5.0 out of 5 based on 24 reviews. – Customer review on 16/02/2007

On the edge of your seat, suspenseful, with mind blowing twist and turn this book is well worth a read for any avid reader… No collection is complete without this title amongst it and one you read into the first few pages you will not be able to put it down. 5 stars!!!!

read this book!!!!

5.0 out of 5 based on 24 reviews. – Customer review on 14/12/2010

This was the twilight series of my brother's day. It was an important series because it got kids reading even if they never picked up a book except for school work. Seen the movie? Read the books....I can guarantee that it is just as good if not slightly better. What would you do if your country got invaded over show weekend? What if you and your mates had gone camping and had to turn into soldiers to survive? What would you do to rescue your friends and family and everyone that you knew? Start with this first book in the series and find out what happens to Ellie and Homer and everyone next...

5.0 out of 5 based on 24 reviews. – Customer review on 07/12/2010

This is the first of the tomorrow series & it is fantastic, really hard to put down. There is a good amount of action and the relationships are so real. Ellie (the main character), is always putting her foot in her mouth and then regretting it - so life-like. The thing I love most about it is the fact that it's just so Australian. Just a great book, a awsome read!

4.0 out of 5 based on 24 reviews. – Customer review on 07/10/2009

I'd read a lot ABOUT this series and wanted to see what it was all about. I'm far from a kid but I've enjoy other "for young adults" fiction, like Harry Potter and Twilight. This is a great series from John Marsden. It has a real Australian flavour and it takes you back to what it's like to be a teenager! It's not necessarily as well written as the examples I've given, but it's still a great read, I imagine even more if you're in the intended target audience!

5.0 out of 5 based on 24 reviews. – Customer review on 16/04/2009

First of a wonderful series. Beautifully crafted characters and a nice amount of twist and turns. This series is also the of thing that you can read over and over again

5.0 out of 5 based on 24 reviews. – Customer review on 10/02/2009

This book is one of my absolute favourites! I read it originally when my daughter 'had to read it' for school, and got totally hooked. I then had to find myself the whole set. You will not be disappointed with this one!

5.0 out of 5 based on 24 reviews. – Customer review on 01/02/2009

It's amazing to read John Marsden's writing. How he can so clearly put himself inside the head of a teenage girl like he does with Ellie and so many other of his characters is unbelieveable. This story, the first of the series, sets up what continues to be an epic story of war seen throught the eyes of teenagers. Once you pick up this book you'll soon want to read the next! and I can assure you, they only get better!

5.0 out of 5 based on 24 reviews. – Customer review on 13/02/2007

Tomorrow, When The War Began is one of the most amazing and important books in Australian fiction. John Marsden provides his readers with character that you learn to love, you emphasis with their values and attitudes despite their extraordinary situation. This book is a thought-provoking journey for the reader. This books makes you part of it. You don't just read about Ellie, you are there along side her.

A must read book for everyone. Not just teenagers. This book will become your favourite and you will re-read it countless times. Never getting bored of it.

5.0 out of 5 based on 24 reviews. – Customer review on 29/12/2006

If you're looking for a book to buy for a teenager then this is a great choice. I first read this when I was 12 then eagerly waited for each new book to come out. The characters are very real, honest and likeable, people that teens can relate to and look up to.

I remember when I first read this book, I was really able to put myself in it and wonder how I would have reacted if faced with such a situation.

The story line is amazing but the interactions between the characters is what truly make the story.

5.0 out of 5 based on 24 reviews. – Customer review on 23/11/2006

The 1st book in the Tomorrow When the War began series is one which cannot be put down. It kept me on the edge of my seat and as a teenager was one of the best books I had ever read. You learn so much about the charecters and about yourself by reading the book. What would you do? Would you fight or would you run? A fantastic book for young and old.