A powerful stand-alone novel in the best tradition of thrillers. We enter a futuristic world and meet a band of sixteen year olds who were abandoned in isolation at an early age. They're educated partly by gleaning facts from the few books in their possession, but primarily through their experiences of survival which features death and danger. A new threat emerges when the teens transcend their own rules and eat animal flesh. Ash, the leader, is kidnapped and becomes a pawn in the power struggles between the formidable raptors. In these beautiful beasts, she glimpses new forms of evolution which make her consider her own humanity. Soon she learns the frightening truth of their origins. And realizes the dangerous implications for herself and her friends.
- ISBN10 1842556215
- ISBN13 9781842556214
- Publish Date 3 March 2008 (first published 17 May 2007)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 19 June 2012
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Hachette Children's Group
- Imprint Orion Children's Books
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 352
- Language English