Book 1 of the Rosie Black Chronicles sees Rosie and her friend on the run from a mysterious organisation who will kill to get their hands on an unusual box Rosie has found. Set five hundred years in the future, the Western Australian city of Perth (now called Newperth) is a vastly different place. 'The Melt' has sunk many coastal cities and Rosie's Mum has succumbed to MalX, a cruel mosquito borne disease that ravages the body but leaves the mind intact leaving victims to die a slow and painful death. This fast paced thriller leaves no doubt that our current efforts towards the effects of global warming and climate change have not worked. The resulting devastating economic, ecological and sociological effects are harshly felt by Rosie and her family who are societies 'have nots', as opposed to the 'haves' who live in gleaming skyscrapers, making progress in medicine, technology and the colonisation of Mars. A gripping sci fi/dystopia thriller that will appeal to a young adult readership.See also Book 2 of the Rosie Black Chronicles Equinox that was published in November 2011.
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