Wranglestone is an atmospheric and clever commentary on a society in survival mode, with themes of love and acceptance at its heart.
In post-apocalyptic America a community survives in a national park surrounded by water that keeps the Dead at bay, but when winter comes, there’s nothing to stop them from crossing the ice. After homebody Peter puts the camp in danger by naively allowing a stranger to come ashore, he’s forced to leave the community of Wranglestone and help rancher Cooper, the boy he’s always watched from afar, herd the Dead from their shores before the lake freezes over. But as love blossoms, a dark discovery reveals the sanctuary’s secret past — one that forces the pair to question everything they’ve ever known.
Author bio
Darren Charlton lives in Hastings and works in the voluntary sector for a homeless organisation. His lifetime obsessions with the National Parks of America, horror, film music and 80s kids movies have all worked their way into his writing.