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Comes the Night

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"Will slipped on the left glove and twitched a finger to establish a link to the kite tronics. A shiver of electric energy ran through his hands as they synched to his nerves through the gloves." In a meticulously controlled future, Will and his father reside... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback

Comes the Night

A superb YA fantasy set in the near future, full of secrets, high stakes, peril, deceptions and dreamwalkers, from the internationally acclaimed and bestselling author of the Obernewtyn Chronicles and The Gathering.

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"Will slipped on the left glove and twitched a finger to establish a link to the kite tronics. A shiver of electric energy ran through his hands as they synched to his nerves through the gloves."

In a meticulously controlled future, Will and his father reside within the safe confines of a domed Canberra, shielding them from the chaos of extreme weather events, hazardous solar radiation, and social unrest. Life follows a predictable pattern, carefully regulated to ensure safety and stability. Yet, beneath this veneer of security, Will is troubled by recurring nightmares that hint at a deeper truth.

When an old nightmare resurfaces, it sets Will on a perilous journey of discovery. Instead of dismissing his dreams as mere figments of his imagination, he begins to uncover that they hold enigmatic clues pointing to a shadowy alternate dimension. With his best friend Ender, her intellectually gifted but temperamental twin sister Magda, and a mysterious artefact from his uncle, Will must navigate dark and dangerous terrains that straddle both the real and dream worlds.

As he delves deeper, Will learns that the battles he faces in this alternate realm echo with real-world consequences. He is thrust into a high-stakes game where deception and revelation walk hand-in-hand, and every decision could mean the difference between survival and destruction. The shadows that lurk are formidable, and the forces he battles are unrelenting.

Comes the Night is a riveting new novel from Isobelle Carmody, the internationally bestselling author renowned for the Obernewtyn Chronicles. Carmody masterfully intertwines elements of fantasy and dystopia, creating a tapestry of suspense and adventure that will captivate readers from start to finish.

"The queen of YA fantasy has done it again. Delicious twists and deceptions fill this high stakes tale where dreams will entice you. You won't be able to sleep until you hit the last page." - C.S. Pacat, New York Times bestselling author of DARK RISE

Prepare to be entranced by Comes the Night, a compelling journey through dark dimensions and light, where dreams and reality blur, and courage and friendship are the keys to unlocking profound mysteries.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781760294762

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 October 2024

Country: Australia

Imprint: A&U Children

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 480

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About the Author

Isobelle Carmody is one of Australia's most highly acclaimed authors of fantasy. At fourteen, she began Obernewtyn, the first book in her much-loved Obernewtyn Chronicles, and she has since written many works in this genre. Her novel The Gathering won the 1993 Children's Literature Peace Prize and was joint winner of the 1994 CBCA Book of the Year Award. Greylands was joint winner of the 1997 Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction (Young Adult category), and was named a White Raven at the 1998 Bologna Children's Book Fair. Isobelle's work for younger readers includes her two series, The Legend of Little Fur and The Kingdom of the Lost, the first book of which, The Red Wind, won the CBCA Book of the Year Award for Younger Readers in 2011. She has also written several picture books as well as collections of short stories for children, young adults and adults, and is currently working on Darkbane, the final book in The Legendsong series.

After living in Europe for more than a decade, these days Isobelle divides her time in Australia between her home on the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, and Brisbane, where she completed a PhD at the University of Queensland, and has been conducting postgraduate research.

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