to the zoo in search of what he assumes is a healthy human. A rumor about One Who Opens Doors takes S.T. with rescuing other pets, but he knows he needs help opening windows and doors. He relies on the information network of birdsongs known as Aura to seek guidance from the oracular octopus Onida while dodging a murder of wild crows he detests. When S.T.’s owner, Big Jim, contracts the illness that’s turning humans into unthinking zombies fixated on technological devices, S.T. S.T., short for Shit Turd, is an irreverent domesticated crow in Seattle who loves human things-he likes to watch TV and his favorite food is Cheetos. Readers love Hollow Kingdom.Buxton spins a fresh, alarming apocalypse from the perspectives of intelligent, communicative animals in her hilarious debut. Humanity's extinction has arrived, and the only one determined to save it is a foul-mouthed crow. Is left with no choice but to venture out into a frightening new world, where he discovers that the neighbours are devouring each other, and the local wildlife is abuzz with rumours of dangerous new predators roaming Seattle. His most tried-and-true remedies - from beak-delivered beer to the slobbering affection of the loyal, but dim-witted, dog Dennis - fail to cure his owner. Starts to feel like something isn't right. But when Big Jim's eyeball falls out of his head, S.T. He is a bird of simple pleasures: hanging out with his owner Big Jim, trading insults with Seattle's wild crows (those idiots) and enjoying the finest food humankind has to offer: Cheetos. the irrepressible, cursing crow is my new favourite apocalyptic hero.' Helen Macdonald, New York Times bestselling author of H Is for HawkS.T. The Secret Life of Pets meets The Walking Dead.' Karen Joy Fowler'It's transformative, poignant, and funny as hell. 'A thoroughly enjoyable account of the end of the world as we know it.
Perfect for fans of Dawn of the Dead and Isaac Marion's Warm Bodies. A humorous, big-hearted romp through the apocalypse, where even a cowardly crow can become a hero.
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