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کستر دوازده ساله آخرین نسل حیوانات، آخرین بازماندگان، را نجات داده و شهرش را از نابودی کامل رهانده است. اما همچنان راهی سخت و پرخطر پیش رو دارد چون:
تنها وال آبی نجات یافته خبرهایی از اقیانوس برایش آورده است.
گنبد فلزی مرموزی از چهار برج بیرون زده.
و شاهکلید نجات کروهی زمین هنوز در دست موش شجاعی است که کستر باید هر چه زودتر پیدایش کند.
تنها وال آبی نجات یافته خبرهایی از اقیانوس برایش آورده است.
گنبد فلزی مرموزی از چهار برج بیرون زده.
و شاهکلید نجات کروهی زمین هنوز در دست موش شجاعی است که کستر باید هر چه زودتر پیدایش کند.
400 pages, Paperback
First published April 2, 2015
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Piers Torday
37 books220 followersPiers Torday is an award-winning and best-selling children's writer. Books include The Last Wild, The Dark Wild, The Wild Beyond, The Wild Before, There May Be a Castle, The Lost Magician, and The Frozen Sea, with his latest one, Midnight Treasure, out in September 2024. His work has been translated into 14 languages.
His plays include The Box of Delights (Wilton’s/RSC), Christmas Carol, The Child in the Snow, and The Wind in the Wilton’s (Wilton’s Music Hall). The Little Angel Theatre has adapted his book There May Be a Castle for the stage.
The son of Paul Torday (Salmon Fishing in the Yemen), he completed his father’s final unfinished novel, The Death of an Owl and co-founded the Paul Torday Memorial Prize for Debut Novelists over 60.
He has contributed short stories to Winter Magic, Scoop, and Return to Wonderland, nonfiction pieces for The Book of Hopes, The Writer’s Map, and Swallowed by a Whale, reviewed books for The Guardian, The Literary Review, and The Spectator, and judged The Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, The Costa Book Awards, and the British Book Awards.
Piers is also Chair of the Society of Authors Sustainability Steering Committee, a trustee of The Unicorn Theatre, Patron of Shrewsbury Book Fest and an Artistic Associate at Wilton’s Music Hall.
His plays include The Box of Delights (Wilton’s/RSC), Christmas Carol, The Child in the Snow, and The Wind in the Wilton’s (Wilton’s Music Hall). The Little Angel Theatre has adapted his book There May Be a Castle for the stage.
The son of Paul Torday (Salmon Fishing in the Yemen), he completed his father’s final unfinished novel, The Death of an Owl and co-founded the Paul Torday Memorial Prize for Debut Novelists over 60.
He has contributed short stories to Winter Magic, Scoop, and Return to Wonderland, nonfiction pieces for The Book of Hopes, The Writer’s Map, and Swallowed by a Whale, reviewed books for The Guardian, The Literary Review, and The Spectator, and judged The Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, The Costa Book Awards, and the British Book Awards.
Piers is also Chair of the Society of Authors Sustainability Steering Committee, a trustee of The Unicorn Theatre, Patron of Shrewsbury Book Fest and an Artistic Associate at Wilton’s Music Hall.
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June 5, 2024
قسمت آخر مجموعه «آخرین بازماندگان» حلقه گمشده کتاب و بازگو کننده جریاناتی بود که متوجه می شویم این اتفاقات و ماجراها از چه زمانی شروع شده و مسبب این اتفاقات چه چیزی بوده است. در کتاب آخر جریانات کمی جدی تر و حتی کمی خشن تر رخ می دهد و شاید مخاطب کتاب را بتوان از سن ۱۴ سال به بالا در نظر گرفت. اینکه نوسنده توانست در ۳ شماره ما را همراه خودش کند و در هیچ قسمتی حس گزافه گویی دست ندهد، از هنرهای اوست.
April 18, 2015
In November 2013 I began a journey with a boy called Kester – and two years later I’m still enthralled by his adventures. I’ve watched Kester rescue the animals with stag, wolf cub, cockroach, white pigeon and mouse in The Last Wild, I’ve seen Kester save the humans in the award-winning sequel, The Dark Wild. And now it’s time for the final instalment in Piers Torday’s trilogy, The Wild Beyond.
