The Dirty Bombers
£7.95
Rork is a young seagull who discovers that local businessmen are secretly culling the birds in his colony. He finds himself thrust unwillingly into leadership of the gulls and organises a fight back in a novel and dramatic way.
This culminates in a pitched battle between gulls and gunmen.
Can the gulls really convey their message to the humans? Can both sides contain their extremists?
Description
“The Quarry,” Rork croaked. “There’s been a massacre! They’re dead…. all DEAD!”
It is high summer in the picturesque fishing village of Barlmouth and the beach and streets are thronged with tourists. Suddenly they are attacked by flocks of seagulls, acting in a structured and coordinated way.
Rork is a young seagull who discovers that local businessmen are secretly culling the birds in his colony. He finds himself thrust unwillingly into leadership of the gulls and organises a fight back in a novel and dramatic way.
Protest!
Factions within the gull colony resort to more vicious methods to avenge their kinsfolk.
Terrorism!
Rork struggles on two fronts to contain the inevitable escalation.
Anne Rigby is a feisty young reporter for the local paper who realises that the birds have a message to convey and searches for the reason. The local population takes sides in the conflict that follows, watched by the world’s media.
This culminates in a pitched battle between gulls and gunmen.
Can the gulls really convey their message to the humans? Can both sides contain their extremists?
The conclusion is as sudden and surprising as it is unexpected.
I’ve read the book and quoting from the back cover ‘Can the gulls really convey their message to the humans’ and ‘Can both sides contain their extremists’ portrays in my view the world today. The book ought to be made into an animated film and distributed world wide!
Mr George, Essex
As a lover of Watership Down and a writer of animal protagnoist novels, I jumped at the chance to read this title. Gulls have always held character to me – garrulous, greedy and bold. I did enjoy this book. It moved along at a clipping pace, showed the situation from both viewpoints, allowing the reader to both sympathise with the gulls and the poor villagers being besieged by these fowl bombs.
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Thoroughly enjoyed following both ‘sides’ with their stories, challenging my own opinions throughout. Having read it with my 9 year old daughter- she asked when the film would be out!
Caroline, Suffolk