Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book PrizeThe Financial Times calls it "one of the best titles of the year so far"*WINNER of the Children's Wainwright Prize for Fiction 2025A UTOPIAN FUTURE.A FORBIDDEN WILDERNESS.TWO KIDS TRYING TO SURVIVE.Twenty-five years into the future, no humans are allow...

Brought to you by Puffin.A UTOPIAN FUTURE.A FORBIDDEN WILDERNESS.TWO SISTERS TRYING TO SURVIVE.Twenty-five years into the future, no humans are allowed in the Wildlands – a vast area in Britain where wolves, lynx and bison roam free. The only exception is a high-speed train line between London and Glasgow that crosses right through the heart of the project. Thirteen-year-old Astrid and her little sister, Indie, are onboard when their train slo...

Award-winning author Brogen Murphy tells a new story of bravery, friendship and hope in a near-future, rewilded Britain.Finn and his father live on the edge of the Wildlands, a vast, rewilded landscape filled with boar, bison and beavers. But when his father takes in an orphaned bear cub, it's a secret that could cost them everything.Meanwhile, after being rescued from the Wildlands, Astrid is doing everything she can to expose the poaching operation that t...

Brought to you by Penguin.Returning to a near-future, rewilded Britain for another thrilling and thought provoking adventure, award-winning author Brogen Murphy brings us a story of bravery, friendship and hope.Finn lives in the Buffer Zone on the edge of the Wildlands, surrounded by a vast, rewilded landscape filled with boar, bison and beavers. But his quiet life is up-ended when his father takes in an orphaned bear cub – a secret that co...