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Once A Dog
Jesse B. Collie lives a simple life, but a good one. His uprights feed him and look after him, there is plenty of time to play with his brother and Oldmister Overlord, and soon, he’ll be old enough to go running free in the fields just like Mother. What more could a young packer like Jesse want in life?
But a new law is about to be enacted in Dog Haven... a law that involves Jesse in ways he could never have expected.
Once a dog...
But a new law is about to be enacted in Dog Haven... a law that involves Jesse in ways he could never have expected.
Once a dog...
316 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 7, 2018
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About the author
Shaune Lafferty Webb
7 books24 followersShaune’s father was an amateur astronomer and her eldest brother an avid science fiction reader, so perhaps it was inevitable that she developed an early enthusiasm for writing speculative fiction.
After obtaining a degree in geology from the University of Queensland, Shaune subsequently worked in geochemical laboratories, exploration companies, and, while living in the United States, at a multinational scientific institute involved in exploration beneath the ocean floors. A decade after returning to Australia, armed with a life-long addiction to SciFi and a broad scope of real-world research and editing experience, Shaune returned to her original passion, the writing of speculative fiction. Her short stories have appeared in AntipodeanSF, The Nautilus Engine, and Blue Crow Magazine.
‘Bus Stop on a Strange Loop’, Shaune’s first novel, was published by Winterbourne Publishing in July 2011 followed by 'Balanced in an Angel's Eye' in 2012.
Her third novel, 'Cold Faith', the first in The Safe Harbour Chronicle series, was released by Hague Publishing in May 2015 and 'Faithless', the second in the trilogy, in April 2017. 'The Unforgotten', the final instalment in The Safe Harbour Chronicle is scheduled for publication in 2019.
In 2018, 'Once a Dog', a furry fiction novel, was published by Jaffa Books; the novel has been nominated for a 2018 Ursa Major Award in the category of Best Novel.
Shaune lives in Brisbane with her research scientist husband, a slightly eccentric border collie and an extremely frenetic terrier.
After obtaining a degree in geology from the University of Queensland, Shaune subsequently worked in geochemical laboratories, exploration companies, and, while living in the United States, at a multinational scientific institute involved in exploration beneath the ocean floors. A decade after returning to Australia, armed with a life-long addiction to SciFi and a broad scope of real-world research and editing experience, Shaune returned to her original passion, the writing of speculative fiction. Her short stories have appeared in AntipodeanSF, The Nautilus Engine, and Blue Crow Magazine.
‘Bus Stop on a Strange Loop’, Shaune’s first novel, was published by Winterbourne Publishing in July 2011 followed by 'Balanced in an Angel's Eye' in 2012.
Her third novel, 'Cold Faith', the first in The Safe Harbour Chronicle series, was released by Hague Publishing in May 2015 and 'Faithless', the second in the trilogy, in April 2017. 'The Unforgotten', the final instalment in The Safe Harbour Chronicle is scheduled for publication in 2019.
In 2018, 'Once a Dog', a furry fiction novel, was published by Jaffa Books; the novel has been nominated for a 2018 Ursa Major Award in the category of Best Novel.
Shaune lives in Brisbane with her research scientist husband, a slightly eccentric border collie and an extremely frenetic terrier.
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August 30, 2018
When, then, and always
It's a matter of time, life, and choice. Politics gets into it too, but can't change the essential truths. A beautiful story and well told. You'll learn about the secret intellect and ways of dogs, but you must figure out their special vocabulary on the way. Don't worry, though. You can do it if you just choose.
It's a matter of time, life, and choice. Politics gets into it too, but can't change the essential truths. A beautiful story and well told. You'll learn about the secret intellect and ways of dogs, but you must figure out their special vocabulary on the way. Don't worry, though. You can do it if you just choose.
August 21, 2018
Review by Fred Patten:
Jesse B. Collie (a border collie) is too young to be trained to herd sheep, so he romps in the farmyard and plays ball with Oldmister Overlord (the farmer’s father, now retired). One night there is a commotion in the farmhouse, and after that Oldmister Overlord doesn’t come out to play any more. The reader knows that Oldmister Overlord has died and been taken away in a hearse, but all that Jesse knows is that he has disappeared. So when Missus Overlord doesn’t shut the farm gate securely, Jesse sets out into town to find Oldmister Overlord.
“Once a Dog” is a sweet, touching animal tale that progresses from reality as a dog smells it into imaginative fantasy. Dog fanciers will love it.
Jesse B. Collie (a border collie) is too young to be trained to herd sheep, so he romps in the farmyard and plays ball with Oldmister Overlord (the farmer’s father, now retired). One night there is a commotion in the farmhouse, and after that Oldmister Overlord doesn’t come out to play any more. The reader knows that Oldmister Overlord has died and been taken away in a hearse, but all that Jesse knows is that he has disappeared. So when Missus Overlord doesn’t shut the farm gate securely, Jesse sets out into town to find Oldmister Overlord.
“Once a Dog” is a sweet, touching animal tale that progresses from reality as a dog smells it into imaginative fantasy. Dog fanciers will love it.
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