The Ark Book

This app is a companion for "The Ark", a novel for the 21st century, delving into the timely issue of the breakdown of society in the wake of environmental catastrophe.

The story is told through a collection of digital documents including blog posts, emails and text messages and the app which invites readers to dive deeper into the world of the novel, and to continue to develop that world by sharing their own content inspired by the novel.

Annabel Smith is the author of two other novels: Whisky Charlie Foxtrot and A New Map of the Universe. She is a member of the editorial board of Margaret River Press, an Australia Council Creative Australia Fellow, and holds a PhD in Creative Writing from Edith Cowan University. She is currently working on an epic quest with a science-fiction twist, in which a trio of unlikely heroes must unite to overthrow a sadistic cult before a tsunami destroys their city.