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