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Dogs of War

Dogs of War, Book 1

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Dogs of War

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky
Narrated by: Laurence Bouvard, Nathan Osgood, William Hope
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A bio-engineered dog fights for its life and its right to life. From the Arthur C. Clark Award-winning author of CHILDREN OF TIME.

My name is Rex. I am a good dog.

Rex is also seven foot tall at the shoulder, bulletproof, bristling with heavy calibre weaponry and his voice resonates with subsonics especially designed to instil fear. With Dragon, Honey and Bees, he's part of a Multiform Assault Pack operating in the lawless anarchy of Campeche, Mexico. A genetically engineered Bioform, he's a deadly weapon in a dirty war. All he wants to be is a Good Dog. And to do that he must do exactly what Master says and Master says he's got to kill a lot of enemies.

But who, exactly, are the enemies? What happens when Master is tried as a war criminal? What rights does the Geneva Convention grant weapons? Do Rex and his fellow Bioforms even have a right to exist?

And what happens when Rex slips his leash?

©2017 Adrian Tchaikovsky (P)2018 W.F Howes Ltd.
Genetic Engineering Science Fiction Fiction War
Unique Concept • Compelling Characters • Excellent Voice Performances • Thought-provoking Themes • Excellent Storytelling
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REX IS A GOOD DOG!!!! Fantastic book it left me feeling a little empty in a good way. I loved Rex so much.

Fantastic sci-fi entry

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Adrian Tchaikovsky never fails to please, but this was an exceptional story. Hopefully we see it made into a miniseries

Excellent work, as expected

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Prologue was much too long. Love stories with the inner voice of robot types. So few of them!

Liked

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The narrator for Rex really gave a less than stellar performance. They were a great choice given their voice was perfect for what you'd might expect Rex to sound like and was pretty good with the other characters as well. Unfortunately, their pronunciation of several words was pretty off the mark and really broke the emersion of the story telling for me. The other Actors were fantastic!

Fantastic concept and execution!

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Smart Sci Fi. Well written and engaging. Honey the Bear is a G. All the bio forms were cool af

Very Good

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This was not the brain-candy read/listen I first took it be.
I lost count of how many existential topics, epiphanies and quandaries this book dredged up so subtly. It was like being filleted alive without noticing. I can’t even look at my dog right now… and that is the least of it.

The Depths of Questions Eternal

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Adrian has an uncanny ability to out us in the minds of "aliens" and ask us probing questions.

Adrian does it again

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The narrator does a fantastic job with what is another of Adrian Tchaikovsky’s great dramas. With a canine bioform protagonist, and a number of interesting characters and perspectives, this is a book that also serves up a refreshingly contemporary ethical issue.

Great drama, great narration, interesting, relevant topics

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great story. Great narration. I hope to meet these characters again. great character and story development, Unique story.

Loved it

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This book should be more popular than just a hundred reviews. Rex, dragon, the bees, etc.. are all very unique and likeable characters that have stuck in my mind now almost a year after listening to the book.

Good boy Rex!

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