![]() Rex wants to be good, something that isn in both his natural genetic ancestory and his hardwired bio-engineering technology encourages. Led by Rex (the dog) who in turn is commanded by his "master" the cruel and ruthless mercanary leader Murray. These creatures make up the squad we follow through this remarkable, intelligent and engaging book. ![]() ![]() Having mastered this process the natural progression is to bio-engineer other forms (known as bioforms) - the powerful and clever bear, the ruthless and efficient lizard and even the perfect reconnaissance drone in a swarm of Bees. Of course you don't want to make them too smart to the point they begin independent thought and question what makes a dog good. Given the loyalty dogs have to their owners you then have a frighteningly powerful, loyal soldier that will follow orders to the letter. Last time I read one of his books it was Spiders, this time it's Dogs, Bears, Bees and Lizards.ĭogs of War imagines that we've got to grips with bio-engineering to the degree that we can create powerful, loyal, obedient soldiers by taking a big dog, making it bigger, smarter, providing a voice and integrating it with smart tech. ![]() I don't know how he does it, but Adrian Tchaikovsky manages to get inside the heads of different creatures and allow us to see through their eyes. ![]()
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