Somewhere out there Ellie and her friends are hiding. They're shocked, they're frightened, they're alone. Their world has changed, with the speed of a slamming door. They've got no weapons - except courage. They've got no help - except themselves. They've got nothing - except friendship. How strong can you be, when the world is full of people trying to kill you? Tomorrow, When the War Began is the first book in the bestselling series that has been translated and published all over the world. It is the book that started the series that became the legend...The first book in the bestselling the Tomorrow series.John Marsden is one of Australia's biggest selling and most awarded authors. He lives at the Tye Estate, just outside of Melbourne, where he opened a school called Candlebark in January 2006. John describes Candlebark as his proudest achievement.