Tomorrow by Damian Dibben is told in the first-person point of view by a dog. If you’re looking at this book, I imagine that, like me, you’ve read and enjoyed other books written from a dog’s point of view. This one is darker, much darker.
Master travels to the Arabian lands and learns the secret of eternal life. The treatment is successful for himself, his dog, Champion, and his eventual nemesis Vilder. The novel spans the 17th, 18th, and beginning of the 19th centuries. These main characters live over 200 years, travel throughout Europe and meet many famous people. They also participate in war from the 30-years war to the Napoleonic.
Much of the narrative happens in Venice. In 1688, after telling Champion, “If we lose one another, my champion, wait for me on the steps,” Master disappears. Loyal Champion waits by the cathedral steps for 127 years. After 127 years, Champion senses the scent of Master. With his canine friend Sporco, he sets off the find Master. The quest is full of danger and privation.
While Champion, and Sporco, are positive and happy regardless of any setbacks, both Master and Vilder suffer and question the value of eternal life.
If you are looking for a historical novel about the philosophical questionability of eternal life, this could be the book for you. Conclusion: dogs are more suited to eternal life than people.
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