As a Soviet-style collapse unfolds in America, Grayson, equal parts philosopher and warrior but legitimately neither, makes a death-bed promise to watch over a couple with a child on the way.

Driven by his own severe loss, he must make good on his promise and carry the psychic consequences as he races headlong into the fallout of our imploding civilization.

Set in the hallucinatory desert southwest, populated with hunter-killer teams, and awash with refugees, third-country mercenaries, and hostile, conspiring elites, King of Dogs pits the beauty of language and Western philosophical ideals against the deep depravity and violent decay of our times.

Andrew Edwards was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. He currently lives in Montana with his girlfriend and dog. In addition to writing novels, short nonfiction, and stories, he has worked as a survival instructor, ranch hand, tradesman, and professional driver. You can follow Andrew’s ongoing projects, written and other, at goldengoatguild.net.