Winner of the 2023 IPPY Gold Award for Best Fiction Audiobook Crow Country by Emily V. Sullivan Twenty-six years ago, the world went dark. The power grid failed. Civilization collapsed. And the crows—mutated, monstrous, ruthless—rose to the top of the food chain. The lights were beautiful. The silence was worse. No power. No food. No rules. In the ashes of Denver, the crows feast. Now, the last scraps of mankind cling to life across the wastelands of Colorado. In the fortified town of Genesis, Judge enforces the only law that matters: survive or die. He keeps order. He kills crows. He doesn’t flinch. But when rumors spread of a working train—steel salvation in a dead world—everything changes. Because where there's hope, there's danger. And the crows are hungry. Some men want power. Others want freedom. Judge wants none of it. He wants vengeance. But vengeance has a cost... and crows don’t die easy. In this hauntingly post-apocalyptic tale, the cruel, the cunning, and the lucky are all that remain. And above it all, the crows watch—and feast. “Everyone was, in one night, made basic again. When the Lord snapped his fingers, the Devil took the stage. What tremendous music he made.” Crow Country is a cinematic, blood-and-dust survival tale for fans of dark dystopia and gritty frontier justice. Print Review: A genre-busting read that holds elements of Western drama and sci-fi alike, attracting both audiences with a heady form of action that re-envisions a different Western milieu that emerges some thirty years after everything goes dark. Readers who choose Crow Country for its dual promise of post-apocalyptic survival story and Western frontier justice, flavored with accounts of the Devil incarnate and the Crows which have assumed a position of power, won't be disappointed. The powerful juxtaposition of all these forces creates an outstanding saga as moving in its sense of place as it is in its sense of purpose. A top recommendation for a wide range of readers who will find it a literary powerhouse of a read. Audiobook Review: Readers of this apocalyptic Western novel may think they already know Emily Sullivan's powerful work, but listening to it in audio imparts another layer of depth by adding the atmospheric embellishments that bring the story to life. Hahn loses no power as the novel progresses. Each chapter is another study in revelation and discovery that is especially recommended for readers of the written word who can sit back and let Hahn's warm, passionate, descriptive voice flow over them. The audio version of Crow Country is such an experience, not to be missed by either prior print readers or newcomers who look for extraordinary audio presentations rich in drama and timbre. - D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review 2023 IPPY Gold Winner for Best Fiction Audiobook