This is the story of a boy named Kester. He has rescued the last wild animals in the world, and saved his capital city from destruction. But now he must face his greatest challenge yet, because:
1. The only blue whale on the planet has brought news from across the ocean
2. A mysterious steel dome has risen from the Four Towers
3. Out there, somewhere, a brave mouse holds the key to the future
Although surrounded by his friends, Polly and Aida, and his loyal Wild, Torday begins this book with Kester feeling ‘completely and utterly alone.’ The task ahead, to save the world from complete destruction, finally feels too big for Kester. And it is only when Polly stands up to the adults: ‘You should be ashamed of yourselves… for telling us we couldn’t do it because we’re children’ that Kester realises that despite the hugeness of the task ahead, together with his friends, he might just be capable of doing it after all. And this is what Torday does so well – he champions ‘the child’ on every page.
The adventure begins with a call-to-action from something huge and ancient: ‘One watery sound, that leaks deep into my bones and makes me shiver; so slow and so old.’ It is the blue whale whose song tells Kester exactly what he needs to do to save the planet. The scale of adventure that follows is fabulous (being pulled across the ocean by dolphins reminded me of James and The Giant Peach being tugged by seagulls) – and the ideas the characters and settings raise on the journey are brilliantly bold. Children won’t be able to read this book without thinking about the way their lives impact the natural world – but Torday never labour points or becomes ‘preachy’ – everything is contained within a wonderful tale of adventure, bravery and hope.
The animal characters and their unique voices leap off the page, from the needy rat (‘This cockroach and I are best pals forever’) to the boastful but adorable wolf cub (‘The more I stare at that drowned wolf, the more I see the most handsomest creature ever to have walked the earth’). The white pigeon is as hilarious (and at times profound) as ever and I adored new characters like the chilled out lizard dude… But it is perhaps the friendship between Aida, Polly and Kester that I loved most: feisty dumpsite kid Aida who whips out battery-powered hairdryers from wheelie cases she just ‘happened’ to find, Polly With A Plan and the brave and loyal Kester. The ending to this book broke off a little piece of my heart but when I really think about it there could be no other ending to such a story. Torday does it perfectly and beautifully. In fact, I think it’s up there with one of my all-time favourite endings in children’s books. It felt real and raw and honest. The Wild Beyond is an absolute triumph of a book which deserves to win a lot of prizes – and (perhaps more importantly) hearts.
This is the story of a boy named Kester. He has rescued the last wild animals in the world, and saved his capital city from destruction. But now he must face his greatest challenge yet, because:
1. The only blue whale on the planet has brought news from across the ocean
2. A mysterious steel dome has risen from the Four Towers
3. Out there, somewhere, a brave mouse holds the key to the future
Although surrounded by his friends, Polly and Aida, and his loyal Wild, Torday begins this book with Kester feeling ‘completely and utterly alone.’ The task ahead, to save the world from complete destruction, finally feels too big for Kester. And it is only when Polly stands up to the adults: ‘You should be ashamed of yourselves… for telling us we couldn’t do it because we’re children’ that Kester realises that despite the hugeness of the task ahead, together with his friends, he might just be capable of doing it after all. And this is what Torday does so well – he champions ‘the child’ on every page.
The adventure begins with a call-to-action from something huge and ancient: ‘One watery sound, that leaks deep into my bones and makes me shiver; so slow and so old.’ It is the blue whale whose song tells Kester exactly what he needs to do to save the planet. The scale of adventure that follows is fabulous (being pulled across the ocean by dolphins reminded me of James and The Giant Peach being tugged by seagulls) – and the ideas the characters and settings raise on the journey are brilliantly bold. Children won’t be able to read this book without thinking about the way their lives impact the natural world – but Torday never labour points or becomes ‘preachy’ – everything is contained within a wonderful tale of adventure, bravery and hope.
The animal characters and their unique voices leap off the page, from the needy rat (‘This cockroach and I are best pals forever’) to the boastful but adorable wolf cub (‘The more I stare at that drowned wolf, the more I see the most handsomest creature ever to have walked the earth’). The white pigeon is as hilarious (and at times profound) as ever and I adored new characters like the chilled out lizard dude… But it is perhaps the friendship between Aida, Polly and Kester that I loved most: feisty dumpsite kid Aida who whips out battery-powered hairdryers from wheelie cases she just ‘happened’ to find, Polly With A Plan and the brave and loyal Kester. The ending to this book broke off a little piece of my heart but when I really think about it there could be no other ending to such a story. Torday does it perfectly and beautifully. In fact, I think it’s up there with one of my all-time favourite endings in children’s books. It felt real and raw and honest. The Wild Beyond is an absolute triumph of a book which deserves to win a lot of prizes – and (perhaps more importantly) hearts.
