Could you survive the Dust Lands?
Last week Moira Young engaged in a fabulous group interview in which I had the opportunity to ask her a few questions that came up while I was reading her books. I was actually very surprised with a lot of her answers, in fact some of them down-right shocked me. The interview is almost 30 pages of transcripts, but it is available for you if you would like to read it. I would say it’s a must read if you are a fan of the Dust Land series and would like a bit of insight into the first and second book and maybe a bit of teasing regarding the third…then enter the giveaway to win — pause for dramatic effect –
A Dust Lands prize pack including a custom t-shirt, water bottle and copies of Blood Red Road and Rebel Heart!
About Rebel Heart
Nothing is certain and no one is safe in the second book in the highly praised Dust Lands trilogy, which MTV’s Hollywood Crush blog called “better than The Hunger Games.”
It seemed so simple: Defeat the Tonton, rescue her kidnapped brother, Lugh, and then order would be restored to Saba’s world. Simplicity, however, has proved to be elusive. Now, Saba and her family travel west, headed for a better life and a longed-for reunion with Jack. But the fight for Lugh’s freedom has unleashed a new power in the dust lands, and a formidable new enemy is on the rise.
What is the truth about Jack? And how far will Saba go to get what she wants? In this much-anticipated follow-up to the riveting Blood Red Road, a fierce heroine finds herself at the crossroads of danger and destiny, betrayal and passion.
About Blood Red Road
Saba has spent her whole life in Silverlake, a dried-up wasteland ravaged by constant sandstorms. The Wrecker civilization has long been destroyed, leaving only landfills for Saba and her family to scavenge from. That’s fine by her, as long as her beloved twin brother Lugh is around. But when a monster sandstorm arrives, along with four cloaked horsemen, Saba’s world is shattered. Lugh is captured, and Saba embarks on an epic quest to get him back.
Suddenly thrown into the lawless, ugly reality of the world outside of desolate Silverlake, Saba is lost without Lugh to guide her. So perhaps the most surprising thing of all is what Saba learns about herself: she’s a fierce fighter, an unbeatable survivor, and a cunning opponent. And she has the power to take down a corrupt society from the inside. Teamed up with a handsome daredevil named Jack and a gang of girl revolutionaries called the Free Hawks, Saba stages a showdown that will change the course of her own civilization.
DUST LANDS: REBEL HEART
By Moira Young
In stores on October 30, 2012
Dust Land Series Giveaway
A Dust Lands prize pack including a custom t-shirt, water bottle and copies of Blood Red Road and Rebel Heart!
Visit the Dust Lands website
Don’t forget to enter the Rebel Heart giveaway hosted by SimonTEEN for your chance to win the first two books in the DUST LANDS trilogy by Moira Young. The giveaway ends on October 31. Enter here!
Latest posts by Parajunkee (see all)
- Feature & Follow #150 – May 23, 2013
- Blogging 101 Presentation – May 23, 2013
- Gag Worthy Cliches – May 22, 2013
- Audiobook Review: The Program – May 21, 2013
- The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau – May 20, 2013
- Feature & Follow #149 – May 16, 2013
- Ten Tips for New Bloggers – May 16, 2013
- The Adventures of Evil Book Blogger Ep. 1 – May 15, 2013
- PJV News: Hot Books Releasing Today – May 14, 2013
- Breath by Jackie Morse Kessler – May 13, 2013
That’s a good question. I think I’d mainly picture desert like environments. No water, not much vegetation, that kind of thing. Destroyed and deserted cities and only a few places that have water and food, almost like an oasis.
Gosh, I sure hope it never comes to this…
I adored “Blood Red Road”, if you haven’t done it on audio, I highly recommend it; the narrator is perfect! She does the accent just as I imagine it to be & it definitely enriches the experience.
I’ve imagined a dystopian place as a place with not enough of the basics – food, water, shelter. There’s enough to barely live and it’s always dark
Most of the time I think of dry, cracked ground and deteriorating cities. I don’t really think of any vegetation for some reason.
Christina K. in the rafflecopter
Definitely like a dustlands full of bacteria – very harsh.
Thank you:)
When I picture a dystopian landscape, I actually think of a run-down, abandoned city. Just lots of desolate buildings in different stages of deterioration. I also picture the people scrounging for food, water, & shelter.
i picture a city with no lights and busted windows. cars scattered around the streets
kmichellec87(at)yahoo(dot)com
I picture no vegetation, and lots of broken roads, concrete, etc.
I see a lot of buildings and trees.
thanks for a fabulous post and giveaway! Yup… a desert, destroyed landscape.
Usually I think of our society only ravaged and broken – like run down buildings and cracked pavement – abandoned cars and stuff. Thanks for the giveaway!
Yeah, I see a dried-out barren wasteland. Like a severe drought. Scary!
When I picture a dystopian landscape, I usually imagine a land that’s been ravaged by the environment. Dry, cracked land. A lot of destroyed buildings, and deserted cities.
I loved Blood Red Road – it was one of my favourite reads of the year. Can’t wait to read the sequel… Thanks for this amazing giveaway
Srry – here’s my answer. I picture ruined cities becoming overgrown with vegetation. Dirty skies, pollution, barely any living creatures left…. Not to mention scary people trying to take control.
Ruined cities dusty and spooky
I picture ruined city with lot and lot of végetation and some wild animal.
What I picture is a dry land, destroyed cities, wild animals, no food and no water.
It depends on the setting and the circumstances, if there were some kind of disaster that destroyed the environment, then I’d picture dust lands and desolation, but if there were some type of medical disaster, then overgrown with nature taking over.
I get to picture something with ruins, hopefully with a few greenery but mostly with a sort of dustlands, scarce greenery and ruins.
I’ve always thought of ruined cities and harsh lands. Not lush or all that welcoming.
Thanks for the giveaway
I always liked the dystopian landscape in Scott Westerfield’s Uglies series. Ruins, wilderness…always such fun places to get lost in
Hugh Howey’s landscape is what I picture. Dry, dusty and deadly. But then again I can see it being overgrown like in I am Legend. I think it just depends on what happened to end the world.
The dystopian landscape I always picture is dusty, barren, and overcast. Generally dismal, just looking at the landscape tells you that things are terrible and life is not what we were used to.
I picture prairie. I figure the small stuff (scrub, grasses) will come back first.
dust lands
I like to imagine everything overgrown with plants, wildflowers, tress sprouting at the randomest places. It’s like nature taking back what’s always been theirs, and houses and buildings are merely shells of past lives.
That’s tricky because anything could work! A clean cut, oppressive government society can be really creepy though.
When I picture it, I picture dust and destruction. Not much left.
destruction, fallen, over grown cities, cars on the strees and empty houses! Only a few places for safety that are surrounded by walls!
i see the remains of an urban city, broken down.
I usually see broken down buildings trash all over the place. The greenery taking over everything.
I usually picture cities that have been retaken by nature, so really lush with urban rubble and junk. But I think it really depends on what kind of dystopia and what kind of disasters.