In the near future, the Earth is devastated by a viral pathogen.
Ten years later, over seventy percent of the human population is dead and only a handful of cities survive intact. Above this, the orbital colonies spin within artificial gravity wells, impartial observers, unaffected by the horrors below.
Greed and corruption are left hovering over this bleak and brutalised domain and a cosmic horror is now free to infiltrate the remote abandoned corners of the Earth.
Within this mix the lives of two survivors collide: a renegade intelligence agent and a cold-blooded master of violence, shaping events with their virulent hunger for money and a desire to carve their name into this new world.
David J Rodger’s trademark unforgiving rendering of harsh reality, and relentless narrative pace, are here in palm-sweating abundance, delivered in a novel that opens up a new universe of conflict, shocking truths and monstrous threats to sanity and life.
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By Samantha Rule
Mar 11, 2012
This is one of the most engaging stories I’ve read in a long while that I couldn’t predict what was coming next. Intricately woven together and so deftly pulled apart by the shocking end as the story is unfolded. Dog Eat Dog is unlike anything I have read before and does an amazing job of immersing you into the dichotomy of the universe. The reader is pulled into two worlds: one of the technologically driven and seemingly untouchable powers that can afford to not get their hands dirty, and the other the grimy and terrifying existence of reality outside the safety of walled cities. The atmosphere of this story sticks with you long after you’ve put it down, the world is fully fleshed out and tangible and the characters even more so. I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoy fast-paced action, intelligent intrigue, and relentless in-your-face storytelling.
In my opinion, an exceptionally well written page-turner. Packed with action that I found compelling in it's attention to detail and pace, and horror scenes that had my heart pounding, the post-apocalyptic future is immersive and dystopian. If zombies are the plat du jour at the moment then Rodger is the Michelin Star chef!
