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  • Darkness, Be My Friend

  • Tomorrow, Book 4
  • By: John Marsden
  • Narrated by: Suzi Dougherty
  • Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (322 ratings)

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Darkness, Be My Friend

By: John Marsden
Narrated by: Suzi Dougherty
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Publisher's summary

Nowhere to run, one place left to hide. You're running from bullets through the streets of your own town. Your life's on the line and no-one's there to help. What's happened? When did safety turn to fear, peace turn to war, happiness turn to panic? When did your normal day become a nightmare?

Ellie and her friends struggle with the biggest questions life can offer in Darkness, Be My Friend, the fourth book in the award-winning Tomorrow series.

Don't miss the other titles in John Marsden's Tomorrow series.
©1999 Jomden Pty Ltd. (P)1999, 2001 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd, by arrangement with Jomden Pty Ltd.
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"Packed with almost unbearable suspense and breathtaking action." (Amazon.com)

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Fantastic

This is one of the best stories I have read, please keep me coming.

How true it could be.

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Maybe my favourite in the Tomorrow series

Another great addition to this fantastic series. These books were a staple of my youth growing up, and probably even more enjoyable second time around. Book 4 doesn't disappoint

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Next book please

I love this series. I couldn't believe I was done with it already. NEXT! please

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Awesome book, amazing series, highly recommend!

I own the paperbacks too and have read them many times but still I bought the audio books because I can listen while I'm at work (I clean houses). Love these books!

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Another thrilling endeavour

Well you can't win them all and I like that the Author included this in the series. I honestly didn't remember anything that happened in this installment. I'm looking forward to what's next

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A low in the series, but still well worth the time

I think the trouble with this book is the huge leap of faith we need to take in order to accept that any adult would ask children (or even untrained adult civilians) to go into such a heavily contested military zone. I had trouble swallowing this, and so the rest of the book also felt a little more "make believe" than the previous books had.

Even with that aside, however, I didn't find this book as compelling as the first three. I have purchased the next in the series, but feel a bit wary. It is difficult to put my finger on the problem exactly (it is still a good listen), but this installment felt a little forced. I got the impression that there were meant to be only 3 in the series, but the publishers made such a great offer Marsden dusted the characters off for number 4.

I have marked the narrator lower on this recording than the first 3 - this is simply because she has so much trouble with the New Zealand accents! She does a fabulous job otherwise and captures the personalities of the main characters well.

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Not as good as the first three

Dididnt enjoy this book as much as the first three, hopfully the rest of the series picks up a bit

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every great series must have a bad book

every great series must have a bad book and this is the bad book .

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Great Book

This series is great. Highly recommend.

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