The Last Wild: Book 1 (The Last Wild Trilogy) - Softcover

Torday, Piers

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1780878303 ISBN 13: 9781780878300

Publisher: Quercus Children's Books, 2013

Synopsis

AS SEEN ON BBC'S COUNTRYFILE

From the winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize

This is a story about a boy named Kester. He is extraordinary, but he doesn't know that yet. All he knows, at this very moment, is this:

1. There is a flock of excited pigeons in his bedroom.

2. They are talking to him.

3. His life will never be quite the same again...

A captivating animal adventure destined to be loved by readers of all ages.

About this title

Review:

An excellent, punchy adventure tale with vivid characters and an impassioned eco message. (The Financial Times)

Written in vivid and urgent style ... As thrilling as James and the Giant Peach ... The Last Wild may be as critical to the new generation as Tarka the Otter. (The Times)

Full of suspense without ever sacrificing warmth. (Katherine Rundell)

A darkly comic and hugely inventive adventure ... it could be the next big thing. (Eoin Colfer)

Gripping, original and memorable. (Francesca Simon)

A magnetic adventure ... find yourself glued like tar to this satisfying, spine-tingling book. (Samuel H. (aged 10))

Wildly inventive, moving and gripping. (Frank Cottrell Boyce)

A must-read: brings to mind the smarts and silliness of Roald Dahl. (New York Post)

Inventive, with laughs, tears and cliffhangers. (Sunday Times)

I haven't read a book this good and interesting since The Hunger Games ... an edge-of-your-seat fast-paced read. (Guardian Children's website)

Book Description:

FROM THE WINNER OF THE GUARDIAN CHILDREN'S FICTION PRIZE. A thrilling animal adventure for fans of Roald Dahl, David Walliams and Katherine Rundell

About this edition

• Publisher: Quercus Children's Books
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1780878303
• ISBN 13: 9781780878300
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352