Dogs of War
by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Rex is a Good Dog. He loves humans. He hates enemies. He's utterly obedient to Master. He's
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
Multi-form Assault Pack operating in the lawless anarchy of Campeche,
Southeastern Mexico. Rex is a genetically engineered bioform, a
deadly weapon in a dirty war. He has the intelligence to carry out his
orders and feedback implants to reward him when he does. 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?
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
Multi-form Assault Pack operating in the lawless anarchy of Campeche,
Southeastern Mexico. Rex is a genetically engineered bioform, a
deadly weapon in a dirty war. He has the intelligence to carry out his
orders and feedback implants to reward him when he does. 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?