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The Last Wild by Piers Torday

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The Last Wild

The Last Wild Trilogy (Related to this series)

Author
Piers Torday
Narrator
Oliver Hembrough
Publisher
Hachette Children's Group
Publish Date
16 August 2013
Run Time
7 hours 39 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories

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What to expect

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...
(P)2013 WF Howes Ltd

Critics 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

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  • 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

  • Splendid stuff

    Eva Ibbotson

  • An amazing story

    The Guardian

  • The sequel had better come soon.

    Observer

  • A brilliantly written adventure that is great for starting discussions about extinction and what we can do to prevent it, and the importance of biodiversity

    Good Housekeeping

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Details
Author
Piers Torday
Narrator
Oliver Hembrough
Duration
7 hours 39 minutes
Release Date
16 August 2013
ISBN
9781848663510
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Hachette Children's Group
Genre
Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories

Synopsis

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...(P)2013 WF Howes Ltd

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