March 5, 2018
A fitting end to one of my all-time favourite series.
The Last Wild trilogy is funny, moving, heart-warming and inspiring. It deals with the most important theme I believe any book can tackle in our modern times- the destruction of our Earth.
Add to that talking animals with adorable and quirky personalities and a small band of good-intentioned and plucky humans and it's like Piers Torday wrote this story with me in mind.
I loved it.
I honestly can't think of a single thing I didn't like about the whole series and I can't believe it took me this long to read the last book, but maybe in the back of my mind I was scared of reading the ending.
I hope a lot of people (because this is a series to be enjoyed by all ages) not only read this story but actually fully accept it's message and do everything they can to help our planet before it really is too late.
I'm so glad I took a chance on The Last Wild when I was at a loose end for what to read one day and found it by chance. I will without doubt re-read it many times in the future, not least because I will wish to remind myself of the white pigeon's frequent sillyness and occasional wisdom.
To conclude- everyone should read this series!
The Last Wild trilogy is funny, moving, heart-warming and inspiring. It deals with the most important theme I believe any book can tackle in our modern times- the destruction of our Earth.
Add to that talking animals with adorable and quirky personalities and a small band of good-intentioned and plucky humans and it's like Piers Torday wrote this story with me in mind.
I loved it.
I honestly can't think of a single thing I didn't like about the whole series and I can't believe it took me this long to read the last book, but maybe in the back of my mind I was scared of reading the ending.
I hope a lot of people (because this is a series to be enjoyed by all ages) not only read this story but actually fully accept it's message and do everything they can to help our planet before it really is too late.
I'm so glad I took a chance on The Last Wild when I was at a loose end for what to read one day and found it by chance. I will without doubt re-read it many times in the future, not least because I will wish to remind myself of the white pigeon's frequent sillyness and occasional wisdom.
To conclude- everyone should read this series!
February 10, 2020
The suspenseful finale to “The Last Wild,” Piers Torday’s fantasy trilogy for younger readers. Kester Jaynes, his father and his friends Polly and Aida are among the last inhabitants of Premium. The post-apocalyptic city (based on London) was largely abandoned after repeated flooding of the Ams and a mass extinction. If Kester can find the Iris, a DNA depository for all extinct flora and fauna, there’s a chance he can repopulate the earth. His ability to talk to animals is a bonus. From the last whale he learns that the key to life is on the island of Faraway – can he and his friends reach it before fire destroys the world?
It will be no easy journey. Auntie Fenella, resembling the White Witch from the Chronicles of Narnia, damages their boat and reports them to Selwyn Stone, the villain behind the poison that killed most of the world’s creatures. Kester will have to enlist the help of his animal friends – hyper-intelligent dolphins, a lizard with surfer vocabulary, pigeons, a stag, a wolf, and a cockroach general – to find the Iris and bring back a cutting from the Tree of Life.
“This city, this island, this world – it’s our home. If it’s dying, we have to find the cure.” The environmentalist message is not subtle, but it is powerful and should inspire older children. Blending hints of Philip Pullman and J.R.R. Tolkien with up-to-the-minute dystopian themes, this is an inventive take on the classic quest narrative.
It will be no easy journey. Auntie Fenella, resembling the White Witch from the Chronicles of Narnia, damages their boat and reports them to Selwyn Stone, the villain behind the poison that killed most of the world’s creatures. Kester will have to enlist the help of his animal friends – hyper-intelligent dolphins, a lizard with surfer vocabulary, pigeons, a stag, a wolf, and a cockroach general – to find the Iris and bring back a cutting from the Tree of Life.
“This city, this island, this world – it’s our home. If it’s dying, we have to find the cure.” The environmentalist message is not subtle, but it is powerful and should inspire older children. Blending hints of Philip Pullman and J.R.R. Tolkien with up-to-the-minute dystopian themes, this is an inventive take on the classic quest narrative.
