Dogsbody (Bullseye) - Softcover

Jones, Diana Wynne

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ISBN 10: 0394820312 ISBN 13: 9780394820316

Publisher: Random House Childrens Books, 1990

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Sirius the dog star, is reborn on earth as a puppy with a mission to search for the lost Zoi, the murder weapon of the stars.

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“...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

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"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...

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