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.