[Biblebelter]

I will point to a book that has not been mentioned. I was always fond of Harlan Ellison’s A Boy and his Dog. If anyone has ever seen the movie, do not hold that against the book. It was a God awful movie with Don Johnson who was a complete unknown at the time.

[GSWarrior]

I saw A Boy and His Dog. It was a long time ago, but I remember not being terribly impressed.

[Harold Shea]

" I will point to a book that has not been mentioned. I was always fond of Harlan Ellison’s A Boy and his Dog. If anyone has ever seen the movie, do not hold that against the book. It was a God awful movie with Don Johnson who was a complete unknown at the time. "
Another pretty good story shot all to heck was Alan Dean Fosters Dark Star,
James White had some good stuff.
Sprague DeCamp wrote some great fantasy.

[djf]

Yes! Took over a hundred posts before anybody mentions Ellison.

Short and twisted, but a damn good writer.

[MarkL]

It was a God awful movie with Don Johnson who was a complete unknown at the time.

The best part of that movie was at the very beginning, where you see text on a black screen. I can't remember it verbatim but it was something like: "In the late 20th century, politicians finally found a cure to urban blight." The next thing you see is a mushroom cloud. As I recall, it went downhill from there.

Ellison's short story was great, and the movie was OK, but it didn't compare to his story.

For a long time, I was something of a fan of his writing, but I've since decided that I really like his editing better. I'm eternally thankful to Harlan Ellison for his "Dangerous Visions" anthologies, for introducing me to many authors I probably would never have read otherwise, including Piers Anthony, Theodore Sturgeon, and Fritz Leiber.

Mark