Dogs of War

Defending the Future #6

by Mike McPhail (Editor), David Sherman, C.J. Henderson

"Cry Havoc, and let slip the dogs of war!" They have fought for us for centuries, not because of the ideals of service to King and Country, but out of unwavering loyalty and devotion to their human Masters. The future, it would seem, is no better than the past, as some animals become expendable weapons, or augmented semi-machines, while others receive the honor and dignity of being treated as fellow soldiers. In tribute, we bring you seventeen new stories of our animal comrades-in-arms.

254 pages, Paperback

First published October 9, 2013

About the author

Mike McPhail is the award winning Author and Anthologist of the military science fiction series Defending The Future, published by Dark Quest Books, and editor of the publisher's DTF Publications imprint. He is a member of the Military Writers Society of America (MWSA), and the creator of the Alliance Archives (All'Arc) series and its related Martial Role-Playing Game (MRPG), a manual-based, percentile system, that realistically portrays the consequences of warfare.

Born into a military / engineering family, his lifelong dream was to join NASA and become a mission specialist; to that end, he attended the Academy of Aeronautics in New York, as well as enlisting in the Air National Guard. While working towards his goal, a sudden illness brought a halt to these dreams.

After recovering, he came to grips with his new reality; so he chose to put his hard-earned technical skills and imagination to use as a graphic artist, writer/editor and game designer.

To learn more about his work visit:
www.mcp-concepts.com
www.defendingthefuture.com
www.milscifi.com

Reviews

[Knurrwolf · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simply great, I really like the "military-scifi-anthologies". This one especially because I am a dog-person. Even if there were some stories, were the hero was not a dog, but another animal.

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great sci-fi collection of dog stories, alien, earth, cyborg, the humans who love them and everything in between.

[Erin Penn]

Received as part of the Defending the Future anthology Kickstarter from eSpec Books.