And this cover doesn’t so much as hint at that. It devolves into a courtroom drama as the ethics behind producing genetically altered animals as a weapon of war are examined. Yes, Tchaikovsky writes some gritty battle scenes, but that isn’t the focus or narrative engine of this book. The genre it projects is dark, dystopian sci-fi horror – and this book isn’t anything like that. It is ugly, unclear and worst of all – completely misleading. Published in October 2019, by French publisher Denoël, I think this is cover is shocker. My niggle is that this book isn’t all about a pack of ravening beasts – it is a genetically crafted wardog that stands seven feet tall and the cover isn’t representing that content. The warm colours work well and I like the large, blocky title font. It is one of those covers you look at once, twice and then see something else there. This is the default cover for this book – and is clever and eye-catching. This offering was produced by Head of Zeus in November 2017. I’ve selected Dogs of War by Adrian Tchaikovsky – see my review. This meme is being nurtured by Lynn’s Book Blog and this week we are featuring covers with DOGS. This meme was started by Books by Proxy, whose fabulous idea was to compare UK and US book covers and decide which is we prefer.
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