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My higher self is looking for a plot that forces me to engage my brain and think. When it comes to science fiction, my primitive brain always craves action and pretty explosions. Speculative fiction at its best' * Starburst magazine *

Tchaikovsky is a phenomenal author, a modern powerhouse of fiction. The novel thoughtful and emotionally affecting, yet also exciting and unpredictable * SFX 5* review * Readers will be wowed * Publishers Weekly *Ī timely warning about the dangers of artificial intelligence and super weapons in the hands of unscrupulous powers * Guardian * Tchaikovsky pulls off an impressive feat in making Rex's character evolution genuinely moving. Entertaining, smart, surprising and unexpectedly human - Patrick Nessĭetailed and clever worldbuilding. This is superior stuff, tackling big themes - gods, messiahs, artificial intelligence, alienness - with brio * Financial Times *Ī joy from start to finish. A gripping dive into bioethics and artificial intelligence * New Scientist * Rex, a 2-metre-tall bioengineered dog, is one of the most achingly human characters I have ever encountered in an SF novel. Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC ISBN: 9781800248939 Number of pages: 352 Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm MEDIA REVIEWS And to do that he must do exactly what Master says and Master says he's got to kill a lot of enemies.īut 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?Īnd what happens when Rex slips his leash? A genetically engineered Bioform, he's a deadly weapon in a dirty war. With Dragon, Honey and Bees, he's part of a Multiform Assault Pack operating in the lawless anarchy of Campeche, Mexico. 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. Clark Award-winning author of CHILDREN OF TIME. A bio-engineered dog fights for its life and its right to life.