Sand
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4.3 • 180개의 평가
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- US$15.99
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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. Their father was a sand diver, one of the elite few who could travel deep beneath the desert floor and bring up the relics and scraps that keep their people alive. But their father is gone. And the world he left behind might be next.
Welcome to the world of Sand, a novel by New York Times best-selling author Hugh Howey. Sand is an exploration of lawlessness, the tale of a land ignored. Here is a people left to fend for themselves. Adjust your ker and take a last, deep breath before you enter.
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A different post-apocalyptic dystopian world…
I just finished “Sand” by Hugh Howey, which is the beginning of the Sand Series. Much like his better known Silo Series, “Sand” takes place in a dystopian post-apocalyptic world. The nature of the disaster is not fully revealed, but whatever it was, it has resulted in vast amounts of sand being deposited over the land that was once Colorado.
In this world, we are introduced to a family, that like everyone else, is struggling to survive. Mostly, technology and what remains of civilization depends on scavenging material from the old world. Since this is now covered by a thick blanket of sand, the art and science of sand diving has been invented. Divers use suits that can use an electric charge to move and flow the sand, making it similar to water. They dive down and scavenge materials from below that make life possible. The remnants of humanity cling on to a brutal and diminishing existence in a few towns and oasis. When it becomes too much, people set off to the wastelands to the east seeking a better life, or death, whichever finds them. No one comes back from the east, so no one knows what happens to these seekers.
This is a different story than that of Silo, in spite of being set in a post apocalyptic world. These are the stories of people put into impossibly difficult situations, and who somehow manage to survive. You come to understand their motivations, even if you cannot agree with them. It’s a dark and gritty world, but fascinating nonetheless. The second book in the series is “Across the Sand” and I’m planning to read it to see where the story goes.
Brilliant
A master class in world-building.