The Dogs of War

The Dogs of War is the second novel in the Countdown to Armageddon series. Following the Battle of the Kennel, Daniel Penn is drawn into a military investigation involving three genetically engineered Chimera soldiers accused of killing a human officer. The case exposes growing distrust between human forces and the soldiers created to fight beside them, while political pressure threatens the future of the Chimera program. As the wider war continues to expand, Penn is tasked with building and training a new mixed-species fighting force composed of human and Chimera personnel. The unit must overcome prejudice, command friction, cultural differences, and the practical challenges of integrating soldiers whose capabilities far exceed those of ordinary humans. Their training is soon overtaken by escalating combat operations and a rapidly deteriorating strategic situation. Enemy forces continue to advance, unconventional threats multiply, and the distinction between conventional warfare and the hidden conflict behind it becomes increasingly difficult to maintain. At the same time, a new biological threat emerges: an engineered virus capable of transforming those it infects. What begins as a military crisis grows into something far more dangerous, with consequences that could reshape humanity itself. Blending military science fiction, genetic engineering, supernatural warfare, advanced technology, dark humor, faith, and questions of loyalty and personhood, The Dogs of War continues Daniel Penn’s struggle to command an increasingly unconventional force in a war that is rapidly becoming larger than any nation can control.