The Collapsing Wave
By Doug Johnstone

Ava, Lennox and Heather make contact with alien Sandy and head for a profound confrontation … The awe-inspiring, exquisitely moving sequel toand The Space Between Us, as seen on BBC Two'sand Between the Covers.and A barnstorming thriller … and a wonderful and radical sense of a greater, wider way of seeing life on our planet'and Martin MacInnesand Terrifyingly plausible and an excellent allegory for our times … I'll be recommending this to everyone'and James Oswaldand A powerful and epic multi-layered story. Doug Johnstone is a true literary master'and Michael Wood_________________and Six months since the earth-shattering events ofand The Space Between Us,and the revelatory hope of the aliens' visit has turned to dust and the creatures have disappeared into the water off Scotland's west coast.and Teenager Lennox and grieving mother Heather are being held in New Broom, a makeshift US military base, the subject of experiments, alongside the Enceladons who have been captured by the authorities.and Ava, who has given birth, is awaiting the jury verdict at her trial for the murder of her husband. And MI7 agent Oscar Fellowes, who has been sidelined by the US military, is beginning to think he might be on the wrong side of history.and When alien Sandy makes contact, Lennox and Heather make a plan to escape with Ava. All three of them are heading for a profound confrontation between the worst of humanity and a possible brighter future, as the stakes get higher for the alien Enceladons and the entire human race…and Sequel to the bestsellingand The Space Between Us, The Collapsing Waveand is an exquisite, epic first-contact novel, laced with peril and populated by unforgettable characters, andand theand awe-inspiring book we all need right now…