With every dry day that passes, a little bit more of Pa seems to… I guess disappear’s the best word fer it. Here's an example line from early on in the novel: The story is written entirely in dialect, as though Saba herself is sitting beside the reader, saying every word out loud. Determined to escape and rescue her brother, Saba befriends a group of wayward young fighters and as she journeys across the Dustlands, she quickly becomes caught up in the dangerous politics of the cutthroat world beyond her doorstep.Īs with everyone else who loved this book, what really drew me in was Moira Young's unique narrative choice.
She sets off across the dusty wasteland, only to find herself sold into slavery. Having spent her entire life as Lugh's faithful shadow, Saba is determined to get him back no matter what the cost. Saba and her family live alone in the desert, undisturbed for eighteen years until strangers ride in and steal her twin brother, Lugh, away from them. The story's searing pace, its spare style, the excitement of its fabulously damaged world, its unforgettably vivid characters, its violent action and glorious lovestory make this a truly sensational YA debut novel.īlood Red Road is a gorgeously-written survival story set in a dead and dusty new world. When her twin brother is snatched by mysterious black-robed riders, she sets outon an epic quest to rescue him. She never sees the dangers of the destructive society outside. In a lawless future land, where life is cheap and survival is hard, Saba has been brought up in isolated Silverlake.
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