The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf
They’re known as Firestarters. Boomers. Skychangers. The government calls them Illegals—children with inexplicable abilities—and detains them in menacing facilities so that society is kept out of harm’s way.
Ashala Wolf and her Tribe of fellow Illegals have taken refuge in the Firstwood, a forest eerily conscious of its inhabitants, where they do their best to survive and where they are free to practice their abilities. But when Ashala is compelled to venture outside her territory, she is betrayed by a friend and captured by an enemy. Injured and vulnerable, with her own Sleepwalker ability blocked, Ashala is forced to succumb to a machine that will pull secrets from her mind. It’s only a matter of time before the machine ferrets out the location of the Tribe.
Her betrayer is ever-present, saving her life when she wishes to die and watching her every move. Will the Tribe survive the interrogation of Ashala Wolf?
Aurealis Award Nominee for Science Fiction & Young Adult Novel (2012); Get Reading! Top 50 Books You Can't Put Down (2013)
About the Tribe Series
Books in series order
- 1.The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf(2012)
- 2.The Disappearance of Ember Crow(2013)
- 3.The Foretelling of Georgie Spider(2015)
Reading age: 12+ years
This series should be read in order.
The Reckoning destroyed civilisation. It's a new world and some people possess special abilities – Sleepwalkers, Firestarters, Menders and others – but there are people like Chief Administrator Neville Rose who believe that they should be locked up. Ashala Ambrose is the leader of the Tribe, a band of runaway Illegals living in the Firstwood. Guided by the ancient spirits of the land, Ashala Wolf will do anything to keep them safe.
When Ashala is captured, she realises she has been betrayed by someone she trusted. When her interrogator starts digging in her memories for information, she doubts she can protect her people forever. Will the Tribe survive the interrogation of Ashala Wolf?