The Third Brother
An Expensive Education
NONFICTION
Guerre à Harvard
The End of Major Combat Operations
Green on Blue
The Civilization of Perpetual Movement
The Widow’s Network
The Bodies in Person
About the Author
Nick McDonell is the author of the novels Twelve, The Third Brother, and An Expensive Education, as well as a book of political theory, The Civilization of Perpetual Movement, and five books of reportage, Guerre à Harvard, The End of Major Combat Operations, Green on Blue, The Widow’s Network, and The Bodies in Person. You can sign up for email updates here.
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Contents
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Postscript
Acknowledgments
Also by Nick McDonell
About the Author
Copyright
THE COUNCIL OF ANIMALS. Copyright © 2021 by Nick McDonell. All rights reserved. For information, address Henry Holt and Co., 120 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10271.
Cover design by Christopher Sergio
Cover artwork by Steven Tabbutt
The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:
Names: McDonell, Nick, 1984- author. | Tabbutt, Steven, illustrator.
Title: The council of animals / Nick McDonell ; with illustrations by Steven Tabbutt.
Description: First edition. | New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2021.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020034390 (print) | LCCN 2020034391 (ebook) | ISBN 9781250799036 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781250799043 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Human-animal relationships—Fiction. | GSAFD: Dystopias.
Classification: LCC PS3613.C388 C68 2021 (print) | LCC PS3613.C388 (ebook) | DDC 813/.6—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020034390
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020034391
e-ISBN 9781250799043
First Edition 2021
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This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.