Saturday, March 28, 2015

Mort(e)

Mort(e) by Robert Repino, 358 pages

Cover image for The "war with no name" has begun, the instigator of this war is a colony, of super intelligent ants who, for thousands of years, have been building an army to eradicate the humans. The final step in the Colony's war effort is to transform every surface animals into intelligent two-legged beings so that they can rise up and kill their former masters. One of these animals is the house cat turned war hero, Mort(e) who is famous for taking on the most dangerous missions and fighting the dreaded human bio-weapon EMSAH. Mort(e)'s true motivation however is his ongoing search for a his friend Sheba.
   
Told from Mort(e)'s point of view I felt like Repino wanted to give a deep thought-provoking story, however it felt a little forced regarding religion and philosophy. While I did enjoy the concept of animals becoming intelligent and rising up against humanity, as well as the main character Mort(e) I would have liked to see more diversity in the characters, maybe throw in some reptiles or marine life instead of sticking mostly to mammals. Overall I enjoyed reading this book and would probably recommend it to others.


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