Book description
Saker is a member of the Clan, a clandestine group offering child
renegades for hire to the highest bidder. The Clan are like brothers,
but once you're a member you can never leave - ever. Each member of the
Clan has their own animal identity and corresponding tattoo, each is an
expert in jungle law, survival and the ways of animals in order to make
them better spies, thieves or assassins. Saker's latest assignment takes
him to India to bring down the men who protect tigers. He's being
employed by a Chinese overlord who specialises in poaching for tiger
farms and tiger organs for high priced medicines. But something happens
to make Saker change sides and now he's on the run from his predatory
brothers. They're hunting him down and they're professionals. He meets
fifteen year old Sinter, a spoiled rich girl, who is running away from
an arranged marriage, and their uneasy friendship will eventually form
an unshakeable bond, as together they face adventure and danger as two
young eco-warriors in a truly threatening world.
Saker and Sinter are on a quest to right some of the horrific wrongs
perpetrated against wildlife around the planet. As they rescue tigers or
mountain gorillas, thwart shark finners and cyanide fishers, rainforest
exploiters and canned hunters, they come face to face with the world's
most fascinating, majestic and lethal creatures. Steve Backshall is
the hugely popular and fearless presenter of the BBC kids' series
'Deadly 60' and 'Live and Deadly': his eventful life is well documented
and he recently hit the headlines after being bitten by a Caiman live on
camera! Steve travels the world to learn about the most inspiring
predators, from boxing mantis shrimp to charging tigers. Steve also
regularly writes articles for newspapers and magazines including the
National Geographic Traveler and BBC Wildlife, and is an inspirational
public speaker.
