EXTINCTION WARRIOR
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Susan B. Wile
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| Publisher | Turtle & Seed, LLC |
| Publication | Aug 31, 2023 |
| Format | Paperback/Softback |
| ISBN | 979-8-9881076-5-1 |
| Pages | 248 |
| Age | 10 - 12 |
| Price | $14.99 |
EXTINCTION WARRIOR
A story for all ages, but an excellent choice for kids ages nine to fourteen, this story weaves real science with a fantastic vision of a future world in which a 12-year-old wrestles with friendship, loneliness, fear, loss and her own strengths.
Heart-stopping adventures unfold for 12-year-old Luki Sloan, a clairvoyant animal communicator, her pet arctic fox, Mig and Tuk, an android as they set out to find the world's most notorious animal trafficker, White Wolf, leader of the Red Dragon gang. Set in the year 2155, this inspiring fantasy sheds light on the perils of climate change and the extinction crisis while shining a hopeful light on a seemingly insurmountable situation.
Luki's parents are scientist-detectives for World Endangered Animal Police Protection (WEAPP), and go missing while hunting White Wolf and his gang in the Bering Strait. Once Luki activates Tuk, there is only one thing to do—masquerade as traffickers to try and find them and White Wolf. They lie to Luki’s adoptive Indigenous grandparents and set off from their remote home in the Arctic to travel the world, collecting a diverse assortment of endangered animals to entice the Red Dragon leader. They eventually locate White Wolf and gain access to his superyacht where disaster strikes.
Their travels take Luki, Tuk and Mig from a cyclone in Tahiti into the aftermath of a hurricane in Puerto Rico; they face an attack by an Eagle owl in Russia, a porcupine attack in the Transylvanian Alps, the stinging bites of driver ants in the Serengeti, and the possibility of pirates in the Mozambique Channel before they make their way to White Wolf's superyacht in the Bay of Bengal near Myanmar— where they confront a series of shocking discoveries.
As the story unfolds, readers learn about Partula snails, Puerto Rican crested toads, cinereous vultures, African wild dogs, radiated tortoises, pangolins, tarsiers and a variety of other animals while gaining insight into indigenous Arctic culture, diverse environments and acquire a greater understanding of world geography from maps throughout the text.
Reviews, Awards & Endorsements
Green Earth Book Award
Long-listed 2024
Kirkus Review
"A great read for adolescents and young adults. A must have for school libraries...would be a fabulous interdisciplinary study for 7th, 8th and 9th grade students." - Retired School Principal
“Perfect for Environmental Educators and Budding Ecologists. Every school library and every biology teacher should have a copy.” - Cathy Law
"...includes real science, geography, and facts about endangered species..." - Elaine
"Excellent adventure story...fast paced and urgently topical..." - BoomW
"...For younger and older readers alike this well-paced sci-fi novel offers important lessons in geography, zoology, AI, and, perhaps most importantly, what it means to befriend." - Customer
"...an imaginative and wonderful adventure that will educate and inspire ALL ages." - Robert Sprogell
Author

Susan B. Wile
I love a good story and have always felt like a writer. I pretended to write when I was three, scribbling on paper with a pencil, which felt exactly like writing to me. Professionally I have written grants, web copy, advertising copy, scripts for corporate videos, sell sheets, marketing reports and internal communications for a large multi-national corporation. EXTINCTION WARRIOR is my first novel.
I live in New York’s beautiful Hudson Valley where I love hiking, biking and growing fruit, flowers and vegetables. I am married and live with the sweetest rescue dog, three cats and thousands of honeybees. Yes, I’m a beekeeper!