The B Team has been dispatched to support a diplomatic mission acting as mediators on an alien planet attempting to emerge from civil war and form a new, unified government. The war has been going on for a couple of centuries, ever since the disappearance of the last king, and the pretext for the fighting is that each side blames the other for his disappearance.CDF Lt. Harry Wilson has been given one simple task--watch the lead Ambassador's dog while she's mediating the very sensitive negotiations. It's a little, fairly well-behaved dog, and Harry and the dog have been given the run of the palace garden, with the assurance that there will be no repercussions for the dog doing normal doggy things. there. What could possibly go wrong?Except that someone forgot to mention the carnivorous plants, some of them large enough to swallow a human whole...This is a fun, entertaining interlude, lighter and funnier than recent episodes.Recommended.I bought this from Audible.com. A lighter episode, but very entertaining. I really enjoy the science puzzle theme that's building up, and Wilson's consistent creativity in finding wild and satisfying solutions. The tie to the rest of the narrative felt lighter than normal, but the episode was funny enough that I didn't mind. This installment contained several excellently fleshed out minor characters who really enhanced the story. I laughed out loud at the groundskeeper.
Do You like book The Dog King (2013)?
This episode of the Human Division might just be the best thing anyone has written. Ever.
—email0013
John has managed to insert a dog story into the Old Man's War universe. I approve.
—danniw26
This has been the best episode by far in the Human Division.
—Majik
