The Last Wild, Piers Torday
The Last Wild, Piers Torday
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The Last Wild

Author: Piers Torday

Narrator: Oliver Hembrough

Unabridged: 7 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/18/2014

Synopsis

In a world where animals no longer exist, twelve-year-old Kester Jaynes sometimes feels like he hardly exists either. Locked away in a home for troubled children, he's told there's something wrong with him. So when he meets a flock of talking pigeons and a bossy cockroach, Kester thinks he's finally gone crazy. But the animals have something to say. And they need him. The pigeons fly Kester to a wild place where the last creatures in the land have survived. A wise stag needs Kester's help, and together they must embark on a great journey, joined along the way by an overenthusiastic wolf cub, a military-trained cockroach, a mouse with a ritual for everything, and a stubborn girl named Polly. The animals saved Kester Jaynes. But can Kester save the animals?

About The Author

Piers Torday was born in Northumberland, which is possibly the one part of England where more animals live than people. After working as a producer and writer in theatre, live comedy and TV, he now lives in London – where there are more animals that you might think. The Last Wild is followed by the sequel (and concluding volume) The Dark Wild. You can find out more about Piers and follow his blog at www.pierstorday.co.uk.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Chantelle on May 20, 2013

Wow, The Last Wild is the single most mindbogglingly imaginative, creative and artistically confounding book I've ever had the fortune to read. To read my full review, please click here. This novel seriously knocked me for a loop; it was so cryptic - highlights included me getting irrationally attach......more

Goodreads review by Abi on December 05, 2014

I was hooked on Piers Torday’s best-selling The Last Wild before I even started reading Chapter One. And the reason? There’s a MAP before the story starts – and every great adventure book has a map. There’s a majestic stag on the Valley of Rock, a pigeon fluttering near The Ring of Trees and a Shini......more

Goodreads review by Dean Ryan on August 22, 2020

Done reading THE LAST WILD - Book 1 in The Last Wild Trilogy. Author's Writing Style: 5 STARS. Yay: It is well-written. It is easy to read narrated in first person perspective in present tenses. It is ideally written for kids and kids at heart like me. Nay: Pacing is pretty fast. Some will like it.......more

Goodreads review by Leeanna on August 09, 2014

This review originally appeared on my blog, Leeanna.me. == THE LAST WILD is a whimsical tale, the story of a boy discovering his voice. It reminded me a little of THE LITTLE PRINCE,, maybe because of the cover and chapter heading illustrations, and because like that book, THE LAST WILD can be read on......more

Goodreads review by Daisy May on May 08, 2015

I came to 'The Last Wild' a little blindly. I was conscious that it was a Carnegie nominee for 2014 and that I'd seen a lot of positive talk online about it. And that was pretty much it, and now that I have finished it, I am wondering how best to phrase my feelings about this painterly, immense book......more

Quotes

An Indie Next List Selection
 
"A hugely inventive adventure."
—Eoin Colfer

"Splended stuff."
—Eva Ibbotson 
 
“A whimsical yet thoughtful tale that brings to mind the smarts and silliness of Roald Dahl and Norton Juster.”
—The New York Post
 
* “Alternately somber, thrilling, and silly, filled with eccentric human and animal characters with distinctive voices."
—Publishers Weekly, starred review

“Should have broad appeal. Recommend this book to readers who like the Books of Ember series by Jeanne DuPrau.”
—VOYA

“Combines a great fondness for animals with an appreciation of the freakish.”
—Kirkus Reviews
 
“An enchanted adventure with a message of empowerment and hope that ought to sweep readers along.”
—Booklist

"When ninety-nine pigeons smash through the windows of Kester's prison and carry him North to the last of the animals…. it's a moment as thrilling as when James flies off in the Giant Peach. Highly recommended"
—The Times (UK)

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