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Blood Red Road

(2011)
(The first book in the Dustlands series)
A novel by

 
 
Awards
2011 Costa Book Award for Children's Book

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 civilization.

Blood Red Road has a searing pace, a poetically minimal writing style, violent action, and an epic love story. Moira Young is one of the most promising and startling new voices in teen fiction.


Genre: Young Adult Fantasy

Praise for this book

"Blood Red Road will capture any reader who picks it up. I love everything about Sada - her language, her intensity, her heart. Everyone should read her story." - James Dashner

"I absolutely loved BLOOD RED ROAD. Moira Young goes over the top with a most engaging heroine." - Nancy Farmer


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