tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post1600357130742716858..comments2024-03-22T19:07:21.790+00:00Comments on The Wertzone: The Dogs of Science Fiction and FantasyAdam Whiteheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-71290788083213453752022-02-14T19:12:06.185+00:002022-02-14T19:12:06.185+00:00Blutark, ferocious war dog from Armengar in the Ri...Blutark, ferocious war dog from Armengar in the Riftwar sagaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-58426443632476155762021-09-15T01:03:32.731+00:002021-09-15T01:03:32.731+00:00 Naga from the legend of Korra Naga from the legend of KorraEgdirohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13330546489241723302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-63700804266155762652021-09-15T01:03:30.692+00:002021-09-15T01:03:30.692+00:00 Naga from the legend of Korra Naga from the legend of KorraEgdirohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13330546489241723302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-8797960905086821122020-07-05T17:40:01.644+00:002020-07-05T17:40:01.644+00:00Thinking that Fido from Snow Crash (Neil Stephenso...Thinking that Fido from Snow Crash (Neil Stephenson) has a place on the list. And perhaps the scary Rat-Things due to being dog-rat hybrid mutants. Nice list! RevXIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16930294738085500581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-83493330979439907992020-07-05T17:37:27.579+00:002020-07-05T17:37:27.579+00:00I don't see Fido from "Snow Crash" (...I don't see Fido from "Snow Crash" (Neal Stephenson) on the list. Granted--a cyberpooch--but a Very Good Dog, nonetheless. [also that the vicious 'Ratthings' were mutated from dog dna.] RevXIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16930294738085500581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-64652360088612874232020-04-17T22:30:15.140+00:002020-04-17T22:30:15.140+00:00No Disreputable Dog from Lirael? One of my favorit...No Disreputable Dog from Lirael? One of my favorite characters of all time.Efreet1008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-2623266051794576732020-02-01T02:33:41.209+00:002020-02-01T02:33:41.209+00:00Samantha "Sam" from I Am LegendSamantha "Sam" from I Am LegendAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05160788776075529956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-79282167332232085052019-08-20T01:44:53.798+00:002019-08-20T01:44:53.798+00:00What about Alan dean foster and the Taken Trilogy....What about Alan dean foster and the Taken Trilogy. The dog is pretty memorableAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-9592783703153279782019-05-11T15:21:19.639+00:002019-05-11T15:21:19.639+00:00Has anyone else noticed that all of the dogs whose...Has anyone else noticed that all of the dogs whose gender is noted are male? I am trying so hard to come up with a female dog from sf-f and I can't think of one (unless the female direwolves from ASOIAF count as dogs, and even then they are outnumbered by the males). Someone needs to write about this phenomenon. Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03901668496220351365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-14575774835322292912018-03-25T23:40:30.320+00:002018-03-25T23:40:30.320+00:00Call me strange but as an animal lover I was touch...Call me strange but as an animal lover I was touched by the part involving the dog in Matheson's "I Am Legend". I don't actually recall whether the dog had a name or not.<br /><br />Rowf and Snitter! "The Plague Dogs" sadly doesn't seem to be very well-known. It's a good novel but it's heart-wrenching.Jenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623941508503788134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-79240741877923468942018-03-21T02:59:10.664+00:002018-03-21T02:59:10.664+00:00Sharik from Mikhail Bulgakov's Heart of a Dog....Sharik from Mikhail Bulgakov's Heart of a Dog. The original speculative scifi dog?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15011866088631647584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-57630718069505077202018-03-19T17:45:50.189+00:002018-03-19T17:45:50.189+00:00I nominate the electronic'hound' from Fahr...I nominate the electronic'hound' from Fahrenheit 451.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08902802137324262883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-81566761536650546322018-03-19T17:40:13.333+00:002018-03-19T17:40:13.333+00:00Fun topic! a few others:
There's another Ein...Fun topic! a few others:<br /><br />There's another Einstein, a super intelligent Dog from Dean Koontz's Watchers. Haplo has a dog in The Death Gate Cycle called, I believe, Dog. The hound of the Baskerville deserves a shoutout, even though it isn't REALLY supernatural. And the direwolves from ASoIaF may count - i mean one is called Shaggydog. Omernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-47869544978703534142018-03-19T10:53:09.320+00:002018-03-19T10:53:09.320+00:00Great read, thanks! I'll throw my favourite in...Great read, thanks! I'll throw my favourite in as well, in the category of dog-appearing beings: Snuff, from Zelazny's brilliant "A night in the lonesome October". MAurohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15360712224447254495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-9253653835728676212018-03-19T08:24:40.194+00:002018-03-19T08:24:40.194+00:00My favorite is Beelzebub in Steven Brust's boo...My favorite is Beelzebub in Steven Brust's book To Reign in Hell.<br />He is in the form of a golden retriever and speaks in an old fashioned Victorian English way.<br />He is a good (!) dog.<br />Rolandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-19366546628485675302018-03-18T16:31:30.185+00:002018-03-18T16:31:30.185+00:00The other, err, "sort of" dog that comes...The other, err, "sort of" dog that comes to mind is the Rat-Thing, the Semi-Autonomous Guard Units that protect Mr. Lee's Greater Hong Kong Franchise of city-states in Snow Crash by Neil Stephenson. They were very distructive dogs!Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12180693169662512409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-11738165919131886712018-03-18T14:36:12.208+00:002018-03-18T14:36:12.208+00:00I nominate Surplus, Michael Swanwick's genetic...I nominate Surplus, Michael Swanwick's genetically altered anthropomorphic dog conman from a series of short stories as well as the novels Dancing with Bears and Chasing the Phoenix. He's a somewhat good dog.JD Woodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11533235145896724351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-56320717825246259992018-03-18T12:33:57.237+00:002018-03-18T12:33:57.237+00:00Cavall from the Fionavar Tapestry (and Arthurian l...Cavall from the Fionavar Tapestry (and Arthurian legend) is worth a mention.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-87832074114168154982018-03-18T05:54:57.899+00:002018-03-18T05:54:57.899+00:00Bent and Roach also spring to mind from the Malaza...Bent and Roach also spring to mind from the Malazan books. I just listened to the Crippled God audiobook yesterday and damn, if it didn't bring a tear to my eye, up on the Spire...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08884960578296870982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-83281108635480326552018-03-18T01:09:57.544+00:002018-03-18T01:09:57.544+00:00Another good one is Oberon (the Irish Wolfhound) f...Another good one is Oberon (the Irish Wolfhound) from the Iron Druid series. I don't think you have read those books though<br />http://theirondruidchronicles.wikia.com/wiki/OberonJameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046402806306048946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-73979579754058627752018-03-17T22:31:10.752+00:002018-03-17T22:31:10.752+00:00I guess he's technically a wolf, but Nighteyes...I guess he's technically a wolf, but Nighteyes from Robin Hobb's Assassin books? Unless you're doing a separate list based on wolves, in which case ignore me :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-25213642886864781352018-03-17T21:57:37.159+00:002018-03-17T21:57:37.159+00:00Great list! I'll throw in my favourite, the po...Great list! I'll throw in my favourite, the poignant story of Sirius (Olaf Stapledon). He was a good but misunderstood dog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com