Book Review: Dog Warrior

Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner

Dog Warrior     Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Wen Spencer
Class/Genre:   Science Fiction   Mystery   Private Investigator
Series: Ukiah Oregon # 4
Roc, Oct 2004, $6.99, 300 pp.

Aliens live among us with the Ortongard and the Pack being two ET species at war with one another because the latter believes that if they don’t stop the former, the planet will be transformed into an Ortongard orb as humans merge into a single cell group mind. Ukiah Oregon is the only known soul on earth who is half human and half Pack. The Ortongard want him to breed more of their kind, but he is captured by a cult.

Atticus Steele smells blood and opens a truck to find a dead person, his unknown brother Ukiah Oregon. He knows that with rest and feeding the man will regenerate because he is just like him only he doesn’t know his origins and thinks he is a freak”. They are tracking the cult for different reasons, but are on the same side as the Ortongard from the cult has stolen weapons that could destroy humanity. Atticus and his new ally and Ukiah and the Pack search for these WMDs before the pandemic occurs.

Wen Spencer writes an exciting science fiction thriller that is especially innovative in a series (this is book four) that has a reputation for originality. The author keeps his tales fresh by introducing an intriguing new character with new developments in the theme that insures the story line is not simply reiterated. The differences between Atticus and Ukiah adds depth as the newcomer is a product of the foster system so he is wary of love while the half breed showers his brother with love. The action is fast-paced and filled with adventure and likable aliens trying to save the earth.

Harriet Klausner

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