A beautifully woven story of a celestial being who finds himself banished to Earth in the form of a dog after being wrongly accused of a crime.
“Among the most rewarding novels available for readers of all ages.”—Publishers Weekly
“Hilariously drawn, and the whole impossible premise made to seem perfectly logical.”—The Horn Book
The Dog Star, Sirius, is tried—and found guilty—by his heavenly peers for a murder he did not commit. His sentence: to live on the planet Earth as a dog until such time as he can carry out a seemingly impossible mission—the recovery of a deadly weapon known as the Zoi. The first painful lesson Sirius learns in his lowly earthly form is that humans have all the power. The second is that even though his young mistress loves him, she can’t protect either of them from the cruelty of other humans. The third—and worst—is that someone is out there who will do anything to keep Sirius from finding the Zoi. Even if it means destroying Earth itself.
“Diana Wynne Jones turns all she touches to magic, which is a lot better than gold.”—Megan Whalen Turner
“There is apparently no limit to Jones’s inventiveness, and her novels continue to surprise and delight new readers. . . . In Dogsbody, hot-tempered Sirius, the Dog Star, is tried for murder by a celestial court, and sentenced to come to Earth in the body of a dog to recover the mysterious and powerful Zoi, which has been lost through his carelessness. The struggles between his consciousness of his previous ‘luminary’ status and his new doggy nature are hilariously drawn, and the whole impossible premise made to seem perfectly logical.”—The Horn Book
“She has a unique record of producing books you can’t forget! Every book is different. And every book is likely to be in someone’s top seven! I feel we need to acknowledge how lucky those of us are who grew up on her books, and to ensure subsequent generations enjoy the same intense and subtle pleasure.”—The Guardian
“Diana Wynne Jones is truly a treasure, and every one of her stories is to be cherished.”—The SF Site
“Among the most rewarding novels available for readers of all ages.”—Publishers Weekly
“It need only be said that the book is more than welcome back into print—and may its own reincarnation find it many new readers.”—Children's Literature
A beautifully woven story of a celestial being who finds himself banished to Earth in the form of a dog after being wrongly accused of a crime.
“Among the most rewarding novels available for readers of all ages.”—Publishers Weekly
“Hilariously drawn, and the whole impossible premise made to seem perfectly logical.”—The Horn Book
The Dog Star, Sirius, is tried—and found guilty—by his heavenly peers for a murder he did not commit. His sentence: to live on the planet Earth as a dog until such time as he can carry out a seemingly impossible mission—the recovery of a deadly weapon known as the Zoi. The first painful lesson Sirius learns in his lowly earthly form is that humans have all the power. The second is that even though his young mistress loves him, she can’t protect either of them from the cruelty of other humans. The third—and worst—is that someone is out there who will do anything to keep Sirius from finding the Zoi. Even if it means destroying Earth itself.
Praise
“Diana Wynne Jones turns all she touches to magic, which is a lot better than gold.”—Megan Whalen Turner
“There is apparently no limit to Jones’s inventiveness, and her novels continue to surprise and delight new readers. . . . In Dogsbody, hot-tempered Sirius, the Dog Star, is tried for murder by a celestial court, and sentenced to come to Earth in the body of a dog to recover the mysterious and powerful Zoi, which has been lost through his carelessness. The struggles between his consciousness of his previous ‘luminary’ status and his new doggy nature are hilariously drawn, and the whole impossible premise made to seem perfectly logical.”—The Horn Book
“She has a unique record of producing books you can’t forget! Every book is different. And every book is likely to be in someone’s top seven! I feel we need to acknowledge how lucky those of us are who grew up on her books, and to ensure subsequent generations enjoy the same intense and subtle pleasure.”—The Guardian
“Diana Wynne Jones is truly a treasure, and every one of her stories is to be cherished.”—The SF Site
“Among the most rewarding novels available for readers of all ages.”—Publishers Weekly
“It need only be said that the book is more than welcome back into print—and may its own reincarnation find it many new readers.”—Children's Literature
