Hugo and Nebula Winner Harlan Ellison's classic post-apocalyptic saga The cycle beings with "Eggsucker," which chronicles the early years of the association between fourtenn-year-old loner Vic and his brilliant, telepathic dog, Blood. The saga continues and expands in "A Boy and His Dog," in which Blood shows just how much smarter he is than Vic, and Vic shows how loyal he can be. The story expands further in "Run, Spot, Run," the first part of Ellison's promised novel of the cycle, Blood's A Rover. Here Vic and Blood find surprising new ways to get into trouble-but getting out of it may be beyond even their combined talents.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Another triumph from Harlan Ellison,
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This review is from: Vic and Blood (Paperback)
Set in post-apocalyptic wasteland, this story about a wandering boy and his psychic dog plays heavily on the subject of morality. The setting is very vivid, and Harlan's description of life following cataclysm is unparalleled.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
I'am a noble creature...,
By BJ "Brett Starr" (East Peoria, IL United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Vic and Blood (Paperback)
"Vic and Blood" is one of those post-apocalyptic stories that sneaks under most people's radar. I personally only found it by overhearing someone mention it in a comparison to another book. Harlan Ellison is one author that I've never really heard much about or know of."Vic and Blood" is the futuristic story about a boy (Vic) and his telepathic dog (Blood). They work together as a team and are part of a roverpack, teen boys with no futures that roam the streets. Not everyone can hear the telepathic dogs and not all dogs have the power that Blood has. This very short novella is only around 96 pages and is a very quick read. Its broken down into three sections - Part 1 - Eggsucker Part 2 - A Boy and His Dog Part 3 - Run, Spot, Run The last part of the novella is supposed to be the first part of the promised novel "Blood's a Rover" that Ellison has apparently failed to ever publish. In my personal opinion, this short novella was plenty enough to wet my appetite for more adventures from Blood. The story has alot of action, alot of great dialogue between the two main characters and several other minor characters that fill out the stories. The underworld and the shootouts between the roverpacks made this novella worth the while. Blood is a great character concept and carries the story all the way through. A movie was made from the novella, a very low budget film A Boy & His Dog starring a young Don Johnson (Miami Vice) and I plan to watch it solely for the laughs at some point! Enjoy~
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