Dogs of War, Adrian Tchaikovsky
Dogs of War, Adrian Tchaikovsky
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Dogs of War

Author: Adrian Tchaikovsky

Narrator: Laurence Bouvard, William Hope, Nathan Osgood

Unabridged: 9 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 01/31/2023

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction


Synopsis

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. But all he wants to be is a Good Dog. And to do that he must do exactly what Master says and 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?

About Adrian Tchaikovsky

Adrian Tchaikovsky is the author of the ten-book Shadows of the Apt series, starting with Empire in Black and Gold. His other works include the novel Children of Time, which won the 2016 Arthur C. Clarke Award, the short story collection Feast and Famine, and the novellas The Bloody Deluge and Even in the Cannon's Mouth. He has been shortlisted for the David Gemmell Legend Award and the British Fantasy Award.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Chris on January 16, 2023

Oh, man. After almost 20 years of reading and enjoying Forsyth's globe-trotting espionage/mystery thrillers, I knew I was bound to come across a clunker, and this one's it. In a way, this book is similar to his deservedly acclaimed "Day of the Jackal" in that in concerns the plot and execution of a......more

Goodreads review by Jim on August 07, 2014

It's been a lot of years since I last saw any part of the movie & more since I read it, but it aged very well. As usual, Forsyth takes us through a long, convoluted setup that is fascinating, very much the same structure as The Day of the Jackal. The epilogue explains a lot, but... well, I can't say......more

Goodreads review by Martin on July 07, 2021

Una de las mejores novelas del autor, hay que leerla hoy en día teniendo en cuenta el contexto histórico de la Guerra Fría. Sin embargo, el rol de los mercenarios en África no ha cambiado mucho después de la caída de la Unión Soviética: siguen presentes en muchos países, para respaldar gobiernos dic......more

Goodreads review by Chris on December 30, 2009

While many of the reviews point to an abundance of information as a downfall I find this to be the major strength of the novel. You are taken on a realistic journey by Forsythe through the shadowy thoroughly researched underworld ending in an unexpected but enjoyable climax. If you enjoyed the detail......more

Goodreads review by John on July 15, 2017

Of all Forsyth's novels, his first two are for me by far the best, and also the most authentic. Here he combines his skills as a master story-teller with an intimate knowledge of the esoteric and closed world of mercenaries, and of Africa. It is clear that his research for this novel went far beyond......more