
The Wild Beyond
By Piers Torday
2015
First Published
4.33
Average Rating
416
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FROM THE WINNER OF THE GUARDIAN CHILDREN’S FICTION PRIZE. The final heart-stopping instalment of the bestselling, award-winning The Last Wild trilogy. This is the story of a boy named Kester. He has brought the animals of his world back from the brink of disaster, and he believes there is hope on the other side. And, he might just be right, because:
- The last blue whale on the planet is calling to him.
- His animal allies are ready for one last fight.
- Out there, somewhere, a brave mouse holds the key to the future…
Avg Rating
4.33
Number of Ratings
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Piers Torday
Author · 9 books
Piers Torday began his career in theatre and then television as a producer and writer. His first book for children, The Last Wild, was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Award and nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal. The sequel, The Dark Wild, won the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize. Other books include The Wild Beyond and The Death of an Owl (with Paul Torday.) His adaptation of John Masefield’s The Box of Delights opened at Wilton’s Music Hall in 2017. He lives in London with his husband and a very naughty dog.