The Darkness Before Sunset

Society is crumbling...

Droughts and floods have devastated a world whose climate is out of control...

Outside the derelict towns the countryside is wild and dangerous...

David and his grandfather set out on a journey through a landscape of abandoned homes and decaying towns.

Their goal is to see the sun setting over the sea – to prove that beauty still survives in a disintegrating world.

Along the way they rescue a young girl fleeing from a life of slavery. With her kidnappers in close pursuit they hurry

towards the coast – but wild animals, storms and sudden tragedy all lie in the way. Will courage and loyalty be

enough as darkness draws across the world?

Set in a future New Zealand ravaged by runaway climate change, David's journey reveals that hope and the ties of 

family will always endure.  

 A novel aimed at readers aged 10 and above.