Three moments in time and three writing genre historic fiction fantasy fiction futuristic fiction from one of New Zealands favourite writers of fiction Historical Coming Home The story of Harry and his loyal horse Blaze as New Zealand rushes to support the British during the time of the war between them and the South African Dutch citizens known as the Boer War On the eve of departure Blaze panics and escapes Harry has to leave alone but throughout his experiences the voyage around the world and the horror of war he yearns for his steed and prays he is okay Meanwhile Blaze is facing his own dangers as he struggles to return to the family farm Fantasy I WishTrent Karam is bored and depressed He and his mum have moved to a new town and he must start at a new school All he wants is to be something more than ordinary to stand out Enter a magical bookelf hidden in a mysterious box of books the movers appear to have left in error Trent is stuck with reading the books because the movers have not delivered his computer but then he finds they actually contain stories that can help him and the bookelf can grant wishes Future Strange MeetingSophies father is involved in the Neptune space mission launch site Sophie is proud of her dad and the work he is involved in but fellow student Pita says his Koru is warning that the work theyre doing isnt honest it is dangerous Who can she believe Meanwhile way out in space a large meteor is waiting being pulled by the gravity of Saturn and Jupiter along with the influence of our sun It waits like a snooker ball awaiting the cue Which way will it go About the AuthorDavid Hill is one of New Zealands highest regarded writer playwright poet and critic Especially well known for his young adult fiction including See Ya Simon 1992 and Right Where It Hurts 2001 which have been shortlisted for numerous awards He is also a prolific journalist writing many articles for The New Zealand Herald