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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Placement
- Vic and Blood — #2
- contained in A Boy and His Dog & "Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockmancollection
- contained in Best S.F. Stories from New Worlds 8anthology
- contained in Beyond Armageddonanthology
- contained in Blood's a Rovercollection
- contained in Dogtales!anthology
- contained in Edgeworks 4omnibus
- contained in I Have No Mouth, and I Must Screamcollection
- contained in Nebula Award Stories Fiveanthology
- contained in The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the Worldcollection
- contained in The Beast that Shouted Love at the Heart of the World and Other Worksomnibus
- contained in The Best of the Nebulasanthology
- contained in The Essential Ellisoncollection
- contained in The Top of the Volcano: The Award-Winning Stories of Harlan Ellisoncollection
- contained in Vic and Bloodcollection
- contained in Vic and Blood: The Chronicles of a Boy and His Dogcollection
- contained in World's Best Science Fiction: 1970anthology