Comes the Night

By Isobelle Carmody

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.

SHORTLISTED: 2025 CBCA Book of the Year, Older Readers
SHORTLISTED: 2025 John Marsden Book of the Year for Older Children, Australian Book Industry Awards
SHORTLISTED: 2025 Indie Young Adult Book Awards

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.

Will lives with his father in a future domed Canberra where citizens are safe from extreme weather events, dangerous solar radiation and civil unrest. He does not question his carefully controlled existence until the recurrence of an old nightmare propels him on a dangerous quest.

Gradually Will discovers his dreams hold cryptic clues that lead him into a shadowy alternate dimension. Here he must grapple with dark forces that operate in both worlds, with the help of his best friend Ender, her brilliant but difficult twin sister Magda, and a mysterious gift from his uncle.

Comes the Night is a thrilling new novel from the internationally bestselling author of the Obernewtyn Chronicles.

'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

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1760294764
• ISBN13: 9781760294762
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: A & U Children
• Length: 480 Pages
• Age Range: 14 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 9 to Postsecondary