Book excerpt: In a world where animals have endured centuries of independence from man, where the wilds are separated from the domesticated, the days of peace are about to come to an end. Cody, a sinewy German Shepard, quickly realizes the new leader of Manor Farm, Preston, a tall, thin, devious Pig, has put his love of power ahead of all else, and farm alliances are about to be shattered. What ensues is bloodshed of military actions as the different sanctions of Dogs, Horses and Rams battle the Rats, Pigs and Boars, defending Manor Farm to the very bitter end.