Humanity is going extinct and its up to a sassy, TV-obsessed crow in Seattle named S.T.
to save the earth from total apocalypse.
One element that informed the authors process: pop culture.
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This genre-bending novel is entirely its own creation, to be sure, but influences and homages still abound.
Check out the fascinating connections below.Hollow Kingdomisavailable for purchase.
Its scythe-sharp and clever, and the jokes dont get old.
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Youve got red on you.
Im pretty sure Simon Pegg is my long lost brother.
And if you havent watched his first TV show,Spaced youre in for a treat.
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I loved them that much.
I am a massive Jon Favreau fan-girl (?I wanna be like you ooh ooh?)
I found it both shocking and exhilarating.
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I also have always gravitated toward funny movies and lovedAirplane,The Naked Gunseries, andHot Shots.
As a little girl, all I wanted was to grow up to be Leslie Nielsen or Lloyd Bridges.
I have never identified with any living being as much as the chicken fromMoana.
S.T., the crowtagonist ofHollow Kingdomis most certainly a fish out of water character.
Im drawn to lively, upbeat music with dark or satirical lyrics.
I imagined it as a call to action and the start of a heros journey.
I can picture S.T.
I only recently discovered Tom Lehrer and love his pithy songs.
A favorite is We Will All Go Together When We Go.
Richard Cheeses People Equal S is very calming to me.
I went to a couple of different schools in Indonesia and was really into Nirvana in the 90s.
I blasted Smells Like Teen Spirit from my walkman and eventually discman (fancy!
I read his brilliant and hystericalMy Family and Other Animalsas a child, and utterly adored it.
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