The Dog Said Bow-Wow

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"The Dog Said Bow-Wow"
Author Michael Swanwick
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Science fiction short story
Published in Asimov's Science Fiction
Publication type magazine
Publication date Oct/Nov 2001

"The Dog Said Bow-Wow" is a science fiction short story written in 2001 by Michael Swanwick. It won the 2002 Hugo Award for Best Short Story[1] and was nominated for the 2003 Nebula Award for Best Short Story.[2] "The Dog Said Bow-Wow is the title story of his 2007 short story collection, published by Tachyon Publications.

Contents

[edit] Plot summary

The Dog Said Bow-Wow follows the story of Sir Plus, a re-made talking dog, and Darger, his partner in crime. Together they come up with a plan to bilk the residents of Buckingham palace out of their wealth. Set in a future years after a war between men and their electronic creations, the two have created what they believe to be the perfect con game.

[edit] The collection

The collection The Dog Said Bow-Wow contains the following stories:

  1. "Hello, said the stick"
  2. "The dog said bow-wow"
  3. "Slow life"
  4. "Triceratops summer"
  5. "Tin marsh"
  6. "An episode of stardust"
  7. "The skysailor's tale"
  8. "Legions in time"
  9. "The little cat laughed to see such sport"
  10. "The bordello in Faerie"
  11. "The last geek"
  12. "Girls and boys, come out to play"
  13. "A great day for brontosaurs"
  14. "Dirty little war"
  15. "A small room in Koboldtown"
  16. "Urdumheim"

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ The Locus Index to the Hugo Awards: 2002
  2. ^ The Locus Index to the Nebula Awards: 2003

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