About this item
A compelling debut novel asks what happens when children develop inexplicable abilities - and the government sees them as a threat. They're known as Firestarters. Boomers. Skychangers. The government calls them Illegals - children with inexplicable abilities - and detains them in menacing facilities so that society is kept out of harm's way. Ashala Wolf and her Tribe of fellow Illegals have taken refuge in the Firstwood, a forest eerily conscious of its inhabitants, where they do their best to survive and where they are free to practice their abilities. But when Ashala is compelled to venture outside her territory, she is betrayed by a friend and captured by an enemy. Injured and vulnerable, with her own Sleepwalker ability blocked, Ashala is forced to succumb to a machine that will pull secrets from her mind.
About the Author
Ambelin Kwaymullina is an Aboriginal writer and illustrator who comes from the Palyku people and lives in Australia. Ambelin has written and illustrated a number of award winning picture books as well as writing a dystopian series - 'the Tribe' - for Young Adults. When not writing or illustrating, Ambelin teaches law and spends time with her family and her dogs.
Find out more about Ambelin (and work out what animal you'd be bonded with in the Firstwood) at:
www.ambelin-kwaymullina.com.au
To find out more about the Tribe series, go to www.thefirstwood.com.au
