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Mind twisting, original, phenomenal read
Oh my days! First book of 2022 and this is a mind twisting, staggeringly original one which I urge you to read if you love Science Fiction or Fantasy or ar... READ MORE
Creepy and Interesting
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book!
This is the first part of a series and is a very intriguing introduction to a fascinating world and loveable char... READ MORE
Hunger Games meets Maze Runner, meets Dune
This was immense.
Vibes of Hunger games, mixed with Maze Runner and Dune, just for adults.
This was a brilliantly written book but with so much mystery... READ MORE
Fantasy adventure
Slightly conflicted. I really enjoyed this for the most part, it had a nice twist that was fortunately not what I had feared. The characters were nicely de... READ MORE
I'm waiting for the sequel!
The first of a projected series, sadly Theo Clare, aka Mo Hayder, died last year after finishing the second book.
This intriguing book starts as a two- ti... READ MORE
Synopsis
Sand. A hostile world of burning sun.
Outlines of several once-busy cities shimmer on the horizon. Now empty of inhabitants, their buildings lie in ruins.
In the distance a group of people - a family - walk towards us.
Ahead lies shelter: a 'shuck' the family call home and which they know they must reach before the light fails, as to be out after dark is to invite danger and almost certain death.
To survive in this alien world of shifting sand, they must find an object hidden in or near water. But other families want it too. And they are willing to fight to the death to make it theirs.
It is beginning to rain in Fairfax County, Virginia when McKenzie Strathie wakes up. An ordinary teenage girl living an ordinary life - except that the previous night she found a sand-lizard in her bed, and now she's beginning to question everything around her, especially who she really is...
Two very different worlds featuring a group of extraordinary characters driven to the very limit of their endurance in a place where only the strongest will survive.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Cornerstone
- ISBN: 9781529158014
- Number of pages: 608
- Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 36 mm
- Weight: 415g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allAn intriguing fantasy
Mo Hayder has been a thriller author I’ve admired for a long time and so I was so excited to receive the ARC for The Book of Sand, a fantasy from her pseud... READ MORE
A great dystopian fantasy novel
I love a dystopian; the world is ending, kind of book and The Book of Sand by Theo Clare didn’t fail to deliver. Written with a parallel timeline, Mckenzie... READ MORE
The perfect start to 2022
First out of the gate in 2022 is this intriguing, must read fantasy thriller The Book of Sand from Theo Clare, (pseudonym of the late crime thriller writer... READ MORE
Interesting read
This is an interesting book, and I couldn’t quite make up my mind what I thought about it until I actually finished. This is definitely a book of two halv... READ MORE
Very immersive story
This was a very long story but completely immersive. Some appealing characters, a lot of tension and difficult situations which needed resolving.. I got us... READ MORE
Original, gripping and memorable
An eclectic mix of people live together as a family in a strange and deadly desert environment, searching for a mysterious item known as the Sarkpont, This... READ MORE
A mis-fire from Mo
I requested to read this book as I learned that Theo Clare was a pseudonym of the late Mo Hayder.
Mo Hayder was one of my favourite authors, one who, as t... READ MORE
An exceptional dystopian world
I looked forward to bedtime with much anticipation knowing I had The Book of Sand waiting. I greatly enjoyed my time in this world in the company of Spider... READ MORE
An absolute must read
This book completely blew me away, I’m sure it is one that I will think about a lot. I normally have three books that I would recommend to people, this has... READ MORE
An extraordinary work of speculative fiction- complex and original
My thanks to Random House U.K. Cornerstone for an advance review copy via NetGalley of ‘The Book of Sand’ by Theo Clare in exchange for an honest review.
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An amazing read !
A truly amazing read!
No matter what I write here is ever going to give this book the praise it deserves it really is an incredible read. I was apprehensiv... READ MORE
The Book of Sand
Theo Clare - aka Mo Hayder, wonderful author of the Jack Caffrey series of books, who sadly died earlier this year - managed to leave a new series of books... READ MORE
Fabulous story
I enjoy reading different genres, especially as I read so much, so this was a must for me. The book begins with two stories, one which seems in the world n... READ MORE
An amazing read!
The Dormilone family are hunting an object in the desert. Other families are searching for it too but only one family can win.
Wow, what an unusual and fa... READ MORE
Both mesmerising and though-provoking
The Book of Sand starts as a story of two worlds - almost two different dimensions. There is the desert with shifting sands and dunes that are capable of b... READ MORE
Dystopian Thriller
THE BOOK Of SAND by Theo Clare
Enter a world of simmering heat and shifting sands where danger lies around every corner.
Where death lurks as night falls, ... READ MORE
Fantastic read
This book was simply stunning.
This is the story of a found family, the Dormilones: Spider, Elk, Amasha, Cairo, Splendour, Noor, Hugo and a few others, