Book 1

The Missing Link

by Kate Thompson

Published 6 January 2000
Danny has always believed that his scientist mother is dead. But when a talking dog tells him it isn't true, Danny sets out on a mission to find his mother and her hidden laboratory in Fourth World. But Danny is locked in his own world, so he will need the help of his step-brother Christie, if he is to succeed. After a long and difficult journey the boys discover that Danny's mother is involved in some complex genetic engineering, and she holds the key to Danny's past and his future.

Book 1

Fourth World

by Kate Thompson

Published 23 April 2005

Book 2

Only Human

by Kate Thompson

Published 3 May 2001
"We ate no meat of any kind on Fourth World, but our dairy and our gardens provided for most of our needs. The rest; the best, came from the Atlantic". Kate Thompson's thrilling sequel to the Missing Link is a genetically charged adventure. Danny, Christie and Sandy travel with their companions away from the Fourth World.

Book 3

Origins

by Kate Thompson

Published 5 June 2003
In the secret community where, through genetic experiments, animals can talk and children carry animal genes, an unimaginable alien presence makes its appearance. Vividly described by Christie in his diary, this creature raises terrifying questions. Is it a threat to all civilized life? Can it be destroyed or contained ...? Alternating with the diary is the extraordinary story of Ness and Farral. Will their dangerous journey heal the rift that exists between their two communities? In the final exciting novel of The MIssing Link trilogy, Kate Thompson, twice winner of the Irish Children's Book of the Year, Bisto Award, raises startling and relevant questions for the twenty-first century.