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The Last Wild Trilogy: The Dark Wild

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4th September 2014

Price: £7.99

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Selected: Paperback / ISBN-13: 9781848663787

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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?

Reviews

New York Post
A must-read: brings to mind the smarts and silliness of Roald Dahl.
Financial Times
'An excellent, punchy adventure' Financial Times.
Guardian
'Standout winner ... effortlessly holds his readers' attention' Julia Eccleshare, Guardian.
Eoin Colfer
A darkly comic and hugely inventive adventure ... it could be the next big thing.
Katherine Rundell
Full of suspense without ever sacrificing warmth.
The 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.
Gillian Cross
'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.
The Financial Times
An excellent, punchy adventure tale with vivid characters and an impassioned eco message.
Francesca Simon
Gripping, original and memorable.
Frank Cottrell Boyce
'Wildly inventive, moving and gripping' Frank Cottrell Boyce.
Bookbag
'The definition of a good read' The Bookbag.
Guardian Children's website
I haven't read a book this good and interesting since The Hunger Games ... an edge-of-your-seat fast-paced read.
Frank Cottrell Boyce
Wildly inventive, moving and gripping.
Eva Ibbotson
Splendid stuff
The Guardian
An amazing story
Observer
The sequel had better come soon.
Sunday Times
Inventive, with laughs, tears and cliffhangers.
Telegraph
'A page-turner' The Telegraph.
Samuel H. (aged 10)
A magnetic adventure ... find yourself glued like tar to this satisfying, spine-tingling book.

The Last Wild Trilogy