The Dead of the Night
A few months after the first fighter jets landed in their own backyard, Ellie and her five terrified but defiant friends struggle to survive amid a baffling conflict. Their families are unreachable; the mountains are now their home. When two of them fall behind enemy lines, Ellie knows what must happen next: a rescue mission. Homer, the strongest and most unpredictable among them, is the one to take charge. While others have their doubts about his abilities, Homer has no choice but to prove them wrong - or risk losing everything to the enemy.
Children's Book Council Awards Older Readers Notable Book (1995); Canberra's Own Outstanding List (COOL) Award for Fiction for Older Readers (1998)
About the Tomorrow Series
Books in series order
- 1.Tomorrow, When the War Began(1993)
- 2.The Dead of the Night(1994)
- 3.The Third Day, The Frost(1995)
- 4.Darkness, Be My Friend(1996)
- 5.Burning for Revenge(1997)
- 6.The Night is for Hunting(1998)
- 7.The Other Side of Dawn(1999)
Reading age: 13+ years
This series should be read in order.
When rural girl Ellie Linton and her friends go camping, they have no idea they're leaving their old lives behind forever. Despite a less-than-tragic food shortage and a secret crush or two, everything goes as planned. But a week later, they return home to find their houses empty and their pets starving. Something has gone wrong - horribly wrong. Before long, they realise the whole country has been invaded, and the entire town has been captured - including their families and all their friends. Ellie and the other survivors face an impossible decision: they can flee for the mountains or surrender. Or they can fight...