Awards
Bram Stoker
Orange Prize for Fiction (nominee)
British Fantasy Society (nominee)
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Bram Stoker
Orange Prize for Fiction (nominee)
British Fantasy Society (nominee)
What a strange and wonderful world Kirsten Bakis has concocted in her debut novel, Lives of the Monster Dogs. In the New York of 2009, 150 "monster" dogs arrive by helicopter and chartered plane, dressed in the clothing of 19th-century Prussian burghers, speaking through surgically implanted voice boxes, able to perform the tasks of humans by virtue of prosthetic hands and enhanced intelligence. The dogs come from a remote village in Canada. German followers of a mad visionary, Augustus Rank, have worked there since 1882 to create a superior race of canine soldiers that will possess the intelligence of men but the courage and loyalty of dogs. Eventually, the dogs rebel against their masters and, in need of a place to go, choose New York, the quintessential melting pot.
Bizarre as the premise is, it doesn't take Bakis long to convince the reader that it's absolutely real. The early chapters concerning the monstrous human, Augustus Rank, and those dealing with the dogs' rebellion (including a convincing libretto from an opera composed by a bull terrier) are especially strong.
Bizarre as the premise is, it doesn't take Bakis long to convince the reader that it's absolutely real. The early chapters concerning the monstrous human, Augustus Rank, and those dealing with the dogs' rebellion (including a convincing libretto from an opera composed by a bull terrier) are especially strong.
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Hardback Editions
April 1998 : Library Binding
| Title: Lives of the Monster Dogs Author(s):: Kirsten Bakis ISBN: 1417757906 / 9781417757909 (USA edition) Publisher: Bt Bound Availability: Amazon Amazon CA Amazon UK |
February 1997 : Hardback
| Title: Lives of the Monster Dogs Author(s):: Kirsten Bakis ISBN: 0374189870 / 9780374189877 (USA edition) Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA Amazon |
Paperback Editions
April 1998 : Paperback
| Title: Lives of the Monster Dogs Author(s):: Kirsten Bakis ISBN: 0446674168 / 9780446674164 (USA edition) Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Availability: Amazon Amazon CA Amazon UK |
January 1998 : Paperback
| Title: Lives of the Monster Dogs Author(s):: Kirsten Bakis ISBN: 0340715588 / 9780340715581 (UK edition) Publisher: Sceptre Availability: Amazon Amazon CA Amazon UK |
January 1998 : Paperback
| Title: Lives of the Monster Dogs Author(s):: Kirsten Bakis ISBN: 0340685972 / 9780340685976 (UK edition) Publisher: Sceptre Availability: Amazon Amazon CA Amazon UK |
January 1997 : Paperback
| Title: Lives of the Monster Dogs Author(s):: Kirsten Bakis ISBN: 0340685964 / 9780340685969 (UK edition) Publisher: Sceptre Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA Amazon |
Audio Editions
March 1997 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Lives of the Monster Dogs : A Novel Author(s):: Kirsten Bakis ISBN: 1574531123 / 9781574531121 (USA edition) Publisher: Audio Literature Availability: Amazon CA Amazon |
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