Ellie and Sapiens

School student Ellie is kind-hearted and intelligent but impulsive. She’s anxious about the future of the planet, so when power-hungry oil tycoon, Muelo, makes a bid to become mayor of her city, she feels compelled to stop him. Facing off against the charismatic, dynamic and relentlessly ruthless Muelo, Ellie finds herself in a confrontation that tests the limits of her courage. Sapiens, an enchantress of the mind, takes Ellie and her friends on humankind’s journey to our present climate catastrophe. Meanwhile, there’s a murder to be solved. A thrilling novel of hope and activism, inspiring the young and the not-so-young to take action to protect our future.

'Ellie and Sapiens includes all the ingredients that I know are popular with young adults. They are increasingly concerned (and angry) about the lack of action to tackle climate change. It is an enthralling read with the additional benefit of offering multiple buds for the flowering of discussion.'- Beth O'Brien

Alan’s twin careers have been in the Co-operative Movement, promoting the formation of co-operative enterprises, and teaching in a large, multi-ethnic further education college, enhancing the potential of students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Alan was inspired to write Ellie and Sapiens from his first-hand experience of the anxiety about climate change shared by many young people. Alan is a leading member of the Hay-on-Wye Writers’ Circle. He has published a multi-media retelling of Shakespeare’s Henry IV Part One and a collection of short stories. When not writing, his great love is music, enthusing about the music of Sibelius and playing saxophone in a ceilidh band.

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