EddBarthel
They went camping to escape the world.
They came back to find it gone.
When a group of teenagers return from a remote trip into the Australian wilderness, they discover their town occupied, their families taken, and their country at war. With nowhere left to go, the bush becomes their only refuge - and survival their only goal.
As the group hides deep in the mountains, fear and uncertainty threaten to tear them apart. While Ellie is forced into leadership and others are pushed toward violence, Fiona Maxwell struggles with the emotional cost of a war she never chose. Terrified of what the world is becoming, she finds unexpected strength in Jack - a quiet, capable survivor whose calm presence offers safety in the chaos.
Together, they face patrols, impossible choices, and the slow loss of innocence, learning that resistance doesn't always look like fighting - sometimes it looks like holding on to the people who remind you who you were before everything burned.
Tomorrow, When the War Began is a story of survival, love under pressure, and the moment when ordinary lives are shattered - and rebuilt - in the shadow of war.