The fight to save the Takhi from extinction

 

⭑⭑⭑⭑  The Last Wild Horses was a powerful story of our desire to know, understand and, ultimately, save a species from extinction. I enjoyed this novel quite a lot but don't rate it quite as highly as the series predecessor, The History of Bees.

The tale branches in three timelines – Mikhail in Russia in the 1800s, Karin in Mongolian in the 90s, Eva in Norway in 2064. All have the rare Mongolian takhi, Przewalski's horse, at the center of his/her individual story. Mikhail to find and collect them, Karin and Eva to reintroduce and preserve the species. Eva's story had the most punch as hers is the world we are likely to create if we carry on heedlessly plundering and wasting resources. Karin's was also a very good tale and painted Mongolia in a magical way making it a future destination of choice if we ever take up international travel again.

I applaud Maja Lunde for this series of novels. It raises awareness of the unintended, or possibly fully intended, consequences of our actions. I wonder that the closing book of this climate quartet will be? I would bet it's plastic/pollution.