Peter Dickinson
Peter Malcolm de Brissac Dickinson OBE (born 1927) is an English author and poet who has written a wide variety of books, notably children's books and detective stories, over a long and distinguished career.
This final book in the Kin quartet of prehistoric adventures finds the Kin having survived many dangers in reaching new lands where they can live in safety. Now, though, they face the deadliest foe of all: people.