In the final years of South Africa's Apartheid era, an unlikely trioโa sheltered white rugby player, a black farmworker's son, and an Indian shopkeeper's daughterโdiscover the consequences of knowing the truth and having the courage to speak it. Halley's Comet is the coming-of-age story of Pete de Lange, a white 16-year-old schoolboy, set in small-town South Africa in 1986. Pete lives a relatively sheltered life, primarily concerned with girls and rugbyโ until one January night changes everything. Thrust together with two complete strangersโPetrus, a black farmworker's son and Sarita, an Indian shopkeeper's daughterโthe trio find themselves running for their lives from the vicious Rudie, whose actions will ripple far beyond that fateful night. This era-defying friendshipโsparked by a shared secretโ challenges everything Pete thought he knew and believed. And when anti-Apartheid revolutionaries set their sights on the town, it will change the course of the three young people's lives forever. Halley's Comet is a story of friendship, love, change, taking chances, hope, a comet, and some pretty cool 80s music.