Sand
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Sand

Hugh Howey2014
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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Chris Jennings@ckj
4 stars
Apr 8, 2024

Interesting premise/universe and characters. Curious to see where it goes.

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Hooman Askari@hoomanaskari
5 stars
Dec 25, 2022

Hugh Howey never disappoints. A thrilling page turner. So happy that I started reading right after the second book was finally published 8 years after this one. Cannot wait to continue reading this story. Loved it so far.

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Zach Spencer@ghostzach
5 stars
Sep 11, 2021

A great post-apocalyptic story of a family struggling to survive and overcoming their differences to be do what is best for themselves and those around them. Really made me think of the movie Waterworld with Kevin Costner, but this time it was sand everywhere. Hugh showed off his talents of twisting a SciFi story and weaving his own world with the use of creativity and technology.

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Ben S@beseku
3 stars
Apr 4, 2024
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Maria@nocturnes
3 stars
Apr 2, 2024
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Rob@robcesq
4 stars
Dec 28, 2023
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Yulian Kuncheff@yulian
5 stars
Dec 14, 2023
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Simon Lund Larsen@marsnielson
3 stars
Feb 6, 2023
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Patrick Toomey@ptoomey3
3 stars
Jan 3, 2023
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Adam@standingonlego
4 stars
Dec 21, 2022
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Ivan Zarea@ivaaan
4 stars
Jun 22, 2022
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Sam Ehret@samehret
3 stars
Apr 25, 2022
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Goktekin Dincerler@goktekin
4 stars
Feb 17, 2022
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Jennifer@vivaldi
3 stars
Dec 14, 2021