The Enceladons Trilogy
1 primary work • 2 total works 3 total works planned
Book 2
Ava, Lennox and Heather make contact with alien Sandy and head for a profound confrontation … The awe-inspiring, exquisitely moving sequel to The Space Between Us, as seen on BBC Two's Between the Covers.
‘A barnstorming thriller … and a wonderful and radical sense of a greater, wider way of seeing life on our planet’ Martin MacInnes
‘Terrifyingly plausible and an excellent allegory for our times … I’ll be recommending this to everyone’ James Oswald
‘A powerful and epic multi-layered story. Doug Johnstone is a true literary master’ Michael Wood
**Longlisted for the McIlvanney Prize for Best Scottish Crime Book**
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Six months since the earth-shattering events of The Space Between Us, the revelatory hope of the aliens’ visit has turned to dust and the creatures have disappeared into the water off Scotland’s west coast.
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.
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.
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…
Sequel to the bestselling The Space Between Us, The Collapsing Wave is an exquisite, epic first-contact novel, laced with peril and populated by unforgettable characters, and the awe-inspiring book we all need right now…
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PRAISE FOR The Space Between Us
**Selected for BBC 2 Between the Covers 2023**
‘A gateway book to sci-fi … I loved it’ Sara Cox
‘So readable and accessible’ Alan Davies
‘If you read one life-affirming book this year, make sure it’s this one’ Nina Pottell, Prima
‘Prioritising pace, tension and high stakes … a plea for empathy, compassion and perspective’ Herald Scotland
‘An emotionally engaging read’Guardian
‘Science fiction gains a new author’ Derek B. Miller
‘A delicious, demanding departure’ Val McDermid
‘As moving as it is magical and mysterious’ Mark Billingham
‘A first-contact tale full of heart and high-octane action’ D.V. Bishop
‘An adrenaline-filled ride of a novel, laced with empathy and understanding’ Rachelle Atalla
‘Pay attention, Steven Spielberg! This could be your next film’ Marnie Riches
‘Clever and unusual … I was on a journey with these characters, and completely transfixed’ Susi Holliday
‘A mesmerising tale of wonder and hope’ Marion Todd
‘Johnstone doesn’t shy away from complex themes and smartly leverages the lens of science fiction to cut deep into the human experience … the well-paced and carefully breadcrumbed plot is fed to the reader with tender finesse’ SciFi Now Book of the Month
‘A barnstorming thriller … and a wonderful and radical sense of a greater, wider way of seeing life on our planet’ Martin MacInnes
‘Terrifyingly plausible and an excellent allegory for our times … I’ll be recommending this to everyone’ James Oswald
‘A powerful and epic multi-layered story. Doug Johnstone is a true literary master’ Michael Wood
**Longlisted for the McIlvanney Prize for Best Scottish Crime Book**
_________________
Six months since the earth-shattering events of The Space Between Us, the revelatory hope of the aliens’ visit has turned to dust and the creatures have disappeared into the water off Scotland’s west coast.
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.
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.
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…
Sequel to the bestselling The Space Between Us, The Collapsing Wave is an exquisite, epic first-contact novel, laced with peril and populated by unforgettable characters, and the awe-inspiring book we all need right now…
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PRAISE FOR The Space Between Us
**Selected for BBC 2 Between the Covers 2023**
‘A gateway book to sci-fi … I loved it’ Sara Cox
‘So readable and accessible’ Alan Davies
‘If you read one life-affirming book this year, make sure it’s this one’ Nina Pottell, Prima
‘Prioritising pace, tension and high stakes … a plea for empathy, compassion and perspective’ Herald Scotland
‘An emotionally engaging read’Guardian
‘Science fiction gains a new author’ Derek B. Miller
‘A delicious, demanding departure’ Val McDermid
‘As moving as it is magical and mysterious’ Mark Billingham
‘A first-contact tale full of heart and high-octane action’ D.V. Bishop
‘An adrenaline-filled ride of a novel, laced with empathy and understanding’ Rachelle Atalla
‘Pay attention, Steven Spielberg! This could be your next film’ Marnie Riches
‘Clever and unusual … I was on a journey with these characters, and completely transfixed’ Susi Holliday
‘A mesmerising tale of wonder and hope’ Marion Todd
‘Johnstone doesn’t shy away from complex themes and smartly leverages the lens of science fiction to cut deep into the human experience … the well-paced and carefully breadcrumbed plot is fed to the reader with tender finesse’ SciFi Now Book of the Month
Lennox, Vonnie and Ava head to Greenland to meet up with Heather, Sandy and the Enceladons, commencing an epic showdown that will change everything … The emotive, devastating yet ultimately life-affirming conclusion to the bestselling Enceladons Trilogy, as seen on BBC2’s Between the Covers…
‘A barnstorming thriller … and a wonderful and radical sense of a greater, wider way of seeing life on our planet’ Martin MacInnes
`Science fiction gains a new author´ Derek B. Miller
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It’s been eighteen months since the traumatic events of The Collapsing Wave, where the Enceladons escaped the clutches of the American military intent on exterminating the peaceful alien creatures.