November 12, 2025
koortsdroom
'ik had de bessen uit zijn hand moeten slaan, maar het feit is dat ik dat niet heb gedaan'
'ik had de bessen uit zijn hand moeten slaan, maar het feit is dat ik dat niet heb gedaan'
April 3, 2018
I think I’ve been holding off finishing this trilogy for fear of it ending and an inevitable sadness that Kester’s journey is now over ( or is it just beginning)
I adore the animal characters that have been apart of the adventure throughout from the proud and loyal stag, the boastful but endearing wolf to the headstrong cockroach and unruly pigeons but also the new characters that accompany the young heroes in the third book- the intelligent know-it-all dolphins and the laid back lizard.
The friendship of Kester, Aida and Polly is captivating and as the girls clash and argue it only adds to wonderful friendship and their ‘forever’ pact.
Whilst I didn’t expect the ending, it was a fitting end to Kester’s remarkable journey and a trilogy I have thoroughly enjoyed.
I adore the animal characters that have been apart of the adventure throughout from the proud and loyal stag, the boastful but endearing wolf to the headstrong cockroach and unruly pigeons but also the new characters that accompany the young heroes in the third book- the intelligent know-it-all dolphins and the laid back lizard.
The friendship of Kester, Aida and Polly is captivating and as the girls clash and argue it only adds to wonderful friendship and their ‘forever’ pact.
Whilst I didn’t expect the ending, it was a fitting end to Kester’s remarkable journey and a trilogy I have thoroughly enjoyed.
April 22, 2021
The wild beyond was so much fun to read. It definitely was the icing to the cake of the three books. The ending wasn't what I had hoped it to be, but we don't always get what we expect. Some of the animals lived, some went to space and some kept going on earth. So much happened and I totally didn't want to put this book down, I read through it quickly. Definitely worth reading the whole series.
5🌟
October 1, 2018
كانت تجربة مريرة امتدت بي خلال أربعة أشهر كي أنتهي من قراءة هذا الجزء
كما توقعت. الكتاب لا يصل إلى نصف ولا ربع محتوى الجزء الأول من القصة.
كان من الأولى أن يتم الإنتهاء من هذه القصة في جزءها الأول. حيث أن القارئ لا يزال يكتشف العالم الجديد الذي تصفه أحداث الكتاب.
شعرت برغبة ملحة بعدم إنهاء الكتاب خلال الفصلين الأولين. وذلك لأنه لا يحدث أي شيء خلالهما.
مجرد حوار طويل وممل بين شخصيات القصة الرئيسية. وهذا ما جعل وتيرة الأحداث تتعثر إلى حد التوقف بل والرجوع للخلف أيضاً.
سأقوم بسرد ما أعجبني في البداية ثم أسرد ما لم يعجبني:
1- شخصية الحمامة البيضاء، كانت ولا تزال أفضل شخصية في نظري
2- الحرباء المعربدة في الجزيرة البعيدة وطريقتها في الكلام، أيضاً أعجبتني بشخصيتها المميزة
3- الشخص الذي يسكن الجزيرة البعيدة (نسيت إسمه) أيضاً كان شخص تفتر القصة لأمثاله
والآن سأسرد ما لم يعجبني :
- كل شيء ما عدا الثلاثة أشياء بالأعلى وذلك يشمل كيستر بطل القصة. نعم كيستر في هذا الجزء من الكتاب أصبح ممل ولم أعد أهتم بما يفكر فيه أو يهدف إلى تحقيقه. كنت حرفياً أنتظر أن تصل الحمامة البيضاء وأقاوم الإبتسامة عندما أقرأ ما تقوله لبطل القصة.
نصيحة لمن يعتزم قراءة الثلاثة كتب في هذه السلسلة: عندما تنتهي من قراءة الكتاب الأول، توقف. توقف، واستمتع بما قرأت ولا تنجرف للنهاية المعلقة التي تركها الكاتب فهي لا تصمد أمام المقدمة الباردة في الجزء الثاني. وإذا قررت أن تتجاهل نصيحتي وتقرأ الجزء الثاني فلا تفكر أبداً بقراءة الجزء الثالث لأنك ستندم كما ندمت أنا على إضاعة الوقت، الذي كان يمكنني أن أقرأ فيه كتاب أكثر متعة وتسلية. ولأنك لن تحصل على نهاية مرضية مقابل تضحيتك.
نعم نهاية القصة في الجزء الثالث عبارة عن صفعة في وجه من صبر وتحمل وقرأ الأجزاء الثلاثة.
