Apocalypse Cow is a book about a viral epidemic in Britain that first infects cows, then other animals and then humans. It makes them turn into zombie-like creatures and it falls upon three individuals – hemp-allergy sufferer Geldof, abattoir worker Terry and failed journalist Lesley – to help the world put an end to it. Together they attempt to escape the hordes of infected animals, the efforts of the army to put them into camps and the pursuit of one crazed man who is trying to conceal the truth whilst Britain is shut off from the rest of the world.
This is a very visual novel with vivid images coming into the head from the descriptions on the page. The characters are very OTT, as are the situations, which makes for a lot of the humour. In fact the book is all about the humour although there is a strong story also running through it.
It’s nicely set up at the end for a sequel so if/when that comes out I'll check it out.
(I got this book through Amazon Vine. It is listed here.)
Cheers for the lovely review!
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