Dogs - Softcover

Kress, Nancy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1892391783 ISBN 13: 9781892391780

Publisher: Tachyon Publications, 2008

Synopsis

In this original bio-thriller from the author of Beggars in Spain, the threat of terrorism and biological warfare is all too real 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 and their children, federal CDC agents determine that the dogs are carrying a mutated flu affecting the aggression center of their brains, for which there is no known cure. Tessa offers her unofficial assistance to Animal Control Officer Jess Langstrom, who has been ordered to round up all the dogs and quarantine them. Meanwhile, some of the locals, unconvinced of the threat, are preparing to protect their pets by any means necessary. But Tessa, the widow of an Arab who roused the suspicions of her FBI colleagues, has another secret: Someone is sending her threatening e-mails in Arabic that claim responsibility for the virus, and she resolves to go deep undercover to expose a deadly conspiracy.

About this title

Review:

"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

"Kress, a witty and engaging writer, creates chilling suspense as twisty as a DNA double helix."
--Publishers Weekly

"Her style is devilishly inventive, her characters are more than cardboard cut-outs, and they wrestle with important issues--medical and ethical--every step of the way."
--CNN.com

"Full of suspense and creepy details...delivers on the potential of its
gripping premise."
--San Francisco Chronicle

..".an appealing mix of horror, thriller, allegory, and satire...biting satire."
--Locus

..".a page turner...unusual and refreshing. Highly recommended."
--Monster Librarian

..".a near-future techno-thriller, with a touch of Stephen King. Fine work...."
--Asimov's

"Dogs is the kind of thriller that continually makes you want to turn the pages faster than you can read them."
--SF Site

"In my opinion, Nancy Kress is one of the best science-fiction authors of today.... Kress has the magical ability of weaving amazing plot, believable science, and intriguing characters into a coherent whole."
--Blogcritics

"Kress has a flair for punchy melodrama."
--Washington Post

..".a spine-chilling, suspense-laden story of pets turned unwitting killers."
--Publishers Weekly

About the Author:

Nancy Kress is the best-selling author of twenty science-fiction and fantasy novels, including Beggars in Spain, Probability Space, and Steal Across the Sky. She has also published four short-story collections and three books on the fundamentals of writing. Kress is a four-time Nebula Award winner and the recipient of two Hugos, the Sturgeon, and the Campbell awards. Her fiction has been translated into nearly two dozen languages, including Klingon. She teaches at venues including the Clarion Writers' Program and as a guest professor at the University of Leipzig in Germany.

About this edition

• Publisher: Tachyon Publications
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1892391783
• ISBN 13: 9781892391780
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 280