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The Kin

1-4 in series

by Peter Dickinson
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Four children embark on a quest for a new land at the dawn of human history
 
Africa, two hundred thousand years ago: Suth and Noli were orphaned the night the murderous strangers came, speaking an unfamiliar language and bringing violence to the peaceful Moonhawk tribe.
Determined not to die in the desert, Suth and Noli slip away with Ko and Mana. Suth, the eldest, leads them; Noli’s dreams of the future guide them. Ko gives them courage; Mana gives them peace. Their search for a new Good Place, one of food and safety, will take them across the valleys and plains of prehistoric Africa and bring them together as a tribe and as a family.
 

  • Creators

  • Series

    The Kin

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    January 27, 2015

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

      • ISBN: 9781504014779

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781504001397

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781504001397
      • File size: 3231 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      June 1, 2003
      Favorite fiction returns in volumes designed to attract new readers. Master storyteller Peter Dickinson's tale of The Kin, set in Africa 200,000 years ago, reexamines themes he explored in A Bone from a Dry Sea. One impressive volume gathers the four tales originally published separately in the U.S. (Suth's Story; Noli's Story; Ko's Story; and Mana's Story). The quartet relates the epic adventures of a small band of children who struggle to survive after their families have been killed. Dickinson intersperses within their narrative a smattering of "Oldtales," the pourquoi myths of their tribe, the Kin. PW said in a starred review of Noli's Story, "The real adventure here is the exhilarating mix of ideas the novel so nimbly sets forth."

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

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Languages

  • English

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