The alpacas are nervous. Accusations are flying about a rigged election, a mysterious illness is spreading, the Alpaca News is being censored by higher powers, and skullduggery is threatening the Breeders Showcase.

Amidst a mass of self-interested parties, a forthright vet and a diplomatic engineer strive to protect the herds and restore democracy.

By turns vital, farcical, heartbreaking and chilling, the much-anticipated alpaca novel by award-winning writer Duncan Sarkies is a wild and tender leap – or, more accurately, pronk – into the heart of alpaca breeding, and a snapshot of a world at a crossroads.

‘It’s like Succession, but with alpacas.’
—Toby Manhire, The Spinoff

Published 13 February. Paperback, $38

Star Gazers launch: 6pm, Tuesday 18 February, Meow Bar Wellington
This much-anticipated novel will be welcomed into the world with speeches, pizza, a slide show and mystery guests. Plus, a special performance by locally renowned alpaca-adjacent musicians, Orgle & Pronk. More information here.