Looking for an interesting series, where the books are written from animals point of view. Kind of like Orwell’s Animal Farm, but more fantasy / sci-fi / action.
We may follow a group of fighting turtle, or a rat’s journey to home after getting lost, things like that. If taking example from movies, Ant Z is an example.
Any recommendations?
Watership Down by Richard Adams
Only adult one I can think of is Tailchaser’s Song by Tad Williams (cats). There’s a ton of these for kids, though; here’s a few I’ve read:
- Redwall series by Brian Jacques (forest critters; I found it repetitive after the first few, but ymmv)
- Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O’Brien (rats)
- Stewart Little by E.B. White (mouse)
- Charlotte’s Web by by E.B. White (pig)
Edit: Sorry, I derped on the scifi/fantasy/action aspect of the request; the E.B. White books don’t fall into that category.
Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton is amazing, although the follow up isn’t as good.
Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Children of Time is also amazing, though, again, the follow up isn’t as good.
If singular books are OK, there’s Ka: Dar Oakley in the Ruin of Ymr by John Crowley.
I could give more titles because I love books from the animal perspective, but these are my sci-fi/fantasy recs. I also second Watership Down.
A Night in the Lonesome October - Roger Zelazny… this is almost exactly what you are asking for.
Iron Druid chronicles has a small bit of it.
White Fang and Call of the Wild are classic examples of it.
Fifteen Dogs kind of fits. It’s about a bunch of dogs that gain human intelligence and what they do with it.
