American Hippo
Books | Fiction / Alternative History
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Sarah Gailey
In 2017 Sarah Gailey made her debut with River of Teeth and Taste of Marrow, two action-packed novellas that introduced readers to an alternate America in which hippos rule the colossal swamp that was once the Mississippi River. Now readers have the chance to own both novellas in American Hippo, a single, beautiful volume.Years ago, in an America that never was, the United States government introduced herds of hippos to the marshlands of Louisiana to be bred and slaughtered as an alternative meat source. This plan failed to take into account some key facts about hippos: they are savage, they are fast, and their jaws can snap a man in two. By the 1890s, the vast bayou that was once America's greatest waterway belongs to feral hippos, and Winslow Houndstooth has been contracted to take it back. To do so, he will gather a crew of the damnedest cons, outlaws, and assassins to ever ride a hippo. American Hippo is the story of their fortunes, their failures, and his revenge.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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Author
Sarah Gailey
Pages
256
Publisher
Tor Publishing Group
Published Date
2018-05-22
ISBN
1250176425 9781250176424
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"This book was so ******* good holy hell. By the end of it you are gonna love hippos but also be terrified of them. the found family in this makes me want to cry and I love all of the characters and the diversity that they all bring to the table, although occasionally feeling a tad bit forced. This book is amazing and I couldn't stop reading it. I really felt like a cowboy in the west it was an amazing read.
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