![]() Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, US Publication Date: 2021 Binding: Hardcover. TITLE: Dustborn AUTHOR: Erin Bowman GENRE: Dystopian AGE RANGE: YA PAGES: 432pg PUBLISHER: Clarion Books Delta of Dead River sets out to rescue her family from a ruthless dictator rising to power in the Wastes and discovers a secret that will reshape her world in this postapocalyptic Western mashup for fans of Mad Max and Gunslinger Girl. There are some slight twists in the story that I didn’t even consider a possibility, so that was a lot of fun. Erin Bowman Title: Dustborn - signed and dated first edition. I really had no idea where the story would go, which to me is great, because that makes it unpredictable. There is an air of mystery to this story, and you want to find out more about the Verdant, and about the General. Bowman really doesn’t beat around the bush with how harsh this world is to live in, and I really liked that. I did love this world, because it’s very harrowing. ![]() There is no central government everyone lives with their own pack, and no one really travels because the chances of survival are very slim. Bowman ( The Girl and the Witch’s Garden) sets fierce challenges for implied white protagonist Delta of Dead River, 17, as she struggles across the postapocalyptic desert Wastes, searching for her. There is hardly enough water for everyone, and you can imagine that crops aren’t plentiful either. The blurb basically says it all: Delta and the rest of humanity live in a desert-like world that is plagued by all kinds of geomagnetic storms and dust squalls. The world isn’t very complicated, so not too many pages were dedicated to world building. This book is very fast paced, which is great since it’s a standalone. ![]() It's a decent, if not exceptional, melding of Mad Max Fury Road and YA.We have a Patreon Join to. What Delta doesn’t count on is what waits at the Verdant: a long-forgotten secret that will shake the foundation of her entire world. We read, we die, we read again in Dustborn, by Erin Bowman. If Delta can trust Asher, she just might decode the map and trade evidence of the Verdant to the General for her family. So when raiders sent by a man known as the General attack her village, Delta suspects he is searching for her.ĭelta sets out to rescue her family but quickly learns that in the Wastes no one can be trusted-perhaps not even her childhood friend, Asher, who has been missing for nearly a decade. #Dustborn erin bowman series#In a wasteland plagued by dust squalls, geomagnetic storms, and solar flares, many would kill for it-even if no one can read it. A complete list of all Erin Bowmans books & series in order (11 books) (2 series). Erin Bowman author of novels for teens + children Erin writes novels for children and teens When not writing, she can often be found guzzling coffee, chasing after her kids, and obsessing over good typography. #Dustborn erin bowman skin#Published 20 April 2021 by HMH Books for Youg Readersĭelta of Dead River sets out to rescue her family from a ruthless dictator rising to power in the Wastes and discovers a secret that will reshape her world in this postapocalyptic Western mashup for fans of Mad Max and Gunslinger Girl.ĭelta of Dead River has always been told to hide her back, where a map is branded on her skin to a rumored paradise called the Verdant. Dustborn By Erin Bowman My Rating: ★★★.5☆ ![]()
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