Blood Red Road
Saba has spent her whole life in Silverlake, a dried-up wasteland ravaged by constant sandstorms. The Wrecker civilization has long been destroyed, leaving only landfills for Saba and her family to scavenge from. That's fine by her, as long as her beloved twin brother Lugh is around. But when a monster sandstorm arrives, along with four cloaked horsemen, Saba's world is shattered. Lugh is captured, and Saba embarks on an epic quest to get him back.
Suddenly thrown into the lawless, ugly reality of the world outside of desolate Silverlake, Saba is lost without Lugh to guide her. So perhaps the most surprising thing of all is what Saba learns about herself: she's a fierce fighter, an unbeatable survivor, and a cunning opponent. And she has the power to take down a corrupt society from the inside. Teamed up with a handsome daredevil named Jack and a gang of girl revolutionaries called the Free Hawks, Saba stages a showdown that will change the course of her own civilisation.
Costa Book Award for Children's Book (2011); Cybils Award for Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction (2011); Sunburst Award Nominee for Young Adult (2012); Teen Buckeye Book Award Nominee (2012)
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About the Dust Lands Series
Books in series order
- 1.Blood Red Road(2011)
- 2.Rebel Heart(2012)
- 3.Ranging Star(2014)
Reading age: 14+ years
This series should be read in order.
In a lawless future land, where life is cheap and survival is hard, Saba has been brought up in isolated Silverlake. She never sees the dangers of the destructive society outside, until a monster sandstorm heralds the arrival of four cloaked horsemen. The mysterious black-robed riders snatch Saba's twin brother, Lugh, and she is forced to set out on an epic quest to rescue him and bring the kidnappers to justice.
The 'Dust Lands' trilogy is imbued with searing pace, a poetically minimal writing style, violent action, and an epic love story: a truly sensational YA debut for fans of 'The Hunger Games' and 'Divergent.'

