The hotly-anticipated sequel to 2022 Sunday Times Thriller of the Year The Coming Darkness is a cult cli-fi thriller in the making and will be backed by a major publicity campaign.

The hotly-anticipated sequel to 2022 Sunday Times Thriller of the Year The Coming Darkness sees the return of hero Alexandre Lamarque. He may have prevented the world from falling into ruin, but Alex knows his work is not done yet. There's still a controlling intelligence out there, pulling together the strands of a new and even more destructive conspiracy. Battling with personal tragedy on one hand, and the intrusion of new-found celebrity on the other, Alex must re-emerge from self-imposed exile to reuinite with Mariam - the woman he loves - and Amaury - his truest friend - to face the fight of their lives. From the streets of Paris, the lithium mines of southern Mali, and the mighty Aswan Dam, they come up against forces whose intentions are as devious as they are malign. Time is against them, and there's more at stake than ever.