The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil

<b>From the #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of the Man Booker Prize-winning novel <i>Lincoln in the Bardo</i> and the story collection <i>Tenth of December</i>, a 2013 National Book Award Finalist for Fiction.</b><p>Welcome to Inner Horner, a nation so small it can only accommodate one citizen at a time. The other six citizens must wait their turns in the Short-Term Residency Zone of the surrounding country of Outer Horner. It's a long-standing arrangement between the fantastical, not-exactly-human citizens of the two countries. But when Inner Horner suddenly shrinks, forcing three-quarters of the citizen then in residence over the border into Outer Horner territory, the Outer Hornerites declare an Invasion In Progress—having fallen under the spell of the power-hungry and demagogic Phil.<br><br>So begins <i>The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil</i>.  An <i>Animal Farm</i> for the 21st century, this is an incendiary political satire of unprecedented imagination, spiky humor, and cautionary appreciation for the hysteric in everyone. <br><br>  </p>