Robert Repino Bücher

»Ein epischer Science-Fiction-Thriller … Mort(e) wird noch lange bei Ihnen sein, nachdem Sie die Buchseiten geschlossen haben.« [Tor. com] Der »Krieg ohne Namen« hat begonnen, und sein Ziel besteht darin, die Menschheit auszurotten. Eingefädelt wurde er von der Kolonie, einer Rasse intelligenter Ameisen, die über Jahrtausende hinweg heimlich eine Armee aufgebaut haben, um die menschlichen Zerstörer und Unterdrücker für immer von der Erde zu tilgen. Unter den wachsamen Augen der Kolonie soll eine Utopie frei vom Hang der Menschen zu Gewalt, Ausbeutung und religiösem Aberglauben entstehen. In einem letzten Schritt ihrer Kriegshandlungen verwandelt die Kolonie die Tierwelt auf der Erde in zu Höchstleistungen fähige Zweibeiner, die sich erheben und ihre Herren vernichten sollen. Mort(e), ein ehemaliger Hauskater, der zum Kriegshelden avancierte, ist berüchtigt dafür, die gefährlichsten Aufträge anzunehmen und gegen die gefürchtete menschliche Biowaffe EMSAH anzukämpfen. Was ihn jedoch tatsächlich zu derartigem Draufgängertum treibt, ist seine andauernde Suche nach jemandem, mit dem er vor der Verwandlung befreundet gewesen war: der Hündin Sheba. Als er die Nachricht erhält, dass Sheba noch am Leben sein soll, tritt er eine Reise an, die ihn von den verbliebenen menschlichen Festungen ins Herz der Kolonie führt, wo er von den Ursprüngen von EMSAH und dem endgültigen Los aller Lebewesen der Erde erfahren wird.

"Over a decade has passed since the ant queen began her apocalyptic war with the humans. In the aftermath, she leaves behind a strange legacy: a race of uplifted animals, the queen's conscripts in the war effort, now trying to make their way in the world they destroyed. While the conflict has left deep scars, it has also allowed both sides to demonstrate feats of courage and compassion that were never possible before. And now, after years of bloodshed, the survivors have a fleeting chance to build a lasting peace. But peace always comes with a price. The holy city of Hosanna-where animals and humans form a joint government-finds itself surrounded by wolves who are determined to retake the land. A powerful matriarch has united the rival wolf packs, using a terrible power harnessed from the Queen herself. Soon, the looming violence pulls in those who sought to escape. The war hero Mort(e) suspects a plot to destroy Hosanna from within, and recruits a team of unlikely allies to investigate. Falkirk, captain of the airship Vesuvius, must choose between treason and loyalty to save the city. And D'Arc, sailing aboard the al-Rihla, learns that the wolves may have triggered a new cycle of life for the Colony, bringing a final reckoning to animal and human alike. Once reunited, the three outcasts begin a journey into wolf territory to face the last remnant of the queen's empire. But while destiny has drawn them together, it may destroy them as well, for even love, courage, and honor may not be enough to stop the forces of destruction set to be unleashed on the world"-- Provided by publisher

In the aftermath of the War With No Name, the Colony has been defeated, its queen lies dead, and the world left behind will never be the same. In her madness, the queen used a strange technology to uplift the surface animals, turning dogs and cats, bats and bears, pigs and wolves into intelligent, highly evolved creatures who rise up and kill their oppressors. And now, after years of bloodshed, these sentient beasts must learn to live alongside their sworn enemies--humans. Far removed from this newly emerging civilization, a housecat turned war hero named Mort(e) lives a quiet life with the love he thought he had lost, a dog named Sheba. But before long, the chaos that they escaped comes crashing in around them. An unstoppable monster terrorizes a nearby settlement of beavers. A serial killer runs amok in the holy city of Hosanna. An apocalyptic cult threatens the fragile peace. And a mysterious race of amphibious creatures rises from the seas, intent on fulfilling the Colony's destiny and ridding the world of all humans. No longer able to run away, Sheba and Mort(e) rush headlong into the conflict, ready to fight but unprepared for a world that seems hell-bent on tearing them apart. In the twilight of all life on Earth, love survives, but at a cost that only the desperate and the reckless are willing to pay

The war with no name rages on, setting the world on fire. Humanity faces extinction at the hands of the Colony, a race of intelligent ants seeking to overthrow the humans and establish a new order. The bobcat Culdesac is among the fiercest warriors fighting for the Colony. Driven by revenge and notorious for his ability to hunt humans in the wild, Culdesac is the perfect leader of the Red Sphinx, an elite unit of feline assassins. With the humans in retreat, the Red Sphinx seizes control of the remote village of Milton. But holding the town soon becomes a bitter struggle of wills. As the humans threaten a massive counterattack, the townsfolk protect a dark secret that could tip the balance of the war. For the brutal Culdesac, violence is the answer to everything. But this time, he’ll need more than his claws and his guns, for what he discovers in Milton will upend everything he believes, everything he fought for, and everything he left behind. Relentless, bloody, and unforgiving, Culdesac is the story of an antihero with no soul to lose, carving a path of destruction that consumes the innocent and the guilty alike.