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Sand

By: Hugh Howey
Narrated by: Christopher Ragland
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The incredible new novel and brand new world 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.

 Contemporary Fiction Genre Fiction Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction Thriller & Suspense
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Critic Reviews

Sand immerses you in its grubby post-apocalyptic world … Howey conjures a credible, brutal future.
Hugh Howey can really write.
In short, Sand will earn Mr Howey another well-deserved million or more.
This terrifically fresh and well-realised setting provides the background for a richly emotional story about families and communities.
Sand shows the success of Howey’s Wool Trilogy was no fluke. This is a superior SF thriller, both slick and gritty.
It’s all too easy to get so wrapped up in spaceships that you forget what original sci-fi ideas are like … But it’s the horror quality of the sand-diving that stays with you – described so hauntingly that you can almost taste the grit.
All stars
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It really needed a sequel and a bit more about the why of everything... No where near as good as the wool series...

Finished really suddenly

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great story, interesting angle in regards to diving. loved it! definitely recommend this audio book.

story of a fractured story

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In the Silo universe but above ground, follow the adventures of a family of sand divers and the mysterious departure of their father.
Well narrated and a thoroughly enjoyable listen.

Gritty

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So the world ended, at least for some... This story had a lot going on, more than a short review can talk about. in brief, people are suffering a war they don't know exists, across the rolling sands they dig a life out of. A family of varied and deep characters lead us through their tortured world with a simple and relatable wish of an easier life. But the promise of one beyond the horizon is not to be had. As usual, Howey builds a world far greater than the pocket inhabited by his characters, and this world has many possible stories on both sides of the chasm. Perhaps if we're nice, he might write some for us! We all love the silo series, but this one has a far greater cinematic potential, it's a richly described world with a gripping story to occupy it. My only complaint (spoiler alert) is I would have loved to follow the end of Vic's story carrying the device to the city through her own eyes, but I can understand well the choice to tell it through her siblings from afar,leaving her possible demise unproven.

A very different apocalypse.

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hugh imagines a world where prominent USA cities are buried under tonnes of sand - bringing sand diving to life and creating completely new ways to exist in our world.

such a fascinating story that i did not want to end.

Engrossing & Imaginative Work

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