First published 2012
Jackson Oz watches a lion ambush unfold in Africa. The young biologist realizes this attack follows a pattern he has been tracking across the globe. Animals are launching organized strikes against humans in cities worldwide. The violence escalates with each incident. Oz teams up with ecologist Chloe Tousignant to investigate the phenomenon. They discover the attacks are growing more sophisticated and deadly. The animals display unprecedented coordination and strategic thinking. Oz and Tousignant race to alert world leaders about the mounting threat. Time runs short as the assaults intensify in scope and brutality. Safe havens for humans disappear one by one. Oz must uncover what drives this planetary uprising before civilization collapses under the relentless animal warfare.
Genres: science-fiction, animals, adventure, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: animal-protagonists, man-vs-nature
Setting: Africa
Period: 21st-century
417 pages · Kindle Edition · Little, Brown and Company
Content warnings: violence