The Gathering

About the Book

It has come. With Arznel free and vast animal migrations sweeping across the globe, the war to save Mother Earth from the throes of man is underway. In the midst of the chaos, where animals have become united and humans divided, Dreamer the fox and his motley companions are on their way to South America aboard their makeshift vessel, The Evergreen, pursued all the way by the forces of Richard Bromwell and facing storms, sharks, seasickness, and harrowing moral questions. Meanwhile, the once-pampered house pets—Patch, Hero, Chief, and Major—have joined the struggle, leaving behind the lives they once knew and fomenting the world’s farm animals into action. How will the friends fare in environments they’ve never known—at sea, in battle? And how will mankind react to a crisis it caused but never saw coming?

About the Author

Kieran McCarthy was born in Cork, Ireland, in 1990. After finishing school, he sat a number of art and design classes before publishing his first book in 2012 at the age of twenty-one and his second in 2014. In the spring of 2015, Kieran travelled to South America to research his final two books, the last of which will be available soon. Kieran is also a member of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), for whom he plans to work full-time someday. When not writing, Kieran enjoys drawing, walking, basketball, socializing on weekends, and playing the drums.