Children of the Fallen Sun is the story of Michael Abani who beguiled by a thirst for adventure, is lured into the Boy’s Company, but is soon plunged into a savage internecine war with far-reaching ripples. By age of ten Michael has witnessed horrific atrocities and has learnt to kill. His childhood innocence evaporates in the heat of the brutal conflict, and his experiences are further exacerbated with his eventual capture by the opposing Federation army and his internment in a child slave camp.