Hammer of the Dogs
Jarret Keene
(Author)
Description
A postapocalyptic adventure in Las Vegas for readers of all ages. Set in the wasteland of post-apocalyptic Las Vegas, Hammer of the Dogs is a literary dystopian adventure filled with high-octane fun starring twenty-one-year-old Lash. With her high-tech skill set and warrior mentality, Lash is a master of her own fate as she helps to shield the Las Vegas valley's survivors and protect her younger classmates at a paramilitary school holed up in Luxor on the Las Vegas Strip. After graduation, she'll be alone in fending off the deadly intentions and desires of the school's most powerful opponents. When she's captured by the enemy warlord, she's surprised by two revelations: He's not the monster her headmaster wants her to believe and the one thing she can't safeguard is her own heart. Hammer of the Dogs celebrates the courageousness of a younger generation in the face of authority while exploring the difficult choices a conscionable young woman must make with her back against a blood-spattered wall. It's a story of transformation and maturity, as Lash grapples with her own identity and redefines the glittering Las Vegas that Nevada is known for.
Product Details
Price
$21.00
$19.53
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Publish Date
September 12, 2023
Pages
210
Dimensions
5.63 X 8.51 X 0.52 inches | 0.53 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781647791278
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About the Author
Jarret Keene earned his PhD in creative writing at Florida State University. He is an assistant professor in the Department of English at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where he teaches American literature and the graphic novel. He has written a travel guide, a rock-band biography, poetry collections and edited short-fiction anthologies including Las Vegas Noir and Dead Neon: Tales of Near-Future Las Vegas.
Reviews
"Lash, the heroine of Jarret Keene's post-apocalyptic Hammer of the Dogs, is a mix of Katniss Everdeen, Tris Prior, and Lisbeth Salander with an arsenal of deadly drones and 'bombots' worthy of a Tom Clancy novel. Lash was 'born to slaughter evil' and she's very good at her job. What bleeds in Vegas won't remain in Vegas for long."
--Pat Rushin, screenwriter of The Zero Theorem
"A thrilling adventure starring an unforgettable warrior."
--Peter Telep, author of Tom Clancy's EndWar: The Missing "A dozen years after The Hunger Games and Divergent were first published, Hammer of the Dogs lights Las Vegas aflame with a post-apocalyptic fury, in which a new generation must reclaim the world from those who ruined it."
--Todd Pierce, author of The Australia Stories
--Pat Rushin, screenwriter of The Zero Theorem
"A thrilling adventure starring an unforgettable warrior."
--Peter Telep, author of Tom Clancy's EndWar: The Missing "A dozen years after The Hunger Games and Divergent were first published, Hammer of the Dogs lights Las Vegas aflame with a post-apocalyptic fury, in which a new generation must reclaim the world from those who ruined it."
--Todd Pierce, author of The Australia Stories
