The Cruel Sky

6x9in. Paperback: Danny and Mike Anvell are refugees from Adelaide living in a world that's gone mad from global warming, famine, disease and war. They move with their parents in convoy to Omega Base where a space shuttle is being prepared for a launch on a mission to save the planet. "Outsiders" - vicious bandits attack the convoy, killing everyone but the two boys who are left to survive as orphans at Omega.