![]() It seems that she has created a novel that doesn’t fit into any category, and it is all the better for it. Hollow Kingdom: Image courtesy of the author’s website.Īpocalyptic fantasy fiction? Eco-Dramedy? Environmental fiction with a socially conscious narrative? Horror-humor? Buxton’s first book flutters out of any buttonhole. “…and when I thought of the things I was capable of, well, then and only then did a plan start to form.” from Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton. I tore through her hilarious, heartbreaking, joyous, serious, dystopian, and important debut novel and started recommending it to anyone who would or wouldn’t listen. ![]() When it finally arrived, I was blown away by the unique voice Buxton brings to the literary world. I ordered the book immediately, not knowing that I still had a four month wait until it was delivered to my doorstep. I can’t remember what website it was (unfortunate because I owe them a debt of thanks) that informed me that if I liked The Trees (I most emphatically did), I would love Hollow Kingdom (I most emphatically did). ![]() “What an extraordinary luxury to cast a shadow.” from Feral Creatures by Kira Jane Buxton.Īdmittedly, I was unaware of a writer named Kira Jane Buxton, author of 2019’s Hollow Kingdom and the sequel Feral Creatures, !!!Available today from Grand Central Publishing!!!, before I read The Trees by Ali Shaw. Kira Jane Buxton and Ewok: Image courtesy of the author’s website. ![]()
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