Vic And Blood: The Continuing Adventures Of A Boy And His Dog ePub download
by Harlan Ellison
- Author: Harlan Ellison
- ISBN: 0743459032
- ISBN13: 978-0743459037
- ePub: 1746 kb | FB2: 1635 kb
- Language: English
- Category: Graphic Novels
- Publisher: IBooks (June 24, 2003)
- Pages: 128
- Rating: 4.9/5
- Votes: 252
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A Boy and His Dog is a cycle of narratives by author Harlan Ellison.
A Boy and His Dog is a cycle of narratives by author Harlan Ellison. The cycle tells the story of an amoral boy (Vic) and his telepathic dog (Blood), who work together as a team to survive in the post-apocalyptic world after a nuclear war. The original 1969 novella was adapted into the 1975 film A Boy and His Dog directed by L. Q. Jones. Both the story and the film were well received by critics and science fiction fans, but the film was not successful commercially
Vic and his telepathic dog, Blood, struggle to endure in the aftermath of nuclear war. But when Blood sniffs out Quilla June-a girl who has come disguised as a boy to the womanless nuclear wasteland from an underground world (to which the population has fled from destruction)-Vic.
Vic and his telepathic dog, Blood, struggle to endure in the aftermath of nuclear war. But when Blood sniffs out Quilla June-a girl who has come disguised as a boy to the womanless nuclear wasteland from an underground world (to which the population has fled from destruction)-Vic discovers love while Blood sees his own survival threatened. Quilla June's haunting question, "Do you know what love is?," envelops the ending in a poignant irony as Vic must choose to save the life of one-Quilla June or Blood-at the expense of the other.
Why am I giving it three? It was too dark and left me feeling crappy
Trade paperback collection, color reprints. Why am I giving it three? It was too dark and left me feeling crappy. but skip if you're not in the mood to visit dark places.
All persons, places and organizations in this book-except those clearly in the public domain-are fictitious and any resemblance that may seem to exist to actual persons, places or organizations living, dead or defunct is purely coincidental. These are works of fiction. Renewed, 2005 by The Kilimanjaro Corporation.
Harlan Ellison, 1934 - Harlan Ellison was born in 1934. He was first published professionally at the age of 15 in the Cleveland News. Ellison has written over 1700 short stories, essays, articles and newspaper columns
Harlan Ellison, 1934 - Harlan Ellison was born in 1934. Ellison has written over 1700 short stories, essays, articles and newspaper columns. He was the first to receive the Living Legend Award by the International Horror Critics in 1995. In 1987, a 35 year retrospective of Ellison's work was published as "The Essential Ellison. Over the course of his career, Ellison has written for "The Outer Limits," "The Starlost" and "The Twilight Zone.
Beginning with "Eggsucker," chronicling the early days between 14-year-old loner Vic and his brilliant, telepathic dog, Blood, the book continues and expands into "A Boy and his Dog," showing how much smarter Blood is and how loyal Vic is. Each adaptation is followed by the actual. Each adaptation is followed by the actual Ellison short story, illustrated with previously unpublished art by Corben.
While Blood guides Vic toward women-to be used for sex-Vic ensures that Blood has food, but the symbiotic . Winner of the Nebula Award for Best Novella and a Hugo Award finalist, A Boy and His Dog was adapted into a cult classic film and fully solidifies Ellison as a master of his craft.
While Blood guides Vic toward women-to be used for sex-Vic ensures that Blood has food, but the symbiotic relationship is put at risk when the pair meets Quilla June Holmes, who lures the boy to an underground civilization. A piece of shocking, dystopic science fiction, A Boy and His Dog questions the boundaries and nature of love while crafting a vision of a dark future guaranteed to leave chills.
This title is a graphic collection of author Harlan Ellison's Boy and his Dog material with illustrations and sketchbook material by artist Richard Corban. There are original short stories by Ellison and graphic adaptations of A Boy and His Dog, Eggsucker and Run, Spot, Run. The cycle tells the story of a boy (Vic) and his telepathic dog (Blood), who work together as a team to survive in the post-apocalyptic world after a nuclear war. Both the story and the film were well received by critics and science fiction fans, but the film was not successful commercially.