A native canadian, moira lives with her husband in. My heart was literally pounding as i was swept away across the dust lands to join saba on. Half a year after saba and lugh turned eighteen, four cloaked horsemen show up, kill the. Moira young books list of books by author moira young thriftbooks. Raging star by moira young overdrive rakuten overdrive.
Raging star by moira young 2015, paperback, combined volume omnibus edition at the best online prices at ebay. The road has never been more dangerous, and betrayal lurks in the most unexpected places in the breathtaking conclusion to the dust lands trilogy. See the complete dust lands series book list in order. Makes it worth that extralong wait between the second and third books. The heartstone warms when wore near him when saba is wearing it. I would recommend the dust lands trilogy, though this is the weakest of the three books any additional comments. Rebel heart was slightly weaker than blood red road and i found myself struggling a little to get through certain chapters. The second dustlands book, rebel heart, was a finalist in canada for the sunburst prize, bc stellar award and monica hughes award for science fiction and fantasy. Ive loved westerns since my childhood, they form the foundation of the dustlands. Saba is ready to seize her destiny and defeat demalo and the tonton. Lets see what are pluses and minuses of dust lands trilogy. Blood red road book by moira young official publisher.
It was youngs first book and it inaugurated a trilogy under the series title dust lands. The dust lands trilogy blood red road, rebel heart, raging star by moira young. She has no choice but to continue to lead the fight against him. Amidst the wreckage of a ruined civilization, saba must fight to save. Blood red road is a dystopian novel by moira young, published in june 2011 by marion lloyd books in the uk and margaret k. I absolutely fell in love with blood red road when i first read it four years ago saba was such a strong, flawed heroine and the writing style young. Raging star is the third book in the dust lands trilogy. It is followed by rebel heart and finishes with raging star.
Moira young at the internet speculative fiction database. You loved blood red road and rebel heart and now youll love raging star. Moira young born 1959 is a canadian childrens novelist. Book 1 blood red road paperback, book 2 rebel heart paperback, book 3 raging star hardcover missing dust jacket. Moira young dustlands series wiki fandom powered by wikia. Rebel heart was a weaker novel and a victim of second book syndrome, but i trusted raging star to bring me back and give this series the. Hello select your address best sellers todays deals new releases customer service gift ideas books todays deals new releases customer service gift ideas books. Jack is an important character in the dustlands series. Buy a discounted paperback of the dust lands trilogy online from australias leading online bookstore. The first book, blood red road, won the costa childrens book award, was a cybils award winner for fantasy and science fiction, and was a best fiction for young adults selection. When her twin brother is stolen, she pursues his captors through a wild, wasted land. The dust lands trilogy book by moira young official publisher. Epics and classic adventure movies also inspired the dustlands books.
Blood red road is the first book in the dust lands trilogy. Blood red road, rebel heart, raging star the dust lands trilogy is a book series by moira young. Ive taken my time with this series, reading it over the course of several years, and for what its worth, im glad that i was able to finish it. Though i initially avoided it due to the colloquial writing style, seeing the first book blood red road for cheap in a used bookstore was enough to encourage me and it wormed its way into my heart somehow.
Summary edit saba is ready to seize her destiny and defeat demalo and the tonton. Raging star is the final book in the dust lands trilogy by moira young. The wizard of oz, lawrence of arabia, raiders of the lost ark, gladiator, star wars, mad max, last of the mohicans and captain blood. Blood red road book by moira young official publisher page. Determined to rescue him, she pursues his captors through a wild, wasted land. Not even the handsome thief who saves her life and steals her heart. A native canadian, moira lives with her husband in the uk. All three books in the highly praised dust lands trilogy, which mtvs hollywood crush blog called better than the hunger games, are now available in a collectible paperback boxed set. Amidst the wreckage of a ruined civilization, saba must fight to save herself, her family, and maybe her whole world. This second book, rebel heart, meanders and often bogs down. Saba is described as having dark hair and eyes and not being very friendly.
I adored some parts of this trilogy and hated the others. The dust lands trilogy is a book series by moira young. Saba lives with her father her mother is dead, twin brother lugh, and younger sister emmi in a wasteland where laws do not exist. The first book in the dustlands trilogy is blood red road. The dust lands trilogy book by moira young official. The searchers became my touchstone for blood red road. In blood red road, saba is forced to flee silverlake, a driedup wasteland ravaged by constant sandstorms, when four cloaked horsemen capture her beloved twin brother lugh. This is the complete dustlands trilogy by moira young. Moira young certainly didnt pull any punches with the ending to the dust lands trilogy, thats for damn sure.
Her encounter with demalo leaves her drawn to the man she knows should be her enemy. The final instalment in the heart stopping dust lands trilogy, which began with the costa awardwinning blood red road and continued with rebel heart. Rebel heart dust lands 2 by moira young plot summary the 2nd novel in the dust lands trilogy, this book begins in the perspective of jack. I mean, i had vaguely heard that blood red road was really good, and i knew it was the winner of the 2011 costa childrens book award that little titbit of info was written on the inside of the copy that i borrowed but blood red road still blew me away. Moira young is one of the most promising and startling new voices in teen fiction. Raging star has the same driving plot, awesome characters, and distinctive voice as the other books, but it goes deeper in exploring the themes. The third book, raging star, redeems the trilogy though blood red road is still the best. The dust lands book series by moira young includes books blood red road, rebel heart, and raging star. Ultimately though there was enough good stuff to outweight any bad and i was very excited and was anticpating the last book of the trilogy for sometime. Blood red road 2011 rebel heart 2012 raging star 2014 references external links. Raging star puts a twist to the whole series as things start to change. All three books in the highly praised dust lands trilogy, which mtvs hollywood crush blog called better than the hunger games, are now available in a collectible paperback boxed set in blood red road, saba is forced to flee silverlake, a driedup wasteland ravaged by constant sandstorms, when four cloaked horsemen capture her beloved twin brother lugh. Demalo wants saba to join him, in life and work, to create and build a healthy, stable, sustainable worldfor the chosen few.
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