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. For our blood red road writing contest, we asked you to write a 250500 word short story describing a futuristicdystopian world. Dustlands trilogy by moira young books, teens and magazines. Blood red road dystopian worlds writing contest winners. It was youngs first book and it inaugurated a trilogy under the series title dust lands. Definitely recommend this series to people who loved the hunger games.
Skip to main navigation skip to main navigation skip to search skip to search skip to content help help, opens a new window. Blood red road book surrey libraries bibliocommons. Moira young has been by turns an actress, dancer, and opera singer, but her first loves are books and writing. Blood red road has a searing pace, a poetically minimal writing style, violent action, and an epic love story. With rebel heart and raging star, it forms the dustlands trilogy. Half a year after saba and lugh turned eighteen, four cloaked horsemen show up, kill the. All three books in the highly praised dust lands trilogy, wh. Blood red road book by moira young official publisher. The wizard of oz, lawrence of arabia, raiders of the lost ark, gladiator, star wars, mad max, last of the mohicans and captain blood. Buy blood red road dustlands 1 by moira young isbn. The book is quite short and has pictures at the start of each chapter. Moira young goes over the top with a most engaging heroine.
The final story in the blood red road series finds saba, lugh, ellie and the remaining free hawks and eager to cause demalo and the ton ton some trouble after the epic battle at resurrection. Moira young is the author of the dust lands series. Blood red road this book introduces one of my favorite female heroes, saba, while she journeys to save her brother from a crazed leader in a futuristic dystopian society. I read somewhere that this book was optioned to be become a movie even before being published. About the author moira young is the author of blood red road, the first book in the dust lands series, which was a best fiction for young adults. Whats the story amid a postapocalyptic world, a girl sets out to rescue her twin brother after he is snatched by mysterious blackrobed riders who. Jul 31, 2011 for our blood red road writing contest, we asked you to write a 250500 word short story describing a futuristicdystopian world. In a distant future, eighteenyearold lugh is kidnapped, and while his twin sister saba and nineyearold emmi are trailing him across bleak sandsea they are captured, too, and taken to brutal hopetown, where saba is forced to be. Her debut novel, blood red road, the first in the trilogy, was optioned for film by ridl. The searchers became my touchstone for blood red road. A native canadian, she now lives in the uk with her husband. Jan 04, 2012 buy blood red road dustlands 1 by moira young isbn. Internet speculative fiction database tags the books as post.
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. Saba has spent her whole life in silverlake, a driedup wasteland. Read the heartstopping blood red road, rebel heart and raging star now. See more ideas about blood red road, blood and little miss books.
I adored some parts of this trilogy and hated the others. 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. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The book that will blow you away has a dazzling new look in paperback saba has sp.
Mtvs hollywood crush blog i absolutely loved blood red road. It also appears to be the first in a series as all young adult books seem to be these days called dustlands. A native canadian, moira lives with her husband in. Blood red road by moira young iamdanial august 1, 2012 at 7. Dust lands series by moira young goodreads share book. She never once questions what is outside the boundaries of her home until one day, a group of strange men come and, for reasons unknown, take away her fathers life and kidnap lugh. Born on midwinter day, saba and her twin brother lugh are oppositesshes dark, scrawny and cantankerous, while he exudes calm with his golden beautybut that doesnt stop her from rising to the occasion when he needs her. Blood red road is trying too hard to be a movie before even being a book. Lets see what are pluses and minuses of dust lands trilogy. Actually, it is very rare for the movie to be better than the book. The main problem i had with this book was that it wasnt the dustlands trilogy. An educated roast actual fire used for scientific purposes duration.
Ive loved westerns since my childhood, they form the foundation of the dustlands. Blood red road dust lands by moira young scholastic. Blood red road by moira young overdrive rakuten overdrive. Epics and classic adventure movies also inspired the dustlands books. Saba is a crusty, foultempered warrior woman who must be covered in scar tissue by the end of the book, but men still follow her around like starving wolves.
