Sand
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The new novel from the international bestselling author of the Wool trilogy. The old world is buried. A new one has been forged atop the shifting dunes. Here in this land of howling wind and infernal sand, four siblings find themselves scattered and lost. Palmer has never been the same since his father walked out twelve years ago. His elder sister, Vic, is trying to run away from the past; his younger brothers, Connor and Rob, are risking their lives to embrace it. His mother, left with nothing but anger, is just trying to forget. Palmer wants to prove his worth, not only to his family, but to himself. And in the barren, dune-covered landscape of his home, there is only one way to earn respect: sand-diving. Plunging deep below the desert floor in search of relics and scraps of the old world. He is about to embark on the most dangerous dive of his young life, aiming to become the first to discover the rumoured city below. Deep within the sand lies the key to bringing his family together - and tearing their world apart.
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The Sand Chronicles is a 1-book series first released in 2014 with contributions by Hugh Howey.
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A young adult-esque dystopian adventure story of 4 siblings struggling to live in a sand covered world. Great characters and lots of inventive action slightly let down by longer bits of not much. 3.5 rounded down.
Not as good as the Siloh books but pretty good. Definitely worth reading if you liked/enjoyed Siloh saga.
Executive Summary: While not as good as [b:Wool 13453029 Wool Omnibus (Silo, #1) Hugh Howey https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1349614200s/13453029.jpg 18979356] I'd put it about on par with [b:Shift 17306293 Shift (Silo, #2) Hugh Howey https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1379003176s/17306293.jpg 23965619] and [b:Dust 17855756 Dust (Silo, #3) Hugh Howey https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1369522849s/17855756.jpg 24576986].Audio book: Karen Chilton is a fine but mostly unexceptional reader. However I listened at 1.3x speed, which I don't normally do, so that may played into it slightly.She's clear and easy to understand, but didn't really add or detract from the story itself.Full ReviewIn his first book book since finishing his Silo trilogy, Mr. Howey does a good job creating another interesting post-apocalyptic world. However, I'd like to see him write a different type of story next as post-apocalyptic stories really aren't my thing.In this one the world is buried under sand and water is scarce. The daring and (maybe a bit crazy or stupid) use specialized equipment to dive deep under the sand and recover anything deemed valuable to be traded for money and supplies and just to get by.The story is once again split up into multiple parts. The early books seems to each focus on a single POV, while the later ones jump around between them. All of our POV characters are from the same family. The children ranging in age from 10 to late 20's I believe.The oldest, Vic (short for Victoria not Victor) is probably my favorite though all of her younger brothers are interesting in their own right.It's a dangerous world full of thieves, murders and revolutionaries. Like his Silo books, the central story is a bit of a mystery. What happened? Why is the world buried under Sand? And on a smaller scale, what happened to the father of kids who walked off into the desert one night 10 years ago and never returned?This was a short and enjoyable read. As it's post apocalyptic it's more on the dark side so I'm reluctant to call it “light”, but it can certainly be called an easy read. There isn't a ton of depth here, but it moves along at a quick pace. I'd say if you enjoyed his previous books you'll likely enjoy this one as well.3.5 Stars.
