Author Andrew McDermott

Hello and welcome to my website, home of
The Tiger Chase and The Last Tiger

The Last Tiger is aimed at the reading ages of 8-12 year olds but can be read to children as young as 2 by parents and guardians. A good old-fashioned story filled with humour and adventure, this book will also teach your children the importance of our environment and the issues involving many species that are facing extinction, in a non-threating and entertaining way.

Did you know that there only around 70 South China tigers left any where in the world today? And that if we lost the Australian cassowary we would also lose around 70 species of tree and 80 species of shrub? And did you also know that the English pine marten is now extinct in the wild? Below is a short description of The Last Tiger:

Wang, a tiger cub, finds himself alone in the forest after escaping from poachers. He is visited by the spirit of The Blue Tiger who sends him into the unknown in search of the mythical animal sanctuary, Blue Tiger Mountain. Fate links Wang with a host of other characters: an Australian cassowary, an English pine martin, a young boy, and a golden monkey.

In this enchanting story, which dips into the issues facing endangered species, Andrew McDermott thrills and amuses us with the twists and turns of Wang’s journey. Full of discovery, surprises and adventures, this book takes the reader on an exhilarating journey deep into the heart of the vanishing forest in a race to reach Blue Tiger Mountain.

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A big thank you to every one who purchased a copy of The Last Tiger during the online charity launch in December 2011 when I donated all of my royalties to help save the tiger!

For a sample chapter or to purchase your copy please use the following links:

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The Byron Bay Writers' Festival Aug 2011.

Me on the left chairing a panel of authors. And conducting my workshop to a full house

Check out my Calendar of Events for 2011 here

Aug 6th 2010 was The Tiger Chase day!

A big thank you to everyone who purchased a copy of The Tiger Chase through the Amazon global launch. 100% royalties from all sales on the day were donated to the Save Chinas's Tigers Foundation!

I wrote the original version of The Tiger Chase in 1999. It was first published in the US in 2002. We held the book launch in San Diego and followed up with a book tour of the US and Australia, see tour photographs here (don't laugh at the goatee, George Michael was still cool then). The Tiger Chase was the first novel to revolve around the serious plight of the South China tiger. Read synopsis here.

Why the South China tiger?

The South China tiger is the most critically endangered of the five remaining sub-species of tiger with only around seventy still remaining anywhere in the world and all in captivity! You read that right; seventy! And with none being spotted in the wild for almost thirty years their plight is at the very top of the critically endangered list. The South China tiger is also the antecedent of the tiger. Unbelievably most people have never even heard of the South China tiger.

The threats still facing all tigers are illegal poaching to fill the demand for tiger parts used in traditional Chinese medicines, deforestation, and the increase in human population. Learn more.

2010 was the Chinese astrological Year of the Tiger so what better time to launch the new revised edition of The Tiger Chase and raise awareness for the most threatened subspecies of tiger on this planet? To find out more information about the plight of the South China tiger and the charity which is working to save them go to www.savechinastigers.org

Read reviews for The Tiger Chase here.

You can purchase your copy of The Tiger Chase from most online stores including Barnes and Noble, order it from a store near you, or contact me if you'd prefer a signed copy. Here are my main Amazon pages (you can also use these links for a free sample of the book).

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