

In a positive review for Nerd Daily, Seven Jane called the book "a magnum opus on environmental degradation" and opined that the book inspired readers "to liberate ourselves from our own domestication". Good Housekeeping ranked it #53 on its list of the 60 best books of 2019. Hollow Kingdom was a finalist for the 2020 Thurber Prize. In a First Nations village in remote Canada, ST and his companions find an unaffected human infant and agree to protect her. and his feathered allies defend the safe zone against threats including wild wolves and mutated Hollows.Ī group of birds bring S.T. Hollows begin growing features such as wings and feathers as their bodies continue to mutate. He teaches the other birds how to get inside buildings, and they establish a base at UW Bothell. They rescue several other pets before Cinnamon is killed by a rabid dog. He uses a cell phone to lure them into breaking a window, releasing a dog named Cinnamon from her dead owner’s house.

realizes that Hollows will chase after electronics. He fails to find any healthy humans and injures his wing in the process. With humans gone, domesticated animals will be their remaining legacy. Members of the animal kingdom refer to human beings as Hollows due to their lack of connection to the environment. wander through Seattle, discovering that human society is falling apart. One day, Big Jim’s eyeball falls out and he tries to eat S.T. was raised in captivity, he identifies as more of a human than a crow. In Seattle, a pet crow named Shit Turd (S.T.) lives with his human, Big Jim, and a bloodhound named Dennis. It was published by Grand Central Publishing.

Hollow Kingdom is a 2019 science fiction novel by Kira Jane Buxton, about a zombie apocalypse from the viewpoint of a pet crow.
