Hounds of War
Assyria, 731 BC. The ultimate war machine has four paws and fangs.
Assyria has secretly cultivated a breakthrough in warfare: colossal dogs bred for battle. These massive, loyal canines possess the power to lay waste to armies and decimate cities, and the unsuspecting kingdom of Egypt is about to learn what they can do.
This is the untold story of the giant war hounds whose strength and tenacity helped the Assyrian and Greek empires dominate the Near East and Egypt for centuries. These beasts of battle played pivotal roles in the rise and fall of kingdoms, though their deeds have faded from memory.
Follow their legendary conquests in this vividly imagined work of historical science fiction, praised as a “brilliantly fresh, exciting take on the YA genre.”
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The Victory stele of Esarhaddon (681 BC) shows the Assyrian king with the kind of massive dogs that inspired the book.
Traditional Assyrian song: O Lilya Lilya, sung by Meral Aktaş
