Dogs of War II Aftermath

How does war change when the people who do the fighting are no longer just human? When dogs, enhanced by artificial intelligence, can help their human masters track their foes, or when a horse wants to prove that he can be a sailor too? Does the dreadful calculus of warfare change when some of the people involved have fur?What happens on the battlefield is only the start—and soldiers are not the only ones who face the consequences. In the aftermath of any conflict, people must rebuild what was lost, consolidate what was gained, and decide if it was worth the price.

Dogs of War II Aftermath is an anthology exploring what warfare looks like when the combatants are no longer fully human. It contains twenty stories about how war changes when those who do the fighting have changed, and how much it stays just the same.

Table of Contents

Dog, Extended by Cairyn

Remembrance by Alice “Huskyteer” Dryden

Scars by Televassi

The Surface Tension by Dwale

My Brother’s Shadow by M.R. Anglin

Close to Us by MikasiWolf

Lime Tiger by Slip-Wolf

Umbra’s Legion: The Destruction of Ismara by Geoff Galt

Umbra’s Legion: Charon’s Obol by Adam Baker

The Call by Lord Ikari

Every Horse Will Do His Duty by Thurston Howl

Matched Up by K. Hubschmid

The Son of Goulon Stumptail by NightEyes DaySpring

Noble by Thomas “Faux” Steele

Trial by Error by Jaden Drackus

The Night the Stars Fell by KC Alpinus

Tears of the Sea by MikasiWolf

The Pack by Argyron

Red Engines by Kris Schnee

Going Home by Miles Reaver

Edited by Fred Patten, Cover art by Teagan Gavet