The Darkness
In the small coastal town of Isolation Bay, a shadow hangs over the lives of Rohan Peters and his mother Eileen. Bound together by small town superstition, their lives are dominated by fear.
Into this setting comes Rachel, a girl on the run from her own dark history. As Rohan and Rachel struggle to build a friendship amdist the paranoria of Isolation Bay, their pasts come crashing down on them in an event that will change both of their lives forever.
"Hate isn't the most powerful emotion Rohan, people think it is but it isn't. Fear is much, much stronger...."
The Darkness was Anthony's debut novel, first published in 2000 by the University of Queensland Press.
Praise for The Darkness
"...an impressive first novel."- Magpies
Winner — Western Australian Premier's Award for Young Adult Fiction, 2001
"The Darkness is a potent blend of real and the ghostly, past and present, known and imagined. The cataclysmic coming of the Darkness is breathtaking and nightmarish. A vivid tale of the wild days of our history and how no one can escape the past." - Reading Time
Shortlisted — Aurealis Awards for Australian Speculative Fiction, Best Adult Fantasy, 2001