Greg Bear: War Dogs (2014, Orion Publishing Group, Limited)
English language
Published Dec. 24, 2014 by Orion Publishing Group, Limited.
"They came in peace, bearing gifts. The Gurus were a highly advanced species who brought amazingly useful and sophisticated technology to the human race. There was, of course, a catch. They warned of a far more malevolent life form, beings who have hounded the Gurus across the cosmos. The media have taken to calling them the Antagonists -- or Antags -- and they have already established a beachhead on Mars. For all they've done for us, the Gurus now need our help. Enter Master Sergeant Michael Venn, a veteran Skyrine who is dropped onto the Red Planet with his band of brothers on a mission to turn back the Antag tide. But the Skyrines will face impossible odds just to survive -- let alone make it home alive. "--
Intriguing beginning to a story, which ironically aligns with another recent book series from the late Jeff Carlson. What if panspermia isn't nonsense? What if we're related to other beings who have their own inscrutable aims?
