Hollow Kingdom

By Kira Jane Buxton

Book Overview

"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?

*Includes a Reading Group Guide

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1538745836
• ISBN13: 9781538745830
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

So Unique and Mesmerizing

I have never read anything like this book, and can NOT wait to read Kira Jane Buxton's next book! I was immediately surprised and hooked. I could not put this book down. I got some crazy looks as I read it poolside, laughing and crying outloud! As a PNW native, the setting was so familiar that it drew me in even faster. I wish I could read this for the first time, again! It will forever be on my "you HAVE to read this" list!