نعم أقول صفعة لأن النهاية غامضة ولا يمكن تخيل ما ستؤول إليه الأحداث بعدها.
ولا توجد طريقة لمعرفة ما ستؤول له الأحداث لأن الكاتب إنتهى من هذه السلسلة بهذه النهاية الفاشلة.
فحتى لو أردت أن أعرف النهاية غير المهينة، فلا يوجد كتاب أستطيع أن أختلس آخر صفحاته وأكتفي بقراءة آخر سطرين منها.
نعم أيها القارئ الصبور: صبرك في قراءة جزئين زائدين من القصة تتم مكافئته بصفعة أدبية وأبدية ستجعلك تراجع نفسك في المرة القادمة التي تقرأ إسم المؤلف في أي مكان آخر وتبتعد مائة وخمسين خطوة عن أي عمل أدبي شارك فيه هذا المؤلف.
كما توقعت. الكتاب لا يصل إلى نصف ولا ربع محتوى الجزء الأول من القصة.
كان من الأولى أن يتم الإنتهاء من هذه القصة في جزءها الأول. حيث أن القارئ لا يزال يكتشف العالم الجديد الذي تصفه أحداث الكتاب.
شعرت برغبة ملحة بعدم إنهاء الكتاب خلال الفصلين الأولين. وذلك لأنه لا يحدث أي شيء خلالهما.
مجرد حوار طويل وممل بين شخصيات القصة الرئيسية. وهذا ما جعل وتيرة الأحداث تتعثر إلى حد التوقف بل والرجوع للخلف أيضاً.
سأقوم بسرد ما أعجبني في البداية ثم أسرد ما لم يعجبني:
1- شخصية الحمامة البيضاء، كانت ولا تزال أفضل شخصية في نظري
2- الحرباء المعربدة في الجزيرة البعيدة وطريقتها في الكلام، أيضاً أعجبتني بشخصيتها المميزة
3- الشخص الذي يسكن الجزيرة البعيدة (نسيت إسمه) أيضاً كان شخص تفتر القصة لأمثاله
والآن سأسرد ما لم يعجبني :
- كل شيء ما عدا الثلاثة أشياء بالأعلى وذلك يشمل كيستر بطل القصة. نعم كيستر في هذا الجزء من الكتاب أصبح ممل ولم أعد أهتم بما يفكر فيه أو يهدف إلى تحقيقه. كنت حرفياً أنتظر أن تصل الحمامة البيضاء وأقاوم الإبتسامة عندما أقرأ ما تقوله لبطل القصة.
نصيحة لمن يعتزم قراءة الثلاثة كتب في هذه السلسلة: عندما تنتهي من قراءة الكتاب الأول، توقف. توقف، واستمتع بما قرأت ولا تنجرف للنهاية المعلقة التي تركها الكاتب فهي لا تصمد أمام المقدمة الباردة في الجزء الثاني. وإذا قررت أن تتجاهل نصيحتي وتقرأ الجزء الثاني فلا تفكر أبداً بقراءة الجزء الثالث لأنك ستندم كما ندمت أنا على إضاعة الوقت، الذي كان يمكنني أن أقرأ فيه كتاب أكثر متعة وتسلية. ولأنك لن تحصل على نهاية مرضية مقابل تضحيتك.
نعم نهاية القصة في الجزء الثالث عبارة عن صفعة في وجه من صبر وتحمل وقرأ الأجزاء الثلاثة.
نعم أقول صفعة لأن النهاية غامضة ولا يمكن تخيل ما ستؤول إليه الأحداث بعدها.
ولا توجد طريقة لمعرفة ما ستؤول له الأحداث لأن الكاتب إنتهى من هذه السلسلة بهذه النهاية الفاشلة.
فحتى لو أردت أن أعرف النهاية غير المهينة، فلا يوجد كتاب أستطيع أن أختلس آخر صفحاته وأكتفي بقراءة آخر سطرين منها.
نعم أيها القارئ الصبور: صبرك في قراءة جزئين زائدين من القصة تتم مكافئته بصفعة أدبية وأبدية ستجعلك تراجع نفسك في المرة القادمة التي تقرأ إسم المؤلف في أي مكان آخر وتبتعد مائة وخمسين خطوة عن أي عمل أدبي شارك فيه هذا المؤلف.
September 14, 2025
well that was kinda crazy. never could I have predicted that ending. sooo weird finishing this series after almost a decade. wishing all the characters the best and a thank you to piers torday for all the awareness he must have raised to children reading this series !
