Winner of the YA Book Prize.

Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal.

The things I've seen are burned into me, like scars that refuse to fade.

Father John controls everything inside The Fence. And Father John likes rules. Especially about never talking to Outsiders. Because Father John knows the truth. He knows what is right, and what is wrong. He knows what is coming.

Moonbeam is starting to doubt, though. She's starting to see the lies behind Father John's words. She wants him to be found out.

What if the only way out of the darkness is to light a fire?

About the Author
Will Hill is an award-winning author whose most recent novel, After the Fire, won the YA Book Prize 2018 and has been shortlisted for several other awards including the Carnegie Medal, as well as being selected for the 2017 Zoella & Friends Book Club. Will grew up in the north-east of England and worked as a bartender, bookseller and in publishing, before quitting to write full-time. His first novel, Department 19 - the first in a series of five - was published in 2011 to widespread acclaim, garnering Will, and the series, a huge fan base. Will now lives in east London with his girlfriend.

Reviews
A genuinely different sort of YA, gripping & fascinating. * Patrick Ness, author of A Monster Calls *
A gripping story of survival with a big heart. Scary, exciting and uplifting all at the same time. * Juno Dawson *
An engrossing, brilliantly realised story which is almost impossible to put down. * Louise O'Neill, author *
A masterclass in suspense. * Amy Alward *
Absorbing, gripping and darkly fascinating... it's a must-read novel. * Sarah Pinborough, No.1 bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes *


Awards
Winner of YA Book Prize 2018 and Hounslow Teen Reads Award 2018 and Ealing Teen Reads Award 2018. Short-listed for Wirral Book Award 2018 and The CILIP Carnegie Medal 2018 and Southern Schools Book Award 2018 and Trinity Schools Book Award 2018 and The UKLA Book Awards 2019 and Crimefest Book Awards 2017 and Sheffield Children's Book Award 2018. Long-listed for Redbridge Children's Book Award 2018 and Lancashire Book of the Year Award 2017 and Amazing Book Awards 2019.



Book Information
ISBN 9781474924153
Author Will Hill
Format Paperback
Page Count 496
Imprint Usborne Publishing Ltd
Publisher Usborne Publishing Ltd
Weight(grams) 410g
Dimensions(mm) 204mm * 146mm * 32mm