Urgle

Meaghan McIsaac

Abandoned at birth, the Brothers of the Ikkuma Pit know no mothers. They fend for themselves, each training their Little Brother to survive – until they grow into men and it's time for their Leaving Day.

No boy knows what’s beyond the forest.
No Brother who left has ever come back.
Until now . . .

‘An imaginative world with the glint of originality . . . richly conceived’ Sunday Times

‘The writing [is] sharp and funny, the boys [are] an arresting mixture of toughness and tenderness’ Guardian

Reviews

"An imaginative world with the glint of originality . . . richly conceived"
Nicolette Jones - Sunday Times 'Book of the Week'

"The Pit and its community (are) a thought-through world, the writing sharp and funny, the boys an arresting mixture of toughness and tenderness"
Guardian

"Fierce questions are woven in to a fast paced adventure that will delight thrill seekers and deep thinkers alike."
Katy Clapham, Storytellers, Inc.

"A fast-moving, sometimes heartbreaking adventure with enough action to keep readers entertained, [with] a subtle message that no one should be judged without having a chance to prove him- or herself."
Laura Godfrey - Quill & Quire

"An enticing debut"
The School Librarian