The Night Field

‘A beguiling, ecologically holistic dreamscape – Donna Glee Williams’s gracefully drawn cast present an uncomfortably real and distinctive reflection on the tragedies that blight the modern age.’

-Mark Charan Newton, author of The Reef

‘The Night Field is one of those novels which just sings in your ears. A joyous and harrowing read, it carried me through the night, page after beautiful page.’

Helen Marshall, author of The Migration and winner of the World Fantasy Award

‘This is a horror show on the order of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road, made real in very poignant and effective language, set in a community that has no idea of what they are doing to the landscape around them.

Oliver Houck, Distinguished Professor of Environmental Law at Tulane University Law School and author of Taking Back Eden and Downstream Toward Home

‘I'll hold The Night Field in my heart for a long time. Pyn-Poi's quest is a story beautifully told, both a lament for what has been lost and a paean for what can still be reclaimed.’

Sarah McGuire, author of Valiant and Flight of the Swans

‘A moving ecological fable, written with grace and compassion.’

-David Hair, author of Mage’s Blood

‘The Night Field weaves wonder, loss and renewal into a narrative that resonates with the past at the same time that it suggests fertile ground for a new future. Highly recommended!’

Elaine Isaak, author of The Singer’s Legacy

‘Donna Glee Williams’ simple, beautiful prose transports us to a sylvan wonderland with woven bridges, mysterious currents, magical flora and more familial love and conflict than most mainstream novels. When Pyn-Poi led me into in Williams’ word-forest, I did not want to leave’

Scott T. Barnes, Writers of the Future winner and editor of NewMyths.com

‘With lyrical prose, Williams delivers her finest performance yet. Her masterful storytelling unearths depth and colour in subtle nuance. The characters are real and believable, and their journey will stick with you for many years to come’

Karen Lacey, author of Suddenly Stray

‘A beautifully written, poetic book that showcases resilience on many levels. The heart of this story is the resilience of one young girl on the brink of womanhood who makes it her personal mission to discover the source of the poison impacting her way of life and her resolve to fix it. Donna Glee Williams weaves a story that mirrors our own society’s capacity to take brutal advantage of the natural world that supports us, but also gives us hope that it doesn’t have to be this way – through the efforts and energies of young people’

Susan Sachs, Climate Education mentor and leader

‘The staggering contrast between the decency and wellbeing of the world from which Pyn-Poi arose, and the horrors of “the System” in which she is imprisoned during her quest, highlights how precious are our connections with nature and with one another, and the tragedy that can ensue when those precious connections erode into crushing and apparently inescapable dystopia’

Dr Gerald Marten, author of Human Ecology and founder of The Ecotipping Points Project