Hollow Kingdom (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781538745823)

A finalist for the 2020 Thurber Prize for American Humor

"The Secret Life of Pets meets The Walking Dead" in this big-hearted, boundlessly beautiful romp through the Apocalypse, where a foul-mouthed crow is humanity's only chance to survive Seattle's zombie problem (Karen Joy Fowler, PEN/Faulkner Award-winning author). S.T., a domesticated crow, is a bird of simple pleasures: hanging out with his owner Big Jim, trading insults with Seattle's wild crows (i.e. "those idiots"), and enjoying the finest food humankind has to offer: Cheetos (R).

But when Big Jim's eyeball falls out of his head, S.T. starts to think something's not quite right. His tried-and-true remedies--from beak-delivered beer to the slobbering affection of Big Jim's loyal but dim-witted dog, Dennis--fail to cure Big Jim's debilitating malady. S.T. is left with no choice but to abandon his old life and venture out into a wild and frightening new world with his trusty steed Dennis, where he suddenly discovers that the neighbors are devouring one other. Local wildlife is abuzz with rumors of Seattle's dangerous new predators.

Humanity's extinction has seemingly arrived, and the only one determined to save it is a cowardly crow whose only knowledge of the world comes from TV. What could possibly go wrong?

Author: Kira Jane Buxton
ISBN-10: 1538745828
ISBN-13: 9781538745823
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Language: English
Published: 08/06/2019
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.30d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 03/01/2019 pg. 92
Library Journal 05/01/2019 pg. 72
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2019
Publishers Weekly 06/24/2019
Booklist 06/01/2019 pg. 34
Shelf Awareness 08/06/2019
BookPage 07/01/2019