When the World Ends

When the World Ends

Synopsis

A unique story of hope that’ll make you laugh and cry in equal measure, from the acclaimed author of No Man’s Land and Joe All Alone.

I’m sorry about everything I said. I didn’t mean it.

You think it will be silent when it rises.

But it comes in a

thunder and rush,

a clatter and clanking of

cars smashing on lampposts and

the sides of fried chicken shops,

of things in the water that

should be on land.

When the unthinkable happens to the planet, two ragtag groups of kids on opposite sides of England beat the odds and escape death. But they soon realise that the only way to be truly safe is to seek a place they’ve only heard about in stories. As their treacherous journeys unfold, can they help each other survive – even when the world is ending around them?

Author

Joanna Nadin

ISBN

9781916747951

Fiction/Non-Fiction

Fiction

Date Published

05/02/2026

Suitable For

9+

Genre

Dystopian

Page Count

286

RRP

7.99

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