Line #46 Literature/PavlovsDogs


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2	[[caption-width-right:315: Werewolves vs. Zombies]]
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4	A novel series by D.L. Snell and Thom Brannan chronicling the end of the world in a ZombieApocalypse but with the twist there is a small hope for mankind, a group of genetically-engineered werewolves on a small island. It's published by Creator/PermutedPress.
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6	[[AC:WEREWOLVES]]
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8	Dr. Crispin has engineered the saviors of mankind: Pavlov’s Dogs, a team of soldiers capable of transforming into fearsome beasts. But when Crispin and his team welcome a new talented neurotechnician to the island, Dr. Crispin quickly realizes his masterwork has fallen into the hands of a man he does not trust.
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10	[[AC:ZOMBIES]]
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12	Back on the mainland, Ken Bishop and his best friend Jorge get caught in a traffic jam on their way home from work. There’s a wreck up ahead. And something worse. The first sign of a major outbreak—and Ken and Jorge are stuck in the gridlock. Not only do they need to escape, but they also need to save as many people as possible on the way.
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14	[[AC:ARMAGEDDON]]
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16	Now Dr. Crispin and his team must make a terrible decision. Should they send the Dogs out into the zombie apocalypse to rescue survivors? Or should they listen to the new neurotechnician, who would have them hoard their resources and post the Dogs as island guards?
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18	The book series, so far, consists of:
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20	* ''Pavlov's Dogs''
21	* ''The Omega Dog''
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23	And a series of short-stories released on Amazon.com.
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25	* ''Dog Years 1: Moreau Labs''
26	* ''Dog Years 2: Pedigree''
27	* ''Dog Years 3: Return to Moreau Labs''
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30	!! Tropes present in this series:
31	* ActionGirl: Shayna is one of the actioniest.
32	* AfterTheEnd: The first book is before the end. The second book is when its in full-swing.
33	* AllMythsAreTrue: Played with. The zombies seem to come out of nowhere while the werewolves were genetically engineered. [[spoiler: We later discover they came from Doctor Crispin's research in another lab.]] No explanation has yet been given for the crazy stuff in Mexico.
34	* AmbiguousSituation: [[spoiler: Was it the real Shayna or not?]]
35	* AnyoneCanDie: [[spoiler: To the point Ken, Jorges, and his family are the only survivors by the end of book 2.]]
36	* AscendedExtra: Summer Chan in the second book. [[spoiler: Not that it does her much good.]]
37	* BadassAbnormal: Kaiser.
38	* BadassNormal: Ken Bishop. Jorge. Shayna. Ken Bishop's primary gift seems to be [[GenreSavvy having seen zombie movies in a zombie apocalypse.]]
39	* {{Bathos}}: Ken and Jorges are remarkably light-hearted through the first part of the ZombieApocalypse. It becomes more and more an obvious coping mechanism across Book 2.
40	* {{BFS}}: Doctor Crispin keeps one on his wall.
41	* BittersweetEnding: Both books. [[spoiler: The second verges on a DownerEnding.]]
42	* BlackAndGrayMorality: The world runs on this. Ken Bishop, however, desperately wants it to run on {{Black and White\|Morality}}.
43	* BlueAndOrangeMorality: One interpretation of Kaiser. He makes an excellent argument to operating on the laws of animals rather than man. [[spoiler: At least, if you ignore the dog fights he put countless women through.]]
44	* BreakTheCutie: A rare male example happens to [[spoiler: Ken Bishop]] in the second novel.
45	* TheCartel:
46	** Adolfo runs one in ''The Omega Dog''.
47	** Played with as TheCartel is one of the last remaining surviving institutions once the ZombieApocalypse is in full swing.
48	* CerebusSyndrome: Deliberately invoked at the start of the novel as things seem semi-under control.
49	* CoolVersusAwesome: More or less the entire book series reason for existing.
50	* DroppedABridgeOnHer:
51	** [[spoiler: Shayna... seemingly.]]
52	** The whole cast is at risk.
53	* ForScience: Doctor Crispin's motivation.
54	* FourthDateMarriage: [[spoiler: Ken Bishop]] tries this with [[spoiler: Shayna]]. Subverted in that her reaction is confusion and anger.
55	* GenreSavvy: How Ken Bishop and Jorge survive as long as they do.
56	** WrongGenreSavvy: What things start to turn into as they get more serious and less like the urban fantasy buddy comedy they were treating it as.
57	** The first book is especially noteworthy as it's one of the few ZombieApocalypse stories which assume zombie fiction exists. As a result, its heroes avoid a lot of the common pratfalls associated with the genre. [[spoiler: This is because zombies were created, in part, as a terror weapon.]]
58	* TheHero: Ken Bishop desperately wants to be this. Almost everyone else is better qualified on his team but he's the only one who seems idealistic enough to ''try'' and make the world better.
59	* KickTheDog: Kaiser's "games" in the first book. The heroes [[spoiler: enslaving Kaiser]] in the second book.
60	** The latter qualifies as IDidWhatIHadToDo from their perspective as the world is overrun by zombies and they didn't have much in the way of resources.
61	* MadScientist: Doctor Crispin manages to revive a DeadHorseTrope quite well. His research into creating werewolf supersoldiers is treated as completely sane and rational in-story. So much so, the heroes are convinced. [[spoiler: It's not until the short stories we find out he's responsible for the zombie outbreak too.]]
62	* MeaningfulName: The title of the book and the mind-control experiments on the werewolves. Likewise, all of the werewolves ranks in their pack.
63	* MindControlDevice: The Dogs were supposed to have this built into them. [[spoiler: It didn't take]]. The second book has [[spoiler: Kaiser]] under their control with one. It's a nightmarish experience.
64	* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: The entirety of Doctor Crispin's research team.
65	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: The heroes go through this when they end up fighting a war [[spoiler: against TheCartel]] when they're some of the last surviving humans.
66	* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: Genetically engineered werewolf commandos.
67	* OnlySaneMan: Adolfo is a drug lord but reacts to the EndOfTheWorld by trying to build an enclave of survivors with looted military tech.
68	* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler: Theta Kaiser]]. However none of the heroes think he's redeemed.
69	* TheSavageSouth: The first book took place on a relatively contained island. The second book is where they head down to Mexico and things gets ''weird.''
70	** Notable, also, that Mexico has some of the few [[OnlySaneMan OnlySaneMen]] in the series.
71	* SurprisinglySuddenDeath: [[spoiler: Summer Chan]] dies of an infection as opposed to anything related to zombies or werewolves.
72	* TheVirus: Of the George Romero, "bite makes you into a zombie" variety. Werewolves are, partially, immune.
73	* ZombieApocalypse: A pretty classic one.
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