Local Author’s Dystopian Tale ‘Grenewyze’ Paints a Stark Vision of Earth’s Future

Grenewyze: From established local author Anne Merrick - a YA dystopian which engages with real-world ecological themes.

The time is 2500AD. The place - our ruined world.

When a mysteriously carved walking stick arrives without explanation - bearing only the word Grenewyze - Flora sets out across a lawless, devastated land hoping to uncover its meaning and find the father who vanished long ago. Accompanied by her dying mother, and later joined by a stray dog, an abandoned baby, a homeless woman, and a young musician on a quest of his own, Flora’s journey leads her through perilous territory ruled by brutal Warlords and in constant fear of beast-like Outlanders.

Having escaped the repressive island community led by his father, Silver seeks freedom and a life in the wider world. Drawn briefly into the company of a travelling Circus whose work seeks to preserve echoes of a lost civilisation, he finds himself swept into the same dangerous quest.

As winter tightens its grip and their enemies close in, the travellers take refuge in a forbidden mountain stronghold. There the ensuing clash between the Warlords and the Circus brings about a finale that none of them could have imagined - and they discover the secret of Grenewyze, a secret that could restore hope to them and their shattered world.

Anne Merrick, from Topsham, holds a BA Hons Degree in English.

She became a teacher working with both children and adults, and later started writing. She has had twelve books published, one of which, 'Someone Came Knocking' was shortlisted and then commended for the Carnegie Medal - it was also selected by IBBY for its UK Honours Award. She now lives in Devon, close to her four daughters.

Anne explains: “After losing my husband in 2006, I had a surge of writing inspiration. Around this time, climate change was becoming a widely discussed issue and I felt concerns associated with this, and what we are doing to the world. As with many writers, the ideas just flowed into my head.”

RELEASE DATE: 28/04/2026

ISBN: 9781806341894

Price: £9.99