Dog Warrior (2004)

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Atticus Steele and his partner Ru work for the DEA, and they're undercover, hot on the trail of a deadly new drug that's recently hit the streets when they stumble across a dead body hidden in a trunk - except it's only temporarily dead, and it turns out Atticus has a brother...

Not a good place to start the series, but an excellent next installment if you've been following along. Another missing piece of Magic Boy's turned up - although if he can't pass the Pack test, he's not going to be around for long. With all the players on the board, no one really knows what anyone else is doing, and as the mad rush starts to stop the cultists and the aliens from killing every living thing on earth, all I can say is, hang on, it's a wild ride! ( )

Good. The point-of-view shift was interesting. I'm not sure whether this is The End, or if she just hasn't gotten around to writing any more. I'd gladly read more, but it's not a bad place to leave it. ( )

The fourth book in the Ukiah Oregon series is as fast paced as the previous ones, and the story as engaging.
The story's main focus is Atticus Steele who is Ukiahs older brother the same way Kittaning is Ukiahs son - that is, not really by human standards. Atticus and Ukiah are separate individuals who grew from the butchered parts of a half alien, half human. They meet when Atticus save Ukiahs dead body from the trunk of a car belonging to a group of religious cultists dedicated to combat invading aliens.
Atticus and his partners are looking for the source of a new drug, and the rescue of Ukiah disturbs a buy. The sellers are coincidentally the same cultists that abducted Ukiah.
Ukiah was taken by the cultist while hunting for them and the alien bio-weapons they plan to use to purge earth of the aliens.
The brothers mutual suspicion of each other keep them from pooling resources to get their shared target, but when Atticus attracts the attention of the invading aliens he decides to join forces with Ukiahs FBI girlfriend.
The series is revitalized by the shift in perspective, which also serves to reduce the clumsy recounting of the past somewhat. Instead of only perceiving the world through Ukiahs point of view, we now get an outside view of him as well.
The relationship between Atticus and his partner, as well as the budding relationship between Atticus and Ukiah are beautifully described. ( )