Comes the night by Isobelle Carmody is included in the 2025 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Older Readers Shortlist.
You can view the other titles shortlisted by the Children’s Book Council of Australia for 2025 on the CBCA website.
This title is also Shortlisted for the 2025 Indie Young Adult Book Awards and 2025 John Marsden Book of the Year for Older Children, Australian Book Industry 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. – PUBLISHER’S WEBSITE
Set in a future Australia where cities are sealed under domes to shield everyone from a dangerous environment, 16-year-old Will begins to experience nightmares after his uncle dies unexpectedly. He begins to discover that he can ‘dream-walk’, blurring the line between dreams and reality. He teams up with his best friend Ender and her twin Magda, whose personality and employment are mysterious and confusing. When Magda disappears, Will’s search leads to unimaginable places.
This book is an interesting mix of sci-fi, technology, government secrets, and emotional topics such as grief and love.
Comes the night is recommended for ages 14+
PRINT + AUDIO or PRINT v AUDIO?
I usually love when I can read a print copy of a book in bed and listen to the same audiobook in my car. It makes me feel like I am really progressing with the book and has often helped when I’ve been unmotivated to get into a new book.
But this one was tricky! There were so many different concepts and characters that I wanted to flick back a page or two and re-read but that can be hard when driving. So I felt that my usual preference was a hinderance this time.
(It was totally nothing to do with me listening to the audiobook on 2x speed… I’ll never give that up :P)
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