Dogsbody - Hardcover

Jones, Diana Wynne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060298804 ISBN 13: 9780060298807

Publisher: Greenwillow, 2001

Synopsis

The Dog Star, Sirius, is tried for murder by his heavenly peers and found guilty. His sentence: to be reborn on Earth as a dog until such time as he carries out the seemingly impossible mission imposed on him.

In his Earth guise, Sirius, renamed Leo, truly lives a dog's life. Although he is the pet of a girl who loves him, both child and dog are mistreated by the family with whom they live. But the worldly obstacles Leo faces are minor when compared with his chilling encounters with the Dark Powers that are set against him. His quest seems hopeless until at lost Sol, Moon, and Earth itself come to his aid.

Dogsbody is a tense, exciting, sciencefiction fantasy, a thriller, and a touching dog story all in one.

About this title

Review:

“...Her hallmarks include laugh-aloud humour, plenty of magic and imaginative array of alternate worlds. Yet, at the same time, a great seriousness is present in all of her novels, a sense of urgency that links Jones’s most outrageous plots to her readers’ hopes and fears...”
Publishers Weekly

From the Back Cover:

"None of this is true" he shouted.

"Why can't you believe me, instead of listening to him?"

Sirius, immortal Lord of the Dog Star and infamous for his fiery temper, is outraged when he is falsely accused of murder and banished to Earth. There he is reborn into the body of a puppy, and is promised the life-span of that creature to clear his name.

He is adopted by Kathleen, who has no idea that her beloved 'Leo' is anything more than an abandoned stray. But Sirius soon learns that he has enemies amongst the humans, as well as amongst the unearthly beings who sentenced him...

About this edition

• Publisher: Greenwillow
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0060298804
• ISBN 13: 9780060298807
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 261