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After the “war with no name” a cat
assassin searches for his lost love in Repino’s strange, moving sci-fi
epic that channels both Homeward Bound and A Canticle for Lebowitz.
The
“war with no name” has begun, with human extinction as its goal. The
instigator of this war is the Colony, a race of intelligent ants who,
for thousands of years, have been silently building an army that would
forever eradicate the destructive, oppressive humans. Under the Colony’s
watchful eye, this utopia will be free of the humans’ penchant for
violence, exploitation and religious superstition. As a final step in
the war effort, the Colony uses its strange technology to transform the
surface animals into high-functioning two-legged beings who rise up to
kill their masters.
Former housecat turned war hero, Mort(e) is
famous for taking on the most dangerous missions and fighting the
dreaded human bio-weapon EMSAH. But the true motivation behind his
recklessness is his ongoing search for a pre-transformation friend — a
dog named Sheba. When he receives a mysterious message from the
dwindling human resistance claiming Sheba is alive, he begins a journey
that will take him from the remaining human strongholds to the heart
of the Colony, where he will discover the source of EMSAH and the
ultimate fate of all of earth’s creatures.
Review
“After a fantastical leap into an apocalypse of sentient animals, Mort(e) never looks back. Read this novel and you will never look at your pet the same way again.”
Daniel H. Wilson, author of Robopocalypse and Robogenesis
Review
“Animal Farm set in a postapocalyptic world based on interspecies
rivalry rather than communism, with a little religion on the side, this
imaginative story can be taken as a somewhat satirical examination of
the role of the individual in society. Highly recommended.”
Library Journal
Review
“Devilishly entertaining . . . awfully good . . . a wild riff on
interspecies warfare sure to make pet owners think twice the next time
their tabby cat darts by. Imagine W. Bruce Cameron’s silly and maudlin A Dog’s Purpose
recast as a violent and frightening post-apocalyptic global battle for
the souls of Earth’s survivors, layered with a messiah prophecy that
makes The Matrix look simplistic by comparison.”
Kirkus Reviews
Synopsis
After the "war with no name" a cat assassin searches for his lost love in Repino's strange, moving sci-fi epic that channels both Homeward Bound and A Canticle for Lebowitz. The "war with no name" has begun, with human extinction as its goal. The instigator of this war is the Colony, a race of intelligent ants who, for thousands of years, have been silently building an army that would forever eradicate the destructive, oppressive humans. Under the Colony's watchful eye, this utopia will be free of the humans' penchant for violence, exploitation and religious superstition. As a final step in the war effort, the Colony uses its strange technology to transform the surface animals into high-functioning two-legged beings who rise up to kill their masters.
Former housecat turned war hero, Mort(e) is famous for taking on the most dangerous missions and fighting the dreaded human bio-weapon EMSAH. But the true motivation behind his recklessness is his ongoing search for a pre-transformation friend--a dog named Sheba. When he receives a mysterious message from the dwindling human resistance claiming Sheba is alive, he begins a journey that will take him from the remaining human strongholds to the heart of the Colony, where he will discover the source of EMSAH and the ultimate fate of all of earth's creatures.
About the Author
Robert Repino earned an MFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College. His fiction has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize among other awards, and has appeared in The Literary Review, Night Train, Hobart, The Coachella Review, and more. Repino is the pitcher for the Oxford University Press softball team and quarterback for the flag football team, but his business card says that he's an editor.