WINNER OF THE GUARDIAN CHILDREN’S FICTION PRIZE 2014.
A thrilling animal adventure for fans of Roald Dahl, David Walliams and Katherine Rundell
Twelve-year-old Kester thought he had discovered the last wild animals in the land. He thought his adventure was over. He was wrong.
Below the sparkling city of Premium, deep underground, a dark wild remains: animals who believe the time is right to rise up against their human enemies.
And soon Kester realises: he is the only one who can stop them.
Kester Jaynes saved the animals. Can he save the humans too?
A thrilling animal adventure for fans of Roald Dahl, David Walliams and Katherine Rundell
Twelve-year-old Kester thought he had discovered the last wild animals in the land. He thought his adventure was over. He was wrong.
Below the sparkling city of Premium, deep underground, a dark wild remains: animals who believe the time is right to rise up against their human enemies.
And soon Kester realises: he is the only one who can stop them.
Kester Jaynes saved the animals. Can he save the humans too?
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Reviews
A darkly comic and hugely inventive adventure ... it could be the next big thing.
A magnetic adventure ... find yourself glued like tar to this satisfying, spine-tingling book.
Full of suspense without ever sacrificing warmth.
'A fantastic example of how a book for children can be serious without preaching ... a sobering parable about our attitude to the natural world' Gillian Cross, author.
'Wildly inventive, moving and gripping' Frank Cottrell Boyce.
'The definition of a good read' The Bookbag.
'Standout winner ... effortlessly holds his readers' attention' Julia Eccleshare, Guardian.
'An excellent, punchy adventure' Financial Times.
Gripping, original and memorable.
The sequel had better come soon.
An excellent, punchy adventure tale with vivid characters and an impassioned eco message.
A must-read: brings to mind the smarts and silliness of Roald Dahl.
Splendid stuff
'A page-turner' The Telegraph.
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.
I haven't read a book this good and interesting since The Hunger Games ... an edge-of-your-seat fast-paced read.
An amazing story
Inventive, with laughs, tears and cliffhangers.
Wildly inventive, moving and gripping.