December 24, 2025
That ending fucking crushed me.
Just a very good way to round off the series. It constantly kept me guessing where the plot was going next, the character-writing is strong, the dialogue is unique to each character, just good stuff.
Full review at: https://skybookcorner.blogspot.com/20...
Just a very good way to round off the series. It constantly kept me guessing where the plot was going next, the character-writing is strong, the dialogue is unique to each character, just good stuff.
Full review at: https://skybookcorner.blogspot.com/20...
May 6, 2020
I absolutely loved all of this series. This instalment was full of unexpected delights! It's left me wanting a sequel that follows on from these events. As a whole, I have a new love and appreciation for cockroaches. The General was my favourite character of the bunch!
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January 10, 2020yall this is legit the best book
May 6, 2023
Good book, but the ending was a bit sad.
December 11, 2021
Recovering after his fight with the vicious Wilding/Leader of the Dark Wild, Kester has one thing on his mind – finding the brave mouse that has the Iris – the recipe to restore life on Earth as it once was.
On his search through the flooded city of Premium, he hears another voice. It is coming from the water, where at first he sees nothing but a giant, red rimmed eye. A whale surfaces and Kester dives into the ‘fish road’ to hear her sing her story, and issue a warning for them all.
He sets a plan in motion just in time before the trio find themselves in the clutches of the vile Facto Corporation. Its CEO Selwyn Stone, announces to the people of Premium via giant screens and speakers that he has the solution to the Earth’s rising ocean’s, firestorms and severe shortage of food – A spaceship called The Ark, and a new planet habitable by humans.
Kester believes in the whale’s song more than Selwyn Stone’s rocket and will not give up on his Wild or the Earth. With the help of his birds and new dolphin friends they find what they seek and in the process, learn why Selwyn Stone has been so resolute in annihilating Nature.
In this final adventure and now the bravest they’ve ever been, Kester, Polly and Ada face a woman who will poison anyone or anything who defies her, a long scorching sea journey, giant stinging jellyfish, a hurricane, and a machete wielding madman. All they want is to save the world!
An exhilarating and revealing finale to The Last Wild series, The Wild Beyond gripped me from the beginning. It’s exiting, fast-paced, and altogether horrifying as Kester and his friends, both animal and human, face an ocean bare of fish, islands of rubbish on the sea, and air so polluted it eventually bursts into flame.
All food as we know it has gone, countries are under water and storms ravage the Earth. This series began in 2013, and would have seemed distinctly dystopian back then. As I read it now, its actually becoming all too possible.
The personal growth of main character Kester from a timid, tiny and mute boy to a inspiring leader of the animal kingdom is often terrifying but ultimately uplifting. The loyalty from his friends and animals is heartening and his solutions offer hope for their future.
Fantastic series.
On his search through the flooded city of Premium, he hears another voice. It is coming from the water, where at first he sees nothing but a giant, red rimmed eye. A whale surfaces and Kester dives into the ‘fish road’ to hear her sing her story, and issue a warning for them all.
He sets a plan in motion just in time before the trio find themselves in the clutches of the vile Facto Corporation. Its CEO Selwyn Stone, announces to the people of Premium via giant screens and speakers that he has the solution to the Earth’s rising ocean’s, firestorms and severe shortage of food – A spaceship called The Ark, and a new planet habitable by humans.
Kester believes in the whale’s song more than Selwyn Stone’s rocket and will not give up on his Wild or the Earth. With the help of his birds and new dolphin friends they find what they seek and in the process, learn why Selwyn Stone has been so resolute in annihilating Nature.
In this final adventure and now the bravest they’ve ever been, Kester, Polly and Ada face a woman who will poison anyone or anything who defies her, a long scorching sea journey, giant stinging jellyfish, a hurricane, and a machete wielding madman. All they want is to save the world!
An exhilarating and revealing finale to The Last Wild series, The Wild Beyond gripped me from the beginning. It’s exiting, fast-paced, and altogether horrifying as Kester and his friends, both animal and human, face an ocean bare of fish, islands of rubbish on the sea, and air so polluted it eventually bursts into flame.
All food as we know it has gone, countries are under water and storms ravage the Earth. This series began in 2013, and would have seemed distinctly dystopian back then. As I read it now, its actually becoming all too possible.
