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The Savage Amusement
AuthorDavid Bishop
Cover artistCliff Robinson
SeriesJudge Dredd
GenreScience fiction
Set in 2115
PublisherVirgin Books
Publication date
August 1993
Pages256
ISBN0-352-32874-6
Preceded byDeathmasques 
Followed byDreddlocked 

The Savage Amusement is an original novel written by David Bishop and based on the long-running British science fiction comic strip Judge Dredd. At the time of publication (1993) Bishop was editor of the Judge Dredd Megazine.

Synopsis[edit]

Rookie Judge Harry Brisco is taking his gruelling final assessment to decide if he is fit to be a full street judge, and Judge Dredd is assigned as the supervisor who can make or break him. As they hit the streets a mystery virus begins killing all the clones in the city – and Dredd himself is a clone. Meanwhile, Mega-City One is about to hold an election for its new mayor, and opinion polls indicate that undead mass-murderer Judge Death may win. Brisco is about to face the toughest challenge of his life.

Continuity[edit]

Brisco first appeared as a cadet in the 1985 story Thirteenth Assessment in 2000 AD #421, written by John Wagner and Alan Grant.

External links[edit]

  • The Savage Amusement at the 2000 AD fansite (note: the reference to Judge Dredd in the synopsis should read "Judge Death," and the "reprint material" section erroneously refers to another story).


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