Jan 03, 2012 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. My debut novel, blood red road, was published in 2011 to international critical acclaim. It had a mad max fury road sort of vibe and i really loved the storyline and the characters. Blood of eden series by julie kagawa 2 blood red road dustlands series by moira young 2 daughter of smoke and bone series by laini taylor 2 delirium series by lauren oliver 1 divergent series by veronica roth 1 legend series by marie lu 1. The wrecker civilization has long been destroyed, leaving only landfills for saba and her family to scavenge from. There are books, and there are epics, dustlands is an epic. Each week, our editors select the one author and one book they believe to be most worthy of your attention and highlight them in our pro connect email alert. I must confess, i was worried it wasnt ya as it looks and feels like a childrens book, but i think thats its charm. Aug 28, 2016 dustlands trilogy by moira young the three books in the series are blood red road winner of the costa childrens book award 2011, rebel heart and raging star.
Welcome to the official page of moira youngs dustlands series. I love dystopians and this has definitely made its way onto my list of favourites, up there with the likes of the hunger games and divergent. The book that will blow you away has a dazzling new look in paperback. Ultimately, i found this book to be a disappointment. James dashner, author of the maze runner i absolutely loved blood red road. I think this is yet another case of overhypedness yes, im considering that a word. Where blood red road 2011 was fastpaced and chaotic, this meandering book just bogs down. The wrecker civilization has long been destroyed, leaving only landfills for.
Dustlands trilogy by moira young the three books in the series are blood red road winner of the costa childrens book award 2011, rebel heart and raging star. Young explores the other side of the equation because as strong as. Blood red road is the first book in the dust lands trilogy by moira young. I love everything about saba her language, her intensity, her heart. Warrior girl stars in actionpacked debut for mature teens. All three books in the highly praised dust lands trilogy, which mtvs hollywood crush blog called. Moira young is one of the most promising and startling. Amidst the wreckage of a ruined civilization, saba must fight to save herself, her family, and maybe her whole world. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. Please know that im not exaggerating in the slightest when i say that blood red road was the best book ive read in a very long time. It was really actionpacked and had that whole protagonist sets off on a quest to rescue someone and meets a group of helpful people along the way thing going on. Thats a big deal, because their dad is obsessed with the stars.
It won a host of literary prizes in canada, the usa, france and the uk, including the costa childrens book award 2012. Download blood red road by moira young in pdf epub ebook. Saba is living a life of isolation with her father, her twin brother lugh and her sister emmi. Oct 20, 2016 the road to ever after was stranger than id been expecting.
Moira young is one of the most promising and startling new voices in teen fiction. Nov 23, 20 a book trailer for moira youngs first novel in the dustlands series. The winners were all chosen based on the quality of their entries. Blood red road was a red hot novel amazingly exciting and amazingly. Everything you need to know about blood red road movie. A native canadian, she now lives in the uk with her.
She is the author of the dustlands trilogy, now published in over thirty countries. The road to ever after was stranger than id been expecting. Buy blood red road dustlands 1 by young, moira isbn. Sabas strength and self reliance is admirable2, but i also love that ms.
In a distant future, eighteenyearold lugh is kidnapped, and while his twin sister saba and nineyearold emmi are trailing him across bleak sandsea they are captured, too, and taken to brutal hopetown, where saba is forced to be a cage fighter until new friends help plan an escape. Saba lives with her father her mother is dead, twin brother lugh, and younger sister emmi in a wasteland where laws do not exist. Blood red road is a dystopian novel by moira young, published in june 2011 by marion lloyd books in the uk and margaret k. From the dustlands series, volume 1 by moira young. The two books, blood red road and rebel heart sat on the bookshelf for a couple weeks, looking lonely and forgotten, so i picked up the first book one friday night and finished it monday morning. A book trailer for moira youngs first novel in the dustlands series. Blood red road will capture any reader who picks it up. Now she strives to save lughs life, even if it means risking her own. The books are set in a dystopian, postapocalyptic future where water is scarce and society has broken down. Saba has spent her whole life in silverlake, a driedup wasteland ravaged by constant sandstorms.
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