
Dogs of War
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Bloomsbury USA · Ebook · January 27, 2026
A bio-engineered dog fights for its life and its right to life.
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- Who it’s for
- A serious, accessible sci-fi read with engineering-minded tension and forward momentum.
- Genres
- Military Sci-Fi, Genetic Engineering Sci-Fi, Cyberpunk
- Published
- Bloomsbury USA, January 27, 2026
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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.
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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? 'Detailed and clever worldbuilding... Tchaikovsky pulls off an impressive feat in making Rex's character evolution genuinely moving. Readers will be wowed' Publishers Weekly
Built for Momentum
A serious, accessible sci-fi read with engineering-minded tension and forward momentum.
Come here for
- genetic engineering, soldierly stakes
- clear, practical sci-fi pacing
Expect
- military science-fiction texture
- straightforward, toolkit-friendly prose
Where it sits
| Genetic Engineering Sci-Fi | 65% |
|---|---|
| Cyberpunk | 50% |
| Military Sci-Fi | 43% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Sci-Fi Adventure
- Military Sci-Fi
- Genetic Engineering Sci-Fi
- Authors
- Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury USA
- Published
- January 27, 2026
- Format
- Ebook
- Reading lane
- Sci-Fi Adventure