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"Striking" is how Anthony Horowitz, author of the Alex Rider series, describes Monkey Wars."Kurti draws from history to deliver a powerful allegory . . . [and] keeps this effective, memorable tale rooted in reality."--Publishers Weekly, Starred ReviewSustain the weak. Destroy the strong. A dark fable in the vein of Animal Farm, Watership Down, and The Wave, this action-packed page-turner is told entirely from the monkeys' points of view and shines a light on the politics of power, the rise of tyrants, and the personal dilemmas that must be faced when your life is on the line.When rhesus monkeys are brutally massacred on the dusty streets of Kolkata by a troop of power-hungry langur monkeys, Mico, a privileged langur, becomes entangled in the secrets at the heart of his troop's leadership and is shocked at what he discovers. He feels compelled to help the few surviving rhesus, especially Papina, a young female...