Tarin of the Mammoths: The Exile (Book 1)

Winner of The Readings Children’s Prize 2018

Tarin of the Mammoths: The Exile is the first book of the Tarin of the Mammoths trilogy, a thrilling Stone Age epic for ages 8-12.

Tarin longs to be a hunter, but his twisted leg means he is feared and bullied. After a disastrous mishap, Tarin is forced to leave his family and travel alone across wild, unknown land to save the Mammoth Clan.

Battling the hostile and savage Boar Clan, a deadly illness and treacherous terrain with twins Kaija and Luuka and their wolf cubs, Tarin realises that if they are all to survive he must conquer his greatest fear - his true self - and embrace the magic that is hiding within him.

‘Tarin of the Mammoths is a captivating and transportive novel, smashed full of adventure and incredibly cinematic. Set in the Stone Age, this story of friendship, bravery, hunting, feuding clans and giant beasts will take you to a land you’ve never imagined and a time you’ve barely thought about. Truly an extraordinary read.’ - Davina Bell, author and Guest Judge of The Readings Children’s Prize