Apocalypse Cow

Read all about it. Enraged mutant animals invade leafy Wiltshire. From the eye-catching cover to the chaotic cavalcade of bizarre events this is a frenetic, rollercoaster ride of a YA debut novel with complex relationships and gore galore.

Crazed cows, rabid badgers, sonic boom blasting ducks, pernicious pheasants, savage sentient ravens, scurrilous squirrels, psychotic lava bum popping seagulls, electric foxes, exploding hedgehogs and blast freezing woodpeckers are just some of the creatures seeking revenge on humans for calamitous climate change.

Sorrel’s outlandish heights of invention are boundless, envisioning a catastrophic apocalypse in the year 2031. Amidst absurdity, satire and ribald scatological humour, a group of diverse teens battle to stay alive with a crash course in survival skills while fending off wild attackers and working out what intimate relationships they want for themselves.

Self-deprecating narrator Mel, Dorian, Ella, Sasha and Nev face adversity with tongue in cheek humour as the plot escalates, scattering into three parts as the stakes rise higher and higher. Where will they find refuge from the growing storm?

Apocalypse Cow is a montage of heightened hilarity, sexual identity, emotional maelstroms and movie homages [from the bonkers title to scenes reminiscent of Shaun of the Dead, The Walking Dead and Romero’s zombie trilogy] crossed with grisly horror. It resonates with evocative imagery, crazy chase scenes and cliffhanger moments. At its heart are important messages about not judging people on first impressions, the ogre of toxic bullying and the real and present danger of climate change colliding with genetic experimentation.