- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Tachyon Publications; 1 edition (July 1 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1892391783
- ISBN-13: 978-1892391780
- Product Dimensions: 21.5 x 16 x 1.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 295 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #403,363 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"A spine-chilling, suspense-laden story of pets turned unwitting killers. Kress brings her thorough knowledge of genetics and biology to bear in this nicely creepy thriller." —Publishers Weekly
"The suspense ratchets up in this perfect vacation read." —Booklist
"An appealing mix of horror, thriller, allegory, and satire. . . . an appealing mix of horror, thriller, allegory, and satire . . . biting satire." —Locus
"The best scenes . . . have a straight-ahead disaster-novel feel to them, full of suspense and creepy details." —San Francisco Chronicle
"Kress's engrossing thriller shows a range of reactions from the community. Her bio notes she lives with 'the world's most spoiled toy poodle' and that kind of attachment is evident in the strong feelings of her characters." —Denver Post
"A page turner . . . unusual and refreshing. Highly recommended." —Monster Librarian
"Kress has a flair for punchy melodrama." —The Washington Post
"In my opinion, Nancy Kress is one of the best science fiction authors of today." —blogcritics.com
Product Description
The threat of terrorism and biological warfare become all too real in this riveting thriller when the danger comes from a family's most cherished pets. Tessa Sanderson, ex-FBI agent, has moved to a sleepy Maryland town to escape her tragic past. When the town's beloved dogs begin viciously attacking pet owners, federal CDC agents determine that the dogs are carrying a mutated flu affecting the aggression center of their brains, for which their is no known cure. Tessa offers to help round up and quarantine the dogs, even though some unconvinced locals are preparing to protect their pets by any means necessary. But she has another reason for getting involved—someone has been sending her threatening emails in Arabic claiming responsibility for the virus, and Tessa is resolved to go deep undercover to expose this deadly conspiracy. Combining hard science with thoughtful narrative, this chilling tale of science fiction explores the complex relationships between dogs and their owners.
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3.2 out of 5 stars (8 customer reviews)
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Tense, fast and fun!, Aug 20 2008
By S. Hereld "shereld" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Dogs (Paperback)
Written as if ripped from the newspapers of a v. slightly alternate Earth, Dogs is fast moving and irresistable from start to finish. The characters -- mostly from a small town not-too near Washington D.C. -- are simply drawn yet interesting; the puzzle stayed one step ahead of me throughout, and the dogs of the title... well, they lived up to their titular role.
Dogs is a look at how people live up, or down, to their true selves in an emergency; a sharp commentary about how we treat pets as children; a sad reminder of how anymore, few of us trust our Government in an emergency, and a compelling page-turner with a wonderfully satisfying ending.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Good yarn, Sep 3 2009
By Charles H. Hendry "CHH1" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Dogs (Paperback)
Nice read in this page turner. The heroine is heroic and the hero is a nice guy. The dogs are OK too. Much better than the average Sci-Fi book.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not Nancy's Best, Sep 7 2008
By BeachLover - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Dogs (Paperback)
Dogs is well written--it kept me turning the pages--but the plot is so twisty I had no idea who did what and why at the end of the book. There are lots of ambiguous clues that are not tied up at the end. Perhaps I missed something, but I'm not willing to wade through the book again to find that one definitive point.
Even so, I'm still one of Nancy's biggest fans.
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