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His name was Runt and he lived in the kennels. He was a slave, owned by a violent criminal, on an island facing environmental disaster. But he didn’t know any of that. And Runt had a secret. But he didn’t know that yet, either.
One day Runt escapes and finds a new home in the Wilds beyond the city. Piece by piece, he uncovers the dangers threatening Demon’s Land. Is there enough time to save his world?
Runt is a YA fantasy novel with a peculiarly Australian flavour. The fantasy creatures populating the Wilds are gradually revealed to be Australia’s extinct megafauna. The island nation, Demon’s Land, is in turmoil due to the impact of colonialism upsetting the delicate environmental balance.
While predominantly a fantasy novel, Runt contains important scientific principles, and can also thus be read as science fiction. Biological symbiosis, environmental tipping points, and the beauty and mystery of nature are explored in this, Johnny Flint’s first of three novels narrating the Tales from Demon’s Land.
About
Biology teacher, muso, author. Johnny Flint was born and raised in the South-East of South Australia on his parents’ farm, a coastal grazing property near Kingston SE. Johnny’s love of the wild places began at an early age but, growing up in the 80s and 90s, he became increasingly concerned about the environment.
The South-East is tranquil and picturesque, but its rolling hills and vast grazing lands hide a secret. Prior to settlement, 46% of this area was covered by wetlands. It is now reduced to 7%. Along with the degradation of our wetland ecosystems, we have cleared a shocking 87% of the native vegetation from our landscapes.
We need to preserve what’s left, rehabilitate where we can, and educate people that the natural world is still under threat and requires constant vigilance against corporate interests.
This wonder, and this worry, in equal parts, are represented in Johnny Flint’s books in his Tales from Demon’s Land.
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