction #6) | 2407 | $1.98?$: US dollar |
viii+ 339 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
World's Best Science Fiction: 1970 | 1970-10-00 | ed. Terry Carr, Donald A. Wollheim | Gollancz | 0-575-00590-4 | 42/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
352 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
Nebula Award Stories Five | 1970-11-00 | ed. James Blish | Gollancz | 0-575-00579-3 | £?£: UK pound |
216 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
Nebula Award Stories Five | 1970-12-11 | ed. James Blish | Doubleday | $4.95?$: US dollar |
215 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Ann Crews , Donald Crews | ||
Nebula Award Stories Five | 1972-01-00 | ed. James Blish | Pocket Books | 0-671-77423-9 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
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 | |
Nebula Award Stories Five | 1972-11-00 | ed. James Blish | Pocket Books | 0-671-77423-9 | C$0.95?C$: Canadian dollar |
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 | |
Nebula Award Stories 5 | 1972-12-00 | ed. James Blish | Panther | 0-586-03785-3 | £0.35?£: UK pound |
170+ [1] |
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 | ||
As Tomorrow Becomes Today | 1974-00-00 | ed. Charles Wm. Sullivan, III | Prentice-Hall | 0-13-050021-6 | $4.95?$: US dollar |
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 Wm. Sullivan, III | Prentice-Hall | 0-13-050039-9 | $7.95?$: US dollar |
xv+ 456 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
Best S.F. Stories from New Worlds 8 | 1974-03-00 | ed. Michael Moorcock | Panther | 0-586-03803-5 | £0.35?£: UK pound |
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 | |
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World | 1974-04-00 | Harlan Ellison | Signet / New American Library | Y5870 | $1.25?$: US dollar |
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 | |
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World | 1974-04-00 | Harlan Ellison | Signet / New American Library of Canada | Y5870 | C$1.25?C$: Canadian dollar |
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 | |
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World | 1976-07-00 | Harlan Ellison | Millington | 0-86000-065-6 | £3.50?£: UK pound |
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 | $1.50?$: US dollar |
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 | |
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World | 1979-00-00 | Harlan Ellison | Signet / New American Library | 0-451-08590-6 | $1.75?$: US dollar |
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 | |
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World | 1979-09-00 | Harlan Ellison | Pan Books | 0-330-25575-4 | £0.90?£: UK pound |
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) | |
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 | |||
They Came from Outer Space | 1981-03-00 | ed. Jim Wynorski | Doubleday | 0-385-18502-2 | $11.95?$: US dollar |
xix+ 363 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
They Came from Outer Space | 1981-04-00 | ed. Jim Wynorski | Doubleday / SFBC | 3851 | $6.50?$: US dollar |
xix+ 363+ [32] |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume Four | 1981-11-00 | ed. Arthur C. Clarke | Gollancz | 0-575-02989-7 | £8.95?£: UK pound |
xi+ 672 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III | 1982-03-00 | ed. Arthur C. Clarke, George W. Proctor | Avon | 0-380-79335-0 | $3.95?$: US dollar |
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 | ||
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III | 1982-10-00 | ed. Arthur C. Clarke, George W. Proctor | Avon / SFBC | 5179 | $6.98?$: US dollar |
xi+ 623 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
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 | $6.95?$: US dollar |
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 | Barclay Shaw | |
A Boy and His Dog & "Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman | 1985-09-01 | Harlan Ellison | Warner Audio | 0-87188-118-7 | $14.95?$: US dollar |
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 | $18.95?$: US dollar |
ix+ 387 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Loretta Trezzo | |
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 | $3.95?$: US dollar |
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 | Loretta Trezzo | |
Beyond Armageddon: Survivors of the Megawar | 1987-00-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Walter M. Miller, Jr. | Robinson | 0-948164-43-3 | £3.95?£: UK pound |
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 | |
The Essential Ellison: A 35-Year Retrospective | 1987-00-00 | Harlan Ellison | Nemo Press | 0-914261-02-9 | $60.00?$: US dollar |
