Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton, 308 pagesA mysterious fast-acting illness has gripped the human population of the world, turning them into zombies. The non-human animals of the world are unaffected, except that all the boundaries created by humans are now moot, allowing them to roam free. Well, with the exception of the domesticated animals, which are now trapped inside their homes with no way out.
This strange mix of Day of the Dead and The Incredible Journey (yes, I cribbed that from a cover blurb, but it's SO SPOT-ON) is narrated entirely by animals, and mostly by the Seattle-based domesticated crow, S.T., whose full name is just as foul-mouthed as he is. This book is in turn hilarious, horrifying, and introspective, taking on issues such as family, identity, and the environment. As most zombie-centric stories go, this one got a little over-the-top for me by the end, but that's a me problem, not a book problem. I loved this, and I loved S.T.
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