A very fast paced Sc Fi, dystopian novel by a bestselling author. Set in the future mankind has nearly destroyed itself in nuclear wars giving the Kraal (Sasquatch and The Yeti) chance to take over the world. Mankind is enslaved and forced to work for the Kraal until a band of children, led by Jessica, escape and fight back. Jessica is an amazing leader who hates the Kraal so much that she screams when she fights them! Her second in command, Tom, is quiet and serious and a foil for the other girls in the band. The novel is packed with action but concentrates more on the personalities of the children who have to learn to form a society without the guidance of adults, how to organize, to establish discipline and all the problems of relationships and sex. A heartwarming novel with many nail biting scenes and some very tragic moments. There are 3 follow up to this novel: Kingdom of the Kraal. Revenge of the Kraal. Return of the Kraal.

A very fast paced Sc Fi novel by a best-selling author. The follow up to: Children of the Kraal. This funny, tragic and action packed novel begins a year after the loss of Jessica and now Tom is leading the band of guerrillas. Tom has become a great leader but he still carries the burden of the death of Jessica on his shoulders and has become hard and cold. The band is maturing and the boys and girls are wanting to take their relationships further and a number of them pair leading to all the complications of sexual intrigue within the group. They are getting better at fighting the Kraal using new weapons and tactics but the Kraal have also developed more weapons to set against them: Stingers and Giggle Hooks! The Vadors through ferocity and courage manage to hold on and more and more children escape to join them. Then from one of the new recruits Tom learns about a girl who is imprisoned in a solitary cave by the Kraal who no other human is allowed to see. A girl who hates the Kraal so much that she screams when she sees them...The novel is full of action but concentrates more on the personalities of the children who have to learn to form a society without the guidance of adults, how to organize, to establish discipline and all the problems of relationships and sex. A heart-warming novel with many nail biting scenes and some very tragic moments.

A very fast paced Sc Fi novel by a bestselling author. Set in the future mankind has nearly destroyed itself in nuclear wars giving the Kraal (Sasquatch and The Yeti) chance to take over the world. Mankind is enslaved and forced to work for the Kraal until a band of children, led by Jessica, escape and fight back. Jessica is an amazing leader who hates the Kraal so much that she screams when she fights them! Her second in command, Tom, is quiet and serious and a foil for the other girls in the band. The novel is packed with action but concentrates more on the personalities of the children who have to learn to form a society without the guidance of adults, how to organize, to establish discipline and all the problems of relationships and sex. A heartwarming novel with many nail biting scenes and some very tragic moments.

Drawing together for the first time original work from international specialists, this book assesses the role and character of comedy and fantasy in colonial societies from India to Ireland, Australia to Cuba, Africa to North America. There are cross-cultural comparisons and consideration of both imperial responses and colonized resistance. The book deals with oral as well as written traditions, the history of comic and fantastic discourse, visual, theatrical and literary representations as well as historical and cultural accounts.