The Great Timbers

<p><strong>***Winner of the Pencraft Book Award for Book of the Year - Best Fantasy Adventure***</strong></p><p><strong>***Winner of the Winter 2024 Pencraft Book Award - Best Fantasy Adventure***</strong></p><p></p><p>When ruthless poachers descend on a breathtaking Wyoming meadow with plans to raze it for a hunting lodge the lives of every creature within are shattered forever. Now in the face of destruction something extraordinary happens: predators and prey set aside their ancient rivalries and unite to defend their beloved home against the rifle-toting invaders. Set against the sweeping grandeur of the Rocky Mountains The Great Timbers is an electrifying award-winning tale of friendship sacrifice dignity loyalty and all-out war. </p><p></p><p>Hailed as a landmark of literary animal fiction in the tradition of Richard Adams' <em>Watership Down</em> George Orwell's <em>Animal Farm</em> and Johnathan Durham's <em>Winterset Hollow this is the story where the hunters finally meet their match. </em></p><p></p><p><em>The animals have had enough... and they're fighting back</em>.</p><p></p><p>Bold and breathtaking The Great Timbers is a fantasy adventure with zero profanity and 100% heart beloved by middle-grade readers and adults alike. This electrifying coming-of-age story plunges deep into found family the brutal reality of poaching magical realism and the fierce unbreakable bonds of friendship. <em>Note: Contains animal and human death. If that content is not suitable for you we do not recommend this book.</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Published by Rusty Ogre Publishing.</strong></p>