Stopmouth and his family know of no other life than the daily battle to survive. To live, they must hunt rival species, or negotiate flesh-trade with those who crave meat of the freshest human kind. It is a savage, desperate existence. And for Stopmouth, considered slow-witted hunt-fodder by his tribe due in part to his stutter, the future looks especially bleak. But then, on the day he is callously betrayed by his brother, a strange and beautiful woman falls from the sky. It is a moment that will change his destiny, and that of all humanity, forever.
Related: Ireland, Science Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)
- ISBN: 9780385751452
- Author: Guilin, Peadar O.
- Published: 2008, David Fickling Books
- Themes: Disability, hunting, Survival, War
- Descriptors: Ireland, Science Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)
- No. of pages: 448