Flock: Tales of the Hooviverse
The North Star Series, Book 2
by James Bitter
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Pub Date Jan 01 2026 | Archive Date Nov 30 2025
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Description
7 highly trained SAS assault llamas.
6 days.
(5, 4, 3, 2…)
1 impossible mission.
Commander Crouch’s mind is a battlefield, echoing with past failures, lost friends, and strange visions he can’t explain. Now, he’s leading his team of combat llamas on a critical mission, but from the moment their hooves hit the dusty desert surface, nothing goes according to plan. Their simple search and destroy mission swiftly descends into a convoluted web of political deceit that’s way beyond their pay grade.
His team has six days to work out what the hell is going on or they are about to have front-row seats to one of the greatest disasters in hooven history. As global catastrophe looms, Commander Crouch fights not just a hidden enemy, but his own crumbling sanity. Is this war even real?
Flock is a fast-paced, darkly comedic speculative action thriller set in a deeply absurd world where hooved mammals rule – the ultimate form of escapism. If Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams had a love child who was really into action thrillers, they would probably write something like Flock (except with considerably fewer goats).
War's never been so much fun.
Advance Praise
What readers are saying about Book 1 in the Series:
"10/10 recommend...This book is such a crazy time. FULL of banger lines and an endless amount of hilarious puns. What a great palate cleanser of a read... It's got character past reveals, unhinged violence, intense thrills and anxiety, a few twists, and great world building. I cannot wait for book 2 and hopefully many more after."
- Britt, Amazon verified review
"I found this story by coincidence and my curiosity got the best of me, but I am so glad it did. This story excelled in comedy, pacing and characters. Each character feels real (in a llama / human type of way) that makes you care for them and worry for them...Overall I give it 5/5"
- J.G. Harpin, Royal Road Author
Marketing Plan
Marketing & Promotion Highlights
Our strategy centers on continuous online visibility, high-volume giveaways, and direct engagement with core reader communities.
Continuous Audience Building (Facebook & BookFunnel): We are running an ongoing Facebook ad campaign promoting the free prequel novel, Blood Brothers, to grow the mailing list and establish the Hooviverse world. This is complemented by regular participation in BookFunnel Group Promotions of the prequel novel to maximize sign-ups.
Targeted Presale Campaign: We are running a focused Facebook ad campaign to drive interest in the Flock presale at the introductory price of $0.99. The presale also includes an exclusive free chapter incentive to encourage immediate purchase.
Platform & Community Integration (Royal Road): We are engaging the fantasy/serial fiction community by posting the prequel, Blood Brothers, on the popular Royal Road platform, supported by a dedicated ad campaign on the platform.
High-Visibility Content Creation: We are building continuous content visibility by participating in the Royal Road Writathon, an intensive 5-week event where the author will write 55,000 words on a new Tale of the Hooviverse, Under Pressure (a unique fantasy-comedy about a goat on a submarine).
Social Media Focus (TikTok): The author’s TikTok account @jamesbitterbooks is utilized for daily updates on Royal Road writing progress, as well as comedy content linked to the novels to drive traffic and engagement.
Influencer Outreach: We are actively targeting BookTok influencers, offering to send both the main novel (Flock) and the prequel (Blood Brothers) in their preferred format (print or eBook) for promotional consideration and reviews.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook | 
| ISBN | 9789083605845 | 
| PRICE | $0.99 (USD) | 
| PAGES | 486 | 
 
                
                             
                 
                 
                