The personal growth of main character Kester from a timid, tiny and mute boy to a inspiring leader of the animal kingdom is often terrifying but ultimately uplifting. The loyalty from his friends and animals is heartening and his solutions offer hope for their future.
Fantastic series.
October 23, 2017
Title : The Wild Beyond
Author : Piers Torday
Genre : science fiction
I chose to read this book because I have read other books from the author and I really wanted to read this one as it is the final book to the series and I’m glad I decided to read it because it was great.
A character I found interesting is Kester Jaynes because he is always getting into danger but almost always manages to get out of it and I think he is a very positive person and he never gives up, a quote that helped show this is “we must not give up yet, we need to keep fighting!” This quote made me think that Kester really did care about finding the mouse and helping protect everything good.
A memorable quote from this book was “this city, this island,this world, its our home. If it’s dying, we have to find the cure.” This quote is memorable because it shows how much Kester and his friends really care about their home and are not just going to just give up on their home.
If I could ask the author one question I would ask how he came up with all of his great ideas because he has such original ideas and it must be hard coming up with all of them.
If I could change one thing, I would have changed the end from a happy ending to the red eye disease spreading almost everywhere except for them and it has almost got them and then it would be a cliff hanger leaving the reader wondering if it got them or not because I think it would be more exciting for the readers.
Author : Piers Torday
Genre : science fiction
I chose to read this book because I have read other books from the author and I really wanted to read this one as it is the final book to the series and I’m glad I decided to read it because it was great.
A character I found interesting is Kester Jaynes because he is always getting into danger but almost always manages to get out of it and I think he is a very positive person and he never gives up, a quote that helped show this is “we must not give up yet, we need to keep fighting!” This quote made me think that Kester really did care about finding the mouse and helping protect everything good.
A memorable quote from this book was “this city, this island,this world, its our home. If it’s dying, we have to find the cure.” This quote is memorable because it shows how much Kester and his friends really care about their home and are not just going to just give up on their home.
If I could ask the author one question I would ask how he came up with all of his great ideas because he has such original ideas and it must be hard coming up with all of them.
If I could change one thing, I would have changed the end from a happy ending to the red eye disease spreading almost everywhere except for them and it has almost got them and then it would be a cliff hanger leaving the reader wondering if it got them or not because I think it would be more exciting for the readers.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 1, 2019
After the storms and the flooding, Kester believes he has saved the world from the evil clutches of Facto. All he has to do now is find the Mouse who has the secret to repopulating the planet with animals who have been decimated by the red-eye. While searching for the Mouse, Kester encounters the last whale. She tells him that unimaginable disaster is coming and he must save the planet by finding the whale's heart. Aided by forever friends Aida and Polly along with his wolf and frenemy Dagger, they search for the island. I loved this book mainly because of its animal characters - the Rat, the General (who knew one would cheer for a cockroach?), the stag, the wolf, the laconic eagle, the Mouse, and of course, the pigeons. I just wish I knew if Alpha, Beta, and Gamma, the dolphins, and the cheery lizard, and his Mom and Dad, survived the conflagration. I am sorry this series has ended.
August 4, 2025
After the storms and the flooding, Kester believes he has saved the world from the evil clutches of Facto. All he has to do now is find the Mouse who has the secret to repopulating the planet with animals who have been decimated by the red-eye. While searching for the Mouse, Kester encounters the last whale. She tells him that unimaginable disaster is coming and he must save the planet by finding the whale's heart. Aided by forever friends Aida and Polly along with his wolf and frenemy Dagger, they search for the island. I loved this book mainly because of its animal characters - the Rat, the General (who knew one would cheer for a cockroach?), the stag, the wolf, the laconic eagle, the Mouse, and of course, the pigeons. I just wish I knew if Alpha, Beta, and Gamma, the dolphins, and the cheery lizard, and his Mom and Dad, survived the conflagration. I am sorry this series has ended.
