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Book Review: Mort(E): Book #1 of the War With No Name series by Robert Repino
Before The Change, Sebastian was a neutered and declawed housecat, mostly content with his life. When a new neighbor introduces the dog, Sheba, into his life things are different. The two creatures bond finding adventure in the sights and scents of the basement and the mysterious attic. Then one day things begin to change radically and Sebastian finds himself separated from Sheba and transformed into the feline warrior known as Mort(e).
Take a bit of the super-intelligent ants from the film Phase IV, and the evolved animals of Planet of the Apes and Jack Kirby's Kamandi, through in some discussion on the existence of a 'god' and you have a general idea of what author Robert Repino has done. This is the first book in the War With No Name series, and introduces the concept of The Change, along with some of the characters whose stories Repino will deal with in the rest of the series.
I was hooked even before Sebastian began walking upright and carrying a gun. Repino's bringing the reader into the world of cats, dogs and their owners captures what might actually be the thoughts of these furry characters, along with what they must deal with as everything about them changes. This book also introduces us to the Ant Queen, who murdered her mother and has gained the knowledge of every generation that has come before her. The plans she makes and the new world she shapes for the future of the Colony she rules.
If Repino had ended the story in this one book, I would still have been perfectly happy. Some things are still left unanswered but it was enough to make this story complete. Almost as if Star Wars had began and ended with the initial film. I am looking forward to picking up at least the second book in the series to see where Repino is going and if we get more about Mort(e) and Sheba.
