War Dogs

Name: War Dogs
Brand: Hachette Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3.83 (6 reviews)
Author: Greg Bear
ISBN: 9781478982760

Author: Greg Bear

Series: War Dogs #1

Narrator: Jay Snyder

Unabridged: 8 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Orbit

Published: 10/14/2014

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction, Action & Adventure, Military Science Fiction, Suspense & Thriller

Synopsis

An epic interstellar tale of war from a master of science fiction.

One more tour on the red. Maybe my last.

They made their presence on Earth known thirteen years ago.

Providing technology and scientific insights far beyond what mankind was capable of. They became indispensable advisors and promised even more gifts that we just couldn't pass up. We called them Gurus.

It took them a while to drop the other shoe. You can see why, looking back.

It was a very big shoe, completely slathered in crap.

They had been hounded by mortal enemies from sun to sun, planet to planet, and were now stretched thin -- and they needed our help.

And so our first bill came due. Skyrines like me were volunteered to pay the price. As always.

These enemies were already inside our solar system and were moving to establish a beachhead, but not on Earth.

On Mars.

About Greg Bear

Greg Bear has won two Hugo Awards and three Nebula Awards and is a past president to the Science Fiction Writers of America. He lives in Seattle, Washington.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mike (the Paladin) on May 27, 2020

This is, in my opinion of course, military only in the strict sense of that word. It is about a group of marines that end up "lost" during a combat drop. Only a few have survived to reach the surface of Mars and now they have to survive there. The book proceeds from there through what is discovered,......more

Goodreads review by Bradley on September 08, 2018

As a long-time uber-fan of Greg Bear back in the day, I'm constantly mystified with myself that I have mostly avoided him since the mid-2000's. WHY? Well, let's put it this way: I expected him to throw mind-blowing fantastic SF at me on every level, messing with my head and showering me with brillia......more

Goodreads review by Trish on September 29, 2018

Memory. Basically, this is a story about the memory of what happened to a Skyrine (Sky Marine) on his last mission on Mars. Master Sergeant Michael Venn is sent to Mars to repel the Antag forces. Antag is short for Antagonists (simple name, stuck with the masses, makes them bland, nobody knows much ab......more

Goodreads review by Najaf on April 26, 2016

its a great book for anyone who hasn't read Starship Troopers, Ender's Game, Old Man's War or The Forever War. it was well written as one would expect from a seasoned writer like greg bear, although the characters were a little one dimensional. its just a little disappointing to see this book from an......more

Goodreads review by Megan on February 17, 2017

I think Greg Bear is at his best when he's going for a real mindfuck. I mean, this writer can mess with the brains of his readers like nobody's business, pulling them down uncomfortable and compelling paths. As a result, I think I am always slightly disappointed when he does something more mainstrea......more

Quotes

"Greg Bear's voice is a resonant, clear chord of quality binding some of the best SF of the 20th Century to the short list of science-savvy, sophisticated, top-notch speculative fiction of the 21st. More than a grace note, Hull Zero Three is a compelling allegro in the growing symphony of Greg Bear's finest work."—Dan Simmons

"Packed with adventure and incident...and conveyed with gritty realism."—Kirkus on War Dogs

"Hull Zero Three is a grand adventure of scientific discovery in the tradition of "Orphans of the Sky" and "Rendezvous with Rama" -- by turns chilling and touching, it poses challenging questions about what it means to be human."—Charles Stross

"Hull Zero Three is a lean, mean, supercharged sense-of-wonder engine."—Alastair Reynolds on Hull Zero Three

"Not for those who prefer their space opera simple-minded, this beautifully written tale where nothing is as it seems will please readers with a well-developed sense of wonder."—Publisher's Weekly (starred review) on Hull Zero Three

"Greg Bear is one contemporary master of the old ways, and in Hull Zero Three he gives the generation starship theme - crystallized beautifully by Robert Heinlein in 1941's "Universe" - a vigorous makeover...."—bn.com

"The heart of the mystery is worthy of Bear in its bravura extrapolations into far-future science and moral ambiguity...a testament of faith both in human beings and in something beyond them, divine or indistinguishable from it, and it seems directed as much toward the world of today, with all its sinful affections and deceits, as it is toward the far future."—Locus on Hull Zero Three

"I loved Hull Zero Three - this book reminds me of why I fell in love with science fiction in the first place. Searing questions of humanity, a good old fashioned riddle of a plot, and excellent conceptualization make Hull Zero Three more than worth the effort."—thebooksmugglers.com