Feral Creatures
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4.5 • 11 Ratings
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
MOST ANTICIPATED by Bustle • "Sci-Fi Thriller" recommendation from Buzzfeed • An Indie Next Pick
In this stunning follow-up to Hollow Kingdom and Seattle Times/Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association bestseller, the animal kingdom's "favorite apocalyptic hero"is back with a renewed sense of hope for humanity, ready to take on a world ravaged by a viral pandemic (Helen Macdonald).
Once upon an apocalypse, there lived an obscenely handsome American crow named S.T. . . .
When the world last checked-in with its favorite Cheeto addict, the planet had been overrun by flesh-hungry beasts, and nature had started re-claiming her territory from humankind. S.T., the intrepid crow, alongside his bloodhound-bestie Dennis, had set about saving pets that had become trapped in their homes after humanity went the way of the dodo.
That is, dear reader, until S.T. stumbled upon something so rare—and so precious—that he vowed to do everything in his power to safeguard what could, quite literally, be humanity's last hope for survival. But in a wild world plagued by prejudiced animals, feather-raising environments, new threats so terrifying they make zombies look like baby bunnies, and a horrendous dearth of cheesy snacks, what's a crow to do?
Why, wing it on another big-hearted, death-defying adventure, that's what! Joined by a fabulous new cast of animal characters, S.T. faces many new challenges plus his biggest one yet: parenthood.
Includes a Reading Group Guide.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The postapocalyptic adventures of bighearted, irreverent crow S.T. continue in Buxton's eventful follow-up to 2019's Hollow Kingdom. In the 13 years since a screen-transmitted virus infected all of humanity and turned them into rapidly evolving, nightmarish chimeras called Changed Ones, S.T. has raised Yup'ik Dee, the last uninfected human, in a remote region of Alaska with the help of the owls and his eagle friend, Migisi. When Dee discovers the hideous, larva-like beings her family has become, she sets fire to the cabin she shares with S.T. and flees into the ocean where a pod of orcas carry her and S.T. (flightless after an injury) back to S.T.'s old stomping grounds near Seattle. There, they reconnect with his old murder, other friends like Orange the orangutan, and nemeses including a trio of tigers escaped from the zoo. But the area's animals are all hunkered down to avoid the singularly destructive Changed Ones stalking the region. After Dee goes missing, she displays an uncanny knack for communicating across species to fight the Changed Ones and tests S.T.'s strong desires to protect her. Buxton balances the snarky humor and moving tenderness of her delightful protagonist with genuine tension. Fans of postapocalyptic dangers and witty narration will eat up this charming story.
Customer Reviews
Great humor and animal fun.
I did enjoy the first charms of ST in Hollow Kingdom more but this sequel explores cool new territories. Great read for animal lovers and post apocalyptic panderers.