Lennox and Vonnie have been lying low in the Scottish Highlands, Ava has been caring for her young daughter Chloe, and Heather is adjusting to her new life with Sandy and the other Enceladons in the Arctic Ocean, off the coast of Greenland. But fate is about to bring them together again for one last battle.
When Lennox and Vonnie are visited by Karl Jensen, a Norwegian billionaire intent on making contact with the Enceladons again, they are wary of subjecting the aliens to further dangers. But when word arrives that Ava’s daughter has suffered an attack and might die without urgent help, they reluctantly make the trip to Greenland, where they enlist the vital help of local woman Niviaq.
It's not long before they’re drawn into a complex web of lies, deceit and death. What is Karl’s company really up to? Why are sea creatures attacking boats? Why is Sandy acting so strangely, and why are polar bears getting involved?
Profound, ambitious and immensely moving, The Transcendent Tide is the epic conclusion to the Enceladons Trilogy – a final showdown between the best and worst of humanity, the animal kingdom and the Enceladons. The future of life on earth will be changed forever, but not everyone will survive to see it…
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Praise for The Enceladons Trilogy
**Selected for BBC 2 Between the Covers 2023**
**Longlisted for the McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year**
`A gateway book to sci-fi … I loved it´ Sara Cox
`So readable and accessible´ Alan Davies
`If you read one life-affirming book this year, make sure it's this one´ Nina Pottell, Prima
`Prioritising pace, tension and high stakes … a plea for empathy, compassion and perspective´ Herald Scotland
`An emotionally engaging read´ Guardian
`A delicious, demanding departure´ Val McDermid
`As moving as it is magical and mysterious´ Mark Billingham
`A first-contact tale full of heart and high-octane action´ D.V. Bishop
`An adrenaline-filled ride of a novel, laced with empathy and understanding´ Rachelle Atalla
`Pay attention, Steven Spielberg! This could be your next film´ Marnie Riches
`Clever and unusual … I was on a journey with these characters, and completely transfixed´ Susi Holliday
`A mesmerising tale of wonder and hope´ Marion Todd
`Johnstone doesn't shy away from complex themes and smartly leverages the lens of science fiction to cut deep into the human experience … the well-paced and carefully breadcrumbed plot is fed to the reader with tender finesse´ SciFi Now Book of the Month
`Terrifyingly plausible and an excellent allegory for our times … I'll be recommending this to everyone´ James Oswald
`A powerful and epic multi-layered story. Doug Johnstone is a true literary master´ Michael Wood
‘A barnstorming thriller … and a wonderful and radical sense of a greater, wider way of seeing life on our planet’ Martin MacInnes
`Science fiction gains a new author´ Derek B. Miller
______
It’s been eighteen months since the traumatic events of The Collapsing Wave, where the Enceladons escaped the clutches of the American military intent on exterminating the peaceful alien creatures.
Lennox and Vonnie have been lying low in the Scottish Highlands, Ava has been caring for her young daughter Chloe, and Heather is adjusting to her new life with Sandy and the other Enceladons in the Arctic Ocean, off the coast of Greenland. But fate is about to bring them together again for one last battle.
When Lennox and Vonnie are visited by Karl Jensen, a Norwegian billionaire intent on making contact with the Enceladons again, they are wary of subjecting the aliens to further dangers. But when word arrives that Ava’s daughter has suffered an attack and might die without urgent help, they reluctantly make the trip to Greenland, where they enlist the vital help of local woman Niviaq.
It's not long before they’re drawn into a complex web of lies, deceit and death. What is Karl’s company really up to? Why are sea creatures attacking boats? Why is Sandy acting so strangely, and why are polar bears getting involved?
Profound, ambitious and immensely moving, The Transcendent Tide is the epic conclusion to the Enceladons Trilogy – a final showdown between the best and worst of humanity, the animal kingdom and the Enceladons. The future of life on earth will be changed forever, but not everyone will survive to see it…
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Praise for The Enceladons Trilogy
**Selected for BBC 2 Between the Covers 2023**
**Longlisted for the McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year**
`A gateway book to sci-fi … I loved it´ Sara Cox
`So readable and accessible´ Alan Davies
`If you read one life-affirming book this year, make sure it's this one´ Nina Pottell, Prima
`Prioritising pace, tension and high stakes … a plea for empathy, compassion and perspective´ Herald Scotland
`An emotionally engaging read´ Guardian
`A delicious, demanding departure´ Val McDermid
`As moving as it is magical and mysterious´ Mark Billingham
`A first-contact tale full of heart and high-octane action´ D.V. Bishop
`An adrenaline-filled ride of a novel, laced with empathy and understanding´ Rachelle Atalla
`Pay attention, Steven Spielberg! This could be your next film´ Marnie Riches
`Clever and unusual … I was on a journey with these characters, and completely transfixed´ Susi Holliday
`A mesmerising tale of wonder and hope´ Marion Todd
`Johnstone doesn't shy away from complex themes and smartly leverages the lens of science fiction to cut deep into the human experience … the well-paced and carefully breadcrumbed plot is fed to the reader with tender finesse´ SciFi Now Book of the Month
`Terrifyingly plausible and an excellent allegory for our times … I'll be recommending this to everyone´ James Oswald
`A powerful and epic multi-layered story. Doug Johnstone is a true literary master´ Michael Wood