Draft:Wranglestone

Wranglestone is the first novel from British author Darren Charlton, published in 2020.

Synopsis
Wranglestone follows the burgeoning relationship between two boys, Peter and Cooper, in a post-apocalyptic America ravaged by zombies. The novel tracks the survival of an island community living within a fictional national park and the threat winter poses once the water freezes allowing the Dead to cross the ice.

Publication
Wranglestone was published by the Stripes Publishing imprint of Little Tiger Press as part of a two-book deal that included its sequel. The follow-up installment, 2022's Timberdark, was originally planned for 2021.

Reception
The novel was a "Best Children's Book" nominee at the 2020 Costa Book Awards. The Guardian called it "an achingly tender love story".