Human beings have all the power and eventhough his mistress Kathleen loves him very much, she can’t protect him at all times. But he also discovers that a dog’s life is hard on Earth. Slowly, Sirius gets to like his new place. They try every trick to send Sirius out but Kathleen’s wish prevails. She lives in her uncle’s home and her aunt dislikes her and so does one of her cousins. Kathleen keeps him as a pet despite stiff opposition at home. Sirius somehow manages to escape and float on the river and a girl called Kathleen saves him. Unfortunately the woman who owns his mother decides to kill Sirius and all his puppy brothers and sisters by drowning them in the river. The punishment is swiftly executed and Sirius is born as a dog. If not, he will continue to live and die as a dog. If he finds the powerful thing called the Zoi, which he has carelessly lost, he will be reinstated to his former glory.

He is sentenced to live as a dog on Earth. The Dog Star Sirius is tried in a court of his peers and is found guilty of murder. So, this year I decided to read my first Diana Wynne Jones book. Then I heard more bloggers talking about her. Then Diana Wynne Jones started cropping up everywhere – I discovered that a collection of fantasy short stories on my bookshelf had a short story by her and then I discovered that another collection of fantasy stories on my bookshelf was edited by her. I have never heard of her before and so I made a mental note to explore her works later. I first got to know about Diana Wynne Jones a few years back when I discovered a Diana Wynne Jones event being hosted in the blogoshere. This is the fourth book that I read for the ‘Once Upon a Time’ challenge hosted by Carl.

Dogsbody by Diana Wynne Jones