Repino’s stunning skill in both assaulting and refining our senses with mere words is a major reason why this densely plotted apocalypse tale about sentient animals, terrorist insects and clueless humans works. Think of George Orwell’s iconic ANIMAL FARM on steroids, and then some. You can trust MORT(E) to blow away conventional ideas about futurist end-times stories. Not only does it explode with action and suspense, it pulls us aside to reflect on our ultimate life-and-death beliefs and whether or not they can really fulfill the promises we invest in them.