Voyage of the Dogs

I'll just say this up front, because I'm one of the people for whom this is important: No dogs die in this book. We do get the story of Laika*, told by one of the dogs to the others so that, at a critical point, they can make an informed choice, but Greg Van Eekhout kills none of his fictional dogs......more

ARC provided by Edelweiss+ in exchange for an honest review REVIEW IN ENGLISH This is was a fun and sometimes deep and emotional adventure. Lopside is a barkonaut -a dog that has been trained to help and resolve problems on missions in space. He is part of a crew in the spaceship Laika that is going t......more

The best word I can come up with to describe this one is sweet. These are four Very Good Dogs, doing whatever they can to complete their mission. They care about each other, just like they cared about their humans. I'm not sure exactly how van Eekhout did it, but he makes you want to reach into the......more

This is a fabulous concept for an MG adventure novel – dogs in space! Companion-dogs forced to rescue themselves when their humans go missing! – and it’s carried off SO well. I actually know Greg, so I already knew that he had dogs of his own, but even if I hadn’t known him beforehand, I would have b......more

Reseña completa: [URL not allowed] Un consejo antes de que se embarquen a leer este libro, corran por su mascota, la van a necesitar además de unos pañuelos. Pospuse un tiempo la lectura de este libro pensando que sería una aventura palomera sobre viajes espaciales, con la novedad de que los prota......more