flory@zaphod.UUCP (Scrapfaggot Green) (09/29/85)
***** The finest in bug cuisine served here. Apply within. ***** Hello All; I am looking for a particular flavour of story --usually to be found in the SF genre-- and would like to receive whatever information or recommendations anyone might care to pass along. In my youth I read a story which I think was called _A_boy_and_his_Dog_. Whatever the title really was the story had your basic post-apocalypse, all-hell-broke-loose type of setting. The story was a little violent, a little gruesome, but made fascinating reading. I have thought of the tale may times over the years and have since found cause to remember it once again: the series of Mad Max movies have a somewhat similar theme (decay, greed, fear, violence). Though I personally feel that the Max flicks are thin in terms of plot that is not really the point; the desolation of the setting, the thematic elements of primitive fear and survival and the overall air of malaise are the elements I am specifically looking for. So ... I seek good post-apocalypse stories that have the same ``gone to hell in a hand basket'' feel as _A_boy_ and the Max flicks. Civilization crippled and dying; Man lost in the rubble; morality worn and discarded like old clothes; survival the only law. What man does in this environment is up to you the recommender. I think it best that recommendations be sent to me at the usenet address below. If there seems to be sufficient interest then I will post a summary of recommended works. Thank you. ***** Trevor K. Flory Develcon Electronics Ltd., Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CANADA UUCP: ...!ihnp4!sask!zaphod!flory