Hardcover, 387 pages
English language
Published Oct. 4, 2022 by HarperCollins Publishers.
The old world is buried. A new one has been forged atop the shifting dunes, a land of howling wind and infernal sand.
In this barren home, siblings Conner, Rob, Palmer and Violet daily carve out a future. They live in the shadow of their father and oldest sister, Vic, two of the greatest sand divers ever to comb the desert's depths. But these branches of their family tree are long gone, disappeared into the wastes beyond, leaving the younger siblings scratching in the dust, hopeful for a better life.
On the other side of No Man's Land, Anya was born beside the abundant mines knowing her prospects would be to marry, have a family, and work in ore, in service to the Empire of the East. But when an atomic bomb delivered by a stranger destroys most of her town--murdering all her friends and community--she follows her …
The old world is buried. A new one has been forged atop the shifting dunes, a land of howling wind and infernal sand.
In this barren home, siblings Conner, Rob, Palmer and Violet daily carve out a future. They live in the shadow of their father and oldest sister, Vic, two of the greatest sand divers ever to comb the desert's depths. But these branches of their family tree are long gone, disappeared into the wastes beyond, leaving the younger siblings scratching in the dust, hopeful for a better life.
On the other side of No Man's Land, Anya was born beside the abundant mines knowing her prospects would be to marry, have a family, and work in ore, in service to the Empire of the East. But when an atomic bomb delivered by a stranger destroys most of her town--murdering all her friends and community--she follows her father to a strange land of dunes to bring vengeance to their enemies.
Loved it. I listened to the last 6 hours of the audiobook while driving to Humboldt County and back for a camping and fishing trip. It made the journey fly by!
I really hope there are more stories from this world one day.
Really slow been, so slow...
Not super excited about this. The first 2/3 was slow, verbose, and confusing. I'm all for letting the reader make decisions about the history of the world, but this story had a few key story contributors that are left unexplained and it really hurts flow. You're just supposed to accept a few things, but without an explanation the reader is simply confused. Not sure if the next book will be worth the time. Don't remember Howey being this wordy in the Silo series.
Really slow been, so slow...
Not super excited about this. The first 2/3 was slow, verbose, and confusing. I'm all for letting the reader make decisions about the history of the world, but this story had a few key story contributors that are left unexplained and it really hurts flow. You're just supposed to accept a few things, but without an explanation the reader is simply confused. Not sure if the next book will be worth the time. Don't remember Howey being this wordy in the Silo series.
