Blood red road by moira young childrens books the guardian. As news broke that blood red road had won the costa book award for childrens book of the year, i met bbc tvs nick higham in the champagne bar at waterstones piccadilly to talk about writing, performing and much more. Saba uses a pair of binoculars and spots lugh, she knows that he is still alive now. Warrior girl stars in actionpacked debut for mature teens. After a few years of performing on the alternative comedy circuit and tapdancing on a west end stage, young returned to vancouver where she successfully trained as an opera singer.
We dont know exactly what went down to create this wasteland, but it sure seems nasty. Thats a big deal, because their dad is obsessed with the stars. Moira youngs blood red road is more hunger games than oryx and crake. Moira young is the author of the dust lands series. This is what saba knows on her homestead in the middle of the desert. Blood red road has a searing pace, a poetically minimal writing style, violent action, and an epic love story.
Blood red road is the first book in the dust lands trilogy by moira young. Megs to me, blood red road alone is an actionadventure story, though the other two books are indeed dystopias. May 05, 2009 the second season based on the second book called living dead in dallas of the show true blood will begin june 14th. Whether its a dystopian series or a science fiction, fantasy, horror, or historical saga, these books immerse readers in other worlds and keep them hooked. In youngs second dust lands book, she returns to the gritty world of blood red road and to the gruff, colloquial voice of saba, a fierce girl living in a bleak, postapocalyptic future that incorporates elements of the fantasy and western genres. Oh, yeahand did we mention that they live in a postapocalyptic wasteland. Blood red road book by moira young official publisher. The wrecker civilization has long been destroyed, leaving only landfills for saba and her family to scavenge from. Adventure, postapocalyptic, speculative fiction, young adult publisher. It was youngs first book and it inaugurated a trilogy under the series title dust. Blood red road book by moira young official publisher page. The wrecker civilization has long been destroyed, leaving only landfills for saba and. The second book in the dust lands trilogy, rebel heart, was released on 30 october.
Saba is haunted by the deaths on her shoulders particularly that of her friend epona, and she believes she might be going insane. See more ideas about blood red road, blood and little miss books. B lood red road is an amazing, powerful novel that i highly enjoyed reading. The two are captured by a couple who force saba to fight in the colosseum for a.
Jan 03, 2012 the first book, blood red road, won the costa childrens book award, was a cybils award winner for fantasy and science fiction, and was a best fiction for young adults selection. The second season based on the second book called living dead in dallas of the show true blood will begin june 14th. If youre wanting the synop because you are wanting to read the 3rd book club dead and havent read the second, dont sweat it. Thats fine by her, as long as her beloved twin brother lugh is around. Thats fine by her, as long as her beloved twin brother. With adrian dunbar, grainne keenan, sean duggan, diarmuid noyes. Moira young is one of the most promising and startling new voices in. Best book series for teens teen readers cant get enough of trilogies and multipart series that keep them on the edges of their seats, waiting for the next installment.
The first book, blood red road, won the costa childrens book award, was a cybils award winner for. Jul 18, 2011 blood red road has a searing pace, a poetically minimal writing style, violent action, and an epic love story. The red road was canceled after its second season, as confirmed by jason momoa, who played phillip kopus in the series. Buy a cheap copy of blood red road book by moira young. This was sundancetvs second fully owned scripted original series. Cat hogan returns to west meath upon her mothers sudden death she has an accident at home and died or was it an accident. Read the heartstopping blood red road, rebel heart and raging star now.
I adored some parts of this trilogy and hated the others. She never once questions what is outside the boundaries of her home until one day, a group of strange men come and, for reasons unknown, take away her fathers life and kidnap lugh. Saba has spent her whole life in silverlake, a driedup wasteland ravaged by constant. The red road is an american drama television series that aired on sundancetv from february 27, 2014 to may 7, 2015. Youngs vernacular transcends the invention of a fictional vocabulary1. Heres our first introduction to chaal, the designer drug of choice here in the postapocalyptic wasteland of blood red road. Tanya huff this classic urban fantasy series follows the adventures of the crimefighting duo vicki nelson, a toronto private investigator, and henry fitzroy, a tudorera vampire and romance writer. The blood books center around three main characters. The novel tells the story of saba, a stubborn and determined eighteen year old, and her journey to rescue her brother. Jan 04, 2012 buy blood red road dustlands 1 by moira young isbn.
They can see in the palace but they are quiet so that they dont get caught. Her father and a neighbor are both shot by the tontons. Blood books series tanya huff this classic urban fantasy series follows the adventures of the crimefighting duo vicki nelson, a toronto private investigator, and henry fitzroy, a tudorera vampire and romance writer. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Cameron the first book was the best and most original but i enjoyed the whole series.
Miz pinch beats emmi in order to keep saba in line. The book that will blow you away has a dazzling new look in paperback. Initially disarming, the stylized language quickly becomes exciting, fresh and, at times, lyrical. It also happens to be the thing that this entire society is built around. It is followed by rebel heart and finishes with raging star. Each book comes with a significant portion of rewind of. Welcome to the official page of moira youngs dustlands series. Mar 30, 20 you can read more about the books and actually see the book video for blood red road, as well as an excerpt from rebel heart, on moira youngs official publishers page.
Youngs vernacular transcends the invention of a fictional vocabulary 1. Everything you need to know about blood red road movie. The winners were all chosen based on the quality of their entries. Moira young is one of the most promising and startling new voices in teen fiction. Blood red road is a dystopian novel by moira young, published in june 2011 by marion lloyd books in the uk and margaret k. Like collinss novel, it comes with a blockbusting movie deal, but also with a to me rather baffling costa book award.
For our blood red road writing contest, we asked you to write a 250500 word short story describing a futuristicdystopian world. And just as an added note, theyre making blood red road into a movie. Buy blood red road dustlands 1 by moira young isbn. Blood is about old secrets, older betrayals, mind games and the lies family tell each other. Lets see what are pluses and minuses of dust lands trilogy. Blood red road dystopian worlds writing contest winners. Now she strives to save lughs life, even if it means risking her own. Resolution saba, some of the free hawks, emmi, jack, ike, and tommo get things ready to invade freedom fields. Blood red road by moira young overdrive rakuten overdrive. Please dont include any spoilers, i just started blood red road. Saba is living a life of isolation with her father, her twin brother lugh and her sister emmi. Jan, 2012 moira youngs blood red road is more hunger games than oryx and crake. Feb 26, 2014 b lood red road is an amazing, powerful novel that i highly enjoyed reading.
The first book, blood red road, won the costa childrens book award, was a cybils award winner for fantasy and science fiction, and was a best fiction for young adults selection. In blood red road, saba is forced to flee silverlake, a driedup wasteland. Amid a postapocalyptic world, a girl sets out to rescue her twin brother after he is snatched by mysterious blackrobed riders who ride in. All three books in the highly praised dust lands trilogy, which mtvs hollywood crush blog called better than the hunger games, are now available in a collectible paperback boxed set. You can read more about the books and actually see the book video for blood red road, as well as an excerpt from rebel heart, on moira youngs official publishers page. The amplified language shapes the novels firstperson narrator, saba, as well as the distinctive. Blood red road by moira young book trailer youtube. Novella series 2 collection paperback novella series 2 collection. Young has now returned to her first love writing with her debut novel, blood red road. Saba has spent her whole life in silverlake, a driedup wasteland ravaged by constant sandstorms.