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The Beast that Shouted Love at the Heart of the World and Other Works
- Narrated by: Angelo Di Loreto
- Length: 17 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Anthologies & Short Stories
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Publisher's Summary
In a post-apocalyptic future, 15-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 Award-nominated and Nebula Award-winning novella, A Boy and His Dog - the basis of the cult classic film.
An intergalactic conspiracy infects the minds of the most powerful politicians in the Republican Party - and only one jolly old elf can save them in “Santa Claus vs. S.P.I.D.E.R.”
And in the Hugo Award-winning title story, disparate threads of violence, conflict, and conversation weave an intricate tapestry across worlds and times in an experimental tour-de-force of the imagination.
This groundbreaking collection brings together some of Harlan Ellison’s most innovative and intriguing stories, frightening and funny visions of human nature that can only come from the peerless Grand Master of Science Fiction.
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- Kukhri
- 07-31-20
Nothing like Ellison
There isn't a mediocre story here, or anywhere in Harlan's oeuvre as far as I'm concerned. So many of the stories and few brief essays feel like they were written for the present day, dealing with issues right out of the headlines. Incredible throughout.
My only quibble is that this collection doesn't bookmark all of the stories. Bookmarks end after "A Boy and His Dog." Makes it more difficult to scan the collection.
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- omri
- 02-27-20
Another case of excellent narration saving the day
The stories were lackluster, but the stellar voice performance kept me listening all the way to the end.
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- Kelley Herring
- 04-30-22
good stuff
enjoyed the stories and the narrator was good but I dislike how a large chunk of stories was put in one chapter and not labeled as chapters individually
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- RYLAND
- 04-14-21
Fantastic collection
Full of fantastic creativity and daring. So many great Harlan Ellison stories in here and some great discussion from the author himself. Only problem, whoever put the audiobook together messed up and did not mark any of the stories in Part 2, so it was very difficult to listen to the second part. If you plan on studying his short stories, keep this issue in mind. I hope they fix it.
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- SAI
- 02-23-20
Great writing, good reading, poor formatting.
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- Denys
- 10-30-20
Kinky tales with some real gems
The New Wave sci-fi can be weird and not quite straightforward, but that's what we like it for. Ellison is interesting, and the collection contains some great stories, but also some I do not like (being underdone, too political/leftist, or too perverse for my taste). In fact there are TWO collections: the second one is called Approaching Oblivion and follows A Boy And His Dog directly (unfortunately no section markup there, but it's still a good deal to get two collections as one). Plus a bonus story told by the author. I'm glad I bought it.