Waiting for the Long Night Moon

by Amanda Peters

First published 2025

When the moon vanishes from the sky, a mother named Vera must brave a perilous journey to find her missing husband and daughter. Traversing a world consumed by unnatural night, Vera faces off against scavengers, cults, and the encroaching madness that grips those left in the dark. As resources dwindle and the threat of the unknown looms, Vera must make impossible choices to keep her family alive and together.

Genres: science-fiction, horror, thriller, dark-fantasy, family-drama, apocalyptic

Vibes: atmospheric, dark, emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking

Tropes: found-family, perilous-journey, survival-against-the-odds

Setting: Africa

Period: 21st-Century

256 pages · Hardcover · Catapult

Content warnings: anxiety, death, depression, mental-illness

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