The Dead of the Night (War) [Paperback]

John Marsden (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1995 | Series: War

Australia has been invaded. Seven teenagers are living in the sanctuary of a hidden valley where nothing is safe, where all that is certain is today. But someday, somehow, things have got to change. Ellie and her friends are the only people who can change it. They are the only ones who are free.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books (October 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0330337408
• ISBN-13: 978-0330337403
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,060,872 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Greatest war story/coming of age tail ever told, June 30, 2002

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Sean Simpson "storms-enigma" (pacific pines, QLD Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Dead of the Night (War) (Paperback)

I was first introduced to this serioes at school, we were assigned to read it for English, before this book all books assigned to us in school were all garbage and I expected the same, as did most the other students in my class, most wouldnt bother to read it, so the teacher read it aloud in class, for most of it upuntil the half way mark I ignored most of it, until it dawned on me that this book was actualy sounding o.k. When I got home i got my copy from the bookshelf and actualy started to read it, and I read at any chance I had, and when I finished I read the second and third and then had to wait while the rest were written and released
The amazing story starts off with a group of teenagers going camping, and when they return the find the Australia has been taken over by another country, they go to the bush again to hide, but can't just sit back and do nothing and decide to fight back in what ever way they can, although unconventional, when all is said and done and the series is over they made a huge impact on the war, sometimes planned, sometimes fluked, of coarse not all survive and with every loss you can not help but feel the emotional pain of the others, it is the best comming of age story I have read, and although it is listed as a young adult series, it will be unforgetable to all ages and you will develop a bond with Ellie, Homer, Kevin and the rest of the gang, I have never fell in love with any fictional charactors the way I did with these guys, not even in T.V series
A story like this comes along once in a life time, do not, and I mean do not missss this book

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Marsden knows how to attract the teen reader..., March 1, 1998

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[e-mail] (Pennsylvania, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Dead of the Night (War) (Paperback)

The Dead of Night is a fascinating follow-up to Tomorrow, When the War Began. I teach a class of 7th and 8th graders and we have read both books aloud throughout the current year. The kids simply love this series. Marsden is no dummy! He knows how to cleverly pull in the teen readers. In this series, the adults have managed to screw things up and it is up to the kids to correct things. He offers a sense of adventure along with a sense of power to his teen readers. Furthermore, he deals directly, yet responsibly, with a number of issues that are especially important to teens. Somehow, he manages to capture the true feelings and concerns that are universal for most teens.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great story, average editing, February 15, 2011

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K. Seach (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Dead of the Night (Kindle Edition)

I'm a long time fan of the Tommorrow series and book two lives up to promise of book one. The story is exceptional and will easily please even not-so-young adults. What is disappointing is the lack of proof reading for the kindle version. There are numerous instances of incorrect words, presumably from OCR text recognition software, and is quite distracting to have these errors repeated throughout, especially in a kindle book at a premium price of $9.99 in AUD. However this fault lies with the publisher and not the author and the story is well worth 5 stars.