The Invisible War

By Alisa Wild, Dr Jeremy Barr and Ben Hutchings. Published by Scale Free Network. 

Softcover, 88 pages, B&W, 2016.

One Nurse.

Trillions of microbes.

A deadly WWI battle...

France, 1916. While treating a patient with dysentery, Sister Annie Barnaby encounters a strain of lethal bacteria. As the invaders journey deep into her gut, the resident microbes must fight to survive. Annie’s life hangs in the balance.

Enter the phage, deadly predators, ready to wage war to protect their host.

Created by a team of scientists, artists, educators, writers & historians, The Invisible War is a graphic novel like no other.

Winner: Award for Excellence in Educational Publishing: Most Outstanding Resource of the Year 2017 (Educational Publishing Awards Australia)
Winner: Best Secondary Reference Resource 2017 (Educational Publishing Awards Australia)
Winner: Best Designed Educational Primary/Secondary Book 2017 (Australian Book Design Awards)
Winner: 2017 MUBA (Most Underrated Book Award)
Winner: 2017 DeBary Children's Science Book Award
Nominated by the Children's Book Council of Australia as a 'Notable Book of 2017'
Shortlisted: 2017 Ledger Award (for Excellence in Australian Comics)