Description: When animals talk, it's time humans listened: Harlon has been raised to protect her younger siblings, twins Ash and Xeno, and their outlawed power of communicating with animals. But when the sinister Automators attack their mountain home they must flee for their lives. Xeno is kidnapped and Harlon and Ash are separated. In a thrilling and dangerous adventure they must each journey alone through the ice fields, forests and oceans of Rumyc to try to rescue each other and fulfil a mysterious promise about a lost island made to their mother. A stunning environmental epic with cover and chapter illustrations by award-winning illustrator, Jackie Morris.
Review Quotes: Beautiful. Heart-wrenching, gripping, strange and glorious. I loved it!' Liz Hyder 'From one of the great storytellers of our time ... utterly unputdownable, packed with unforgettable animal characters (humans included.)' Helen Scales 'An urgent call to raise all our voices ... for the wild and for our future.' Gill Lewis 'The feel of an absolute modern classic about it.' Jackie Morris 'A heart-wrenching yet hopeful symphony of the threads that connect all life on Earth.' Sophie Anderson 'A brave, bold, epic story ... thrilling adventure, marvellous characters and a deep true heart.' Julia Green