Walker Books excited about first title in new series by Aussie writer

THE TRIBE: The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf

by Ambelin Kwaymullina

Walker Books Australia are very excited about The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf, the first book in a trailblazing new series called The Tribe, published this month.

Written by talented newcomer Ambelin Kwaymullina, Ashala Wolf delivers equal parts gripping psychological thriller, thought-provoking dystopia and star-crossed love story, and links them together with subtle undertones referencing Ambelin’s Indigenous heritage.

Set in a world where civilisation has been destroyed by an environmental catastrophe called The Reckoning, the first book in the series begins three hundred years after this cataclysmic event. A new world has arisen with no war, no poverty and no hunger. There are also people with abilities – Firestarters, Rumblers and Sleepwalkers – who the Government, obsessed with keeping The Balance, label “Illegals”.

Exploring themes of spiritual wisdom, the importance of our connection to the environment and social inequality, with unsettling parallels to our present, The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf will have readers hooked from the first page.

 Ambelin (left), a successful lawyer, lecturer and illustrator, hopes The Tribe will be a series that both entertains and provokes discussion. “The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf is the kind of book I like to read myself – full of mystery, tension and romance, but also one that asks a bigger question about the nature of human societies and the world,” she says. 

“In my writing I love to ask ‘what if’, to imagine both the great and terrible things humanity could do. I like to think that the best instinct of the human species will triumph in the end, and we will forge a future world that is kinder and more just than the one we have now.”

 The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf will be supported by a major marketing campaign, including a dedicated microsite www.thefirstwood.com.au, 

About the author:

Ambelin Kwaymullina loves reading sci-fi and fantasy books, and has wanted to write a novel since she was six years old. She comes from the Palyku people of the Pilbara region of Western Australia. When not writing or reading she teaches law, illustrates picture books and hangs out with her dogs. She has previously written a number of children’s books, both alone and with other members of her family. The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf is her first novel.

The Tribe Book 1: The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf | AUSRRP: $19.95 NZRRP: $21.95