Ken Catran: Tomorrow the dark

By MARGIE THOMSON books editor

Catran has produced another excellent read, again with a futurist, apocalyptic plot.

Life as we know it came to a stop when the world was invaded by hideous creatures that humans call Dry Things.

Every night they attack and 16-year-old Jon is one of the warriors who fights them off.

It is a fight seemingly without end, made worse by a new, worse horror, the Wet Things that crawl from the sea.

Jon is recruited into an elite guard, run by the apparently heroic Ryder - but why is his friend Bronwyn so wary of Ryder? Who is the real enemy? Catran is at his best as he faces down these dilemmas, turning a fantastical adventure story into a musing on the human race.

Exciting stuff for older teenagers.

(Lothian $17.95)