This is a world where the balance of power between humans and beasts has been completely reversed.
Ostrich aristocrats flaunt their noble bloodlines with their long, slender necks. Fox strategists manipulate events from behind the scenes in parliament, while black bear warriors use their claws to maintain a rigid order.
Humans, meanwhile, are collectively known as “livestock.”
We are kept in elegant cages, assessed by our coat color, teeth, and docility. The best fate we can hope for is to become pets, living displays of our owners’ power and taste.
Zhang Lu, “livestock” from Sector 7B, has a secret: he possesses all the memories of the human age. He pretends to be dull-witted, carefully playing the part of a docile creature, until one day a peacock aristocrat who loves to “collect” rare breeds chooses his sister as a birthday gift.
As his sister cries out in anguish, a chain deep within Zhang Lu snaps.
“Don’t be afraid,” he whispers in her ear, his voice cold as iron. “Your big brother will show them who the real prey is.”
A world-shaking revolution and revenge, ignited by the most docile of “livestock,” will begin in this most magnificent cage of beasts.
A very delicate text that imprints the weakness and glory of human nature in every word.