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The Kin
Series · 5 books · 1998-2003

Books in series

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#1

Suth's Story

1998

It is two hundred thousand years ago. Suth and five other orphans are cut off from their Kin, the Moonhawks, and lost in the desert. When they are captured by the mysterious people of the Monkey Kin, it is up to Suth to find the courage to lead his friends to freedom.
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#2

Noli's Story

1998

After she and Suth rescue four small children following an attack on Good Place about 200,000 years ago, Noli heeds the warnings of Moonhawk and leads the group to safety
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#3

Po's Story

1998

As a member of the Kin, a band of people living in prehistoric times, young Po wants to prove his bravery but finds that doing so requires overcoming great obstacles.
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#4

Mana's Story

1998

The Kin, traveling across a treacherous marsh in search of a new home in prehistoric times, come under attack from ferocious new enemies, and depend on Mana, a gentle young girl, to help them achieve peace. Simultaneous.
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The Kin

2003

Four children embark on a quest for a new land at the dawn of human history Africa, two hundred thousand years ago: Suth and Noli were orphaned the night the murderous strangers came, speaking an unfamiliar language and bringing violence to the peaceful Moonhawk tribe. Determined not to die in the desert, Suth and Noli slip away with Ko and Mana. Suth, the eldest, leads them; Noli’s dreams of the future guide them. Ko gives them courage; Mana gives them peace. Their search for a new Good Place, one of food and safety, will take them across the valleys and plains of prehistoric Africa and bring them together as a tribe and as a family.

Author

Peter Dickinson
Peter Dickinson
Author · 58 books

Peter Malcolm de Brissac Dickinson OBE FRSL was a prolific English author and poet, best known for children's books and detective stories. Peter Dickinson lived in Hampshire with his second wife, author Robin McKinley. He wrote more than fifty novels for adults and young readers. He won both the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children's Award twice, and his novel The Blue Hawk won The Guardian Award in 1975.

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