Nature of the Beast

An alien race of religious extremists plan to honor their deity
through the ritualistic annihilation of our planet. The only man who
knows this is Milan Marlowe, an unstoppable media baron who sees
opportunity everywhere.

Earth''s only move is to engage the invaders according to their
holy law and issue The Challenge of the Heretic--a winner-take-all
gladiator battle for our right to exist. Marlowe launches Beast Wars,
a televised interspecies tournament designed to select Earth''s
mightiest champion. On a decadent private island, sharks, lions,
gorillas, and polar bears square off to the delight of screaming
fans oblivious to the sky-high stakes.

Enter Bruno Bolo--single father, blues belter, and alligator wrestler
from the swamps of Florida. Beset by personal demons, corporatized
killer sharks, Yeats-quoting pit fighters, and looming alien eradicators,
Bruno will emerge as our desperate planet''s final hope.

Adam Mansbach is the author of the number-one New York Times bestseller Go the Fuck to Sleep, which has been translated into forty languages and has sold over three million copies worldwide. His novels include the California Book Award-winning The End of the Jews, and the cult classic Angry Black White Boy, which is taught at more than one hundred schools. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times Book Review, Esquire, The Believer, and on National Public Radio’s ＂All Things Considered.＂

Douglas Mcgowan works as a record producer and screenwriter in Los Angeles.

Owen Brozman lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. You can see more of his work at www.owenbrozman.com.