xv+ 1019 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon | |
The Essential Ellison | 1987-08-00 | Harlan Ellison | Nemo Press | 0-914261-01-0 | $29.95?$: US dollar |
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 | $3.50?$: US dollar |
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 | |
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 | |||
The Best of the Nebulas | 1989-04-00 | ed. Ben Bova | Tor | 0-312-93184-0 | $19.95?$: US dollar |
593 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Doug Fornuff | |
The Best of the Nebulas | 1989-04-00 | ed. Ben Bova | Tor | 0-312-93175-1 | $14.95?$: US dollar |
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 | |
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 | $8.95?$: US dollar |
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?£: UK pound |
573 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Helen Hale | |
The Essential Ellison | 1991-10-00 | Harlan Ellison | Morpheus International | 0-9623447-3-7 | $34.95?$: US dollar |
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 | $19.95?$: US dollar |
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 | |
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 / WW 11953 | $21.99?$: US dollar |
xx+ xxx+ 350+ xxii+ |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | John K. Snyder, III | |
The Essential Ellison: A 50-Year Retrospective | 2001-05-00 | Harlan Ellison | Morpheus International | 1-883398-46-0 | $24.95?$: US dollar |
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 | |
Vic and Blood: The Continuing Adventures of a Boy and His Dog | 2003-06-00 | Richard Corben, Harlan Ellison | ibooks | 0-7434-5903-2 | $17.95?$: US dollar |
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 | Richard Corben | |
The Essential Ellison: A 50-Year Retrospective | 2005-06-00 | Harlan Ellison | Morpheus International | 1-883398-60-6 | $24.95?$: US dollar |
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 | |
Beyond Armageddon | 2006-05-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Walter M. Miller, Jr. | Bison Books | 0-8032-8315-6 | $16.95?$: US dollar |
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 | |
Vic and Blood | 2009-08-04 | Harlan Ellison | e-reads.com | 978-0-7592-9204-8 | $14.95?$: US dollar |
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 | $13.96?$: US dollar |
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
coll | ||||
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?£: UK pound |
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?£: UK pound |
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 Books | 978-1-62579-142-9 | $4.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | Ron Miller | ||
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 | $7.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
Vic and Blood | 2014-04-01 | Harlan Ellison | Open Road Integrated Media (The Harlan Ellison Collection) | 978-1-4976-0418-6 | $9.99?$: US dollar |
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 | $14.99?$: US dollar |
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 | $9.99?$: US dollar |
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 | ||
The Top of the Volcano: The Award-Winning Stories of Harlan Ellison | 2015-01-00 | Harlan Ellison | Subterranean Press | 978-1-59606-634-2 | $45.00?$: US dollar |
vii+ 520 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Michael Whelan | |
The Top of the Volcano: The Award-Winning Stories of Harlan Ellison | 2015-01-24 | Harlan Ellison | Subterranean Press | 978-1-59606-635-9 | $9.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | Michael Whelan | ||
The Top of the Volcano: The Award-Winning Stories of Harlan Ellison | 2015-04-00 | Harlan Ellison | Subterranean Press | 978-1-59606-634-2 | $125.00?$: US dollar |
vii+ 520+ [6] |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Michael Whelan | |
A Boy and His Dog | 2016-07-12 | Harlan Ellison | Open Road Integrated Media | 978-1-5040-3825-6 | $2.99?$: US dollar |
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 | $40.00?$: US dollar |
225+ [7] |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Richard Corben | |
Blood's a Rover | 2018-06-30 | Harlan Ellison | Subterranean Press | 978-1-59606-869-8 | $9.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | Richard Corben | ||
Blood's a Rover | 2021-01-09 | Harlan Ellison | Edgeworks Abbey (Edgeworks Abbey Archive) | 978-1-946542-99-1 | $20.00?$: US dollar |
228 | 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 |
Reviews
- Review by Jeanne Gomoll (1975) in Janus, Dec. 1975
- Review [German] by Christian Hoffmann (2020) in phantastisch!, #77
- Review by The Paperback Warrior (2020) in Pulp Apocalypse