June 13, 2017
THE WILD BEYOND
I LOVE THIS BOOK!!!!!! Kester's two best friends, Polly; an adventurous ‘outsider’, and Aida; who litter-ally lives in a dump, always seem to be in danger with him. The wild beyond is the third book of the trilogy. I find this book absolutely brilliant and thrilling. If you are a good reader and are 7-14 years old. The main character, Kester Jaynes, is an adventurous boy who always finds himself in danger whether it’s rowing across the ocean with his in a glass boat, searching for a mysterious or a massive sea of fire sweeping across the planet. CAN HE SURVIVE…
By Joel. Age 11
I LOVE THIS BOOK!!!!!! Kester's two best friends, Polly; an adventurous ‘outsider’, and Aida; who litter-ally lives in a dump, always seem to be in danger with him. The wild beyond is the third book of the trilogy. I find this book absolutely brilliant and thrilling. If you are a good reader and are 7-14 years old. The main character, Kester Jaynes, is an adventurous boy who always finds himself in danger whether it’s rowing across the ocean with his in a glass boat, searching for a mysterious or a massive sea of fire sweeping across the planet. CAN HE SURVIVE…
By Joel. Age 11
January 1, 2020
One of my favourite books of 2019 (along with the other two in the trilogy).
Piers Torday is a superlative writer of MG children's literature. The Last Wild series follows the adventures of a boy trying to save the last animals in the world from extinction. As a primary school librarian i have recommended this book to SO many children, and can often be found in our local Waterstones encouraging browsers to buy the set too!
If your young reader loves animals, adventure solid characters and storyline then they will love this series.
Piers Torday is a superlative writer of MG children's literature. The Last Wild series follows the adventures of a boy trying to save the last animals in the world from extinction. As a primary school librarian i have recommended this book to SO many children, and can often be found in our local Waterstones encouraging browsers to buy the set too!
If your young reader loves animals, adventure solid characters and storyline then they will love this series.
September 29, 2023
Ook het laatste deel van de trilogie is een mix van oppervlakkig avonturenverhaal (met een heel erg duidelijk onderscheid tussen goed en slecht en onbekwame volwassenen zodat de kinderen kunnen schitteren in de hoofdrollen) en een diepgaandere aanklacht tegen hoe de mens de planeet verziekt en oproep om de wereld te verbeteren. Het einde was zelfs effectief een verrassing, wat heel zeldzaam is in kinderboeken.
Mijn kinderen lijken iets te oud om nog echt meegesleept te worden door de verhalen, maar de boeken zetten wel aan tot waardevolle gesprekken.
Mijn kinderen lijken iets te oud om nog echt meegesleept te worden door de verhalen, maar de boeken zetten wel aan tot waardevolle gesprekken.
September 26, 2017
Excellent
I read this trilogy to my son who when we started was 12 and I thought I would hate it but I found myself loving the book as much as my son. We loved every single character especially the white pigeon, we laughed and cried throughout, its amazing
I read this trilogy to my son who when we started was 12 and I thought I would hate it but I found myself loving the book as much as my son. We loved every single character especially the white pigeon, we laughed and cried throughout, its amazing
March 22, 2019
The Ending
This book went in a direction that I wasn’t expecting, which was nice. It draw Kester’s adventure to an ending which leaves you both smiling and nodding while at the back of your mind wondering... what if...
A great trilogy, other. Which I have enjoyed all three !
This book went in a direction that I wasn’t expecting, which was nice. It draw Kester’s adventure to an ending which leaves you both smiling and nodding while at the back of your mind wondering... what if...
A great trilogy, other. Which I have enjoyed all three !
March 17, 2020
I had high hopes for this book, as I had read the other two in the series and really enjoyed them. Sadly, it let me down. Maybe it's the amount of time past since I read the other two (a year or so), maybe this book isn't as good as the other two, or maybe a mixture of both, I don't know.
May 10, 2021
At times this trilogy brings the reader into Kester's world. At other times the plot seems too contrived. If you like animals and fantasy, you will probably enjoy this series. Fantasy is not my favorite which I'm certain influenced my rating and review.
June 6, 2017
Wonderful
June 27, 2018
Amazing book. It was exciting and fun. I wish I could give this book 100 stars!
September 13, 2018
BEST TRILOGY ON EARTH
it's amazing! i couldn't stop reading! You need to keep these books going!
The way the trilogy is laid out is just....well.....AMAZING
it's amazing! i couldn't stop reading! You need to keep these books going!
The way the trilogy is laid out is just....well.....AMAZING
January 1, 2019
A gripping end to a superb trilogy.
March 22, 2019
Kester Jaynes
Amazing read loved every second of it. Couldn’t put it down hated the idea of having to put it away to go to bed
Amazing read loved every second of it. Couldn’t put it down hated the idea of having to put it away to go to bed
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