Winner of the Costa Children's Book Award 2011. "I ain't afeared of nuthin." Saba's twin is golden. She is his living shadow. He is strong and beautiful. She is scrawny and dark. Nothing will separate them... Raised in isolated Silverlake, Saba is ignorant of the harsh and violent world beyond her home. But when her twin is snatched by black-robed riders, red rage fills her soul. How will Saba find him in a wild, scorching and lawless land? Racing across the cruel dustlands to find him, she can spare no one. Not even the boy who saves her life. She must silence her heart to survive. Blood will spill. Every step of Saba's journey sizzles with danger in this futuristic thriller, which beats with a powerful, red-blooded heart. "A shot of pure adrenalin. Exuberant, exciting and charged with emotion... If a better book for teenagers is published this year, I'll be surprised." The Times "Has an elemental power, unfolding across achingly barren landscapes, full of blistering hotwinds and swirling clouds of orange dust." New York Times
Moira Young Books
Moira Young crafts compelling narratives set in stark, often post-apocalyptic landscapes where themes of survival, identity, and truth-seeking take center stage. Her prose crackles with raw energy, featuring resilient protagonists, frequently female, who navigate brutal circumstances with fierce determination. Young excels at building tension and atmosphere, immersing readers in worlds where each day is a struggle for existence. Her work delves into the human capacity for resilience under extreme pressure, exploring how hope and humanity endure against overwhelming odds.
Dust Lands : Raging Star (book three)
- 432 pages
- 16 hours of reading
The gut-wrenching third book in the highly praised Dust Lands trilogy, which MTV’s Hollywood Crush blog called “better than The Hunger Games.” Saba is ready to seize her destiny and defeat DeMalo and the Tonton...until she meets him and he confounds all her expectations with his seductive vision of a healed earth, a New Eden. DeMalo wants Saba to join him, in life and work, to create and build a healthy, stable, sustainable world…for the chosen few. Jack’s choice is clear: to fight DeMalo and try to stop New Eden. Still uncertain, her connection with DeMalo a secret, Saba commits herself to the fight. Joined by her brother, Lugh, anxious for the land in New Eden, Saba leads an inexperienced guerilla band against the powerfully charismatic DeMalo, in command of his settlers and the Tonton militia. What chance do they have? Saba must act. And be willing to pay the price. Raging Star is the stunningly beautiful conclusion to the Dust Lands Trilogy, which has been called “better than The Hunger Games” by MTV’s Hollywood Crush.
Saba has rescued her kidnapped brother and defeated the fanatical Tonton. But the price to be paid for her violent victory is terrible. Jack has disappeared-and can no longer be trusted. A new and formidable enemy is on the rise in the dustlands. No-one is safe. And Saba must confront the terrible secret hidden in the darkest depths of her soul.
Part Benjamin Button , part Harold and Maud , part Brian Selznick and part Neil Gaiman, this is a unique, magical story that will draw readers in and make them fall in love with both characters. Davy David, ein 13-jähriger Waisenjunge, lebt in Brownvale, einer Stadt der harten Herzen, die von einem strengen Pastor beherrscht wird. Davy ist künstlerisch begabt und liebt es, heimlich Renaissance-Engel in den Staub auf Straßen und Höfen zu zeichnen. Er ist allein, abgesehen von einem kleinen Hund, der ihm überall hin folgt, jobbt und verbringt viel Zeit in der Bücherei, um sich Anregungen für seine Engelbilder zu holen. Eines Tages begegnet er einer älteren Dame, die einen besonderen Auftrag für ihn hat: Er soll sie mit ihrem alten Auto zu ihrem Elternhaus fahren, wo sie am ersten Weihnachtsfeiertag zu sterben gedenkt. Und so brechen Davy, der Hund und Miss Flint zu einer unvergesslichen Reise auf.