Category:
Adventure,
General Fiction,
Teen & Young AdultLanguage:
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Survival Teen WarWritten by John Marsden
Read by Suzi Dougherty, Mikaela Martin
Format: MP3
01. Tomorrow, When the War Began (1993)
02. The Dead of the Night (1994)
03. A Killing Frost (1995) aka The Third Day, the Frost
04. Darkness, Be My Friend (1996)
05. Burning for Revenge (1997)
06. The Night is for Hunting (1998)
07. The Other Side of Dawn (2002)
The Ellie Chronicles
01. While I Live
02. Incurable
03. Circle of Flight
1. Tomorrow, When the War Began (1993)
A group of Australian teenagers return from a camping trip to find their country invaded and occupied. Cut off from family and authority, they form a small guerrilla cell, sabotaging enemy infrastructure while grappling with fear, responsibility, and the sudden loss of normal life.
2. The Dead of the Night (1994)
The group escalates its resistance, carrying out more dangerous missions while the occupation tightens. Internal fractures appear as trauma mounts, mistakes cost lives, and the line between self-defence and vengeance blurs.
3. A Killing Frost (1995)
(aka The Third Day, the Frost)
Winter sets in, compounding hunger, injury, and exhaustion. A high-risk operation goes catastrophically wrong, forcing the group to confront guilt, leadership failure, and the permanence of death.
4. Darkness, Be My Friend (1996)
The resistance shifts from reaction to strategy. The group becomes more organised, more lethal, and less innocent. Romantic relationships strain under pressure, and survival increasingly demands emotional detachment.
5. Burning for Revenge (1997)
Personal vendettas drive reckless decisions. Acts of revenge replace long-term thinking, endangering both civilians and the group itself. The cost of hatred becomes explicit as collateral damage mounts.
6. The Night Is for Hunting (1998)
The occupiers begin withdrawing, but the war is not over. The group must decide whether to keep fighting or let go. Final confrontations force characters to reckon with who they’ve become, and whether peace is even possible.
7. The Other Side of Dawn (2002)
Set after the war, this book deals with reconstruction, justice, and memory. Survivors return to a damaged society that doesn’t fully understand what they endured. Healing proves slower, and harder than fighting ever was.
The Ellie Chronicles
1. While I Live (2003)
Ellie is living in a fragile post-war Australia, trying to build a future while carrying unresolved trauma from the invasion. When she becomes involved with a troubled young man, her instinct to protect and fix others pulls her back into danger.
2. Incurable (2005)
Ellie is wrongfully accused of a violent crime and goes on the run. The narrative mirrors her wartime experiences, but this time the enemy is bureaucracy, suspicion, and public fear rather than soldiers.
3. Circle of Flight (2006)
Ellie’s flight reaches its end as truths emerge and she is forced to confront the long-term cost of survival. Resolution comes not through heroism, but through endurance, honesty, and letting others share the burden.