The Last Whale

About this book

Abi has been asked ‘not to return’ to St Hilda’s Academy after using her exceptional IT skills for purposes that were seen as inappropriate, if not illegal. But she can forget about that small problem over the summer holidays, which she’ll be spending on a remote Norwegian island with her Bestemor (grandma) and family.

Although the island is idyllic, the lack of WiFi interferes with her mission for Earth Crisis and their latest eco-activist campaign. But, using the revolutionary AI unit she has ‘borrowed’ from tech giants NewTek, she can monitor, and collect vital data about, the whales that may hold the key to saving the planet. Until she almost kills her sister.

With action that spans several decades, this ambitious eco-thriller is not quite an accurate vision of the future but explores one possible scenario for planet Earth if climate change and global warming are not tackled effectively – and soon.

The central idea, that declining whale populations are a significant threat to human existence, is the thread that links several generations of Abi’s family, making for an epic tale with a strong eco message.

Action-packed, moving and thought-provoking, this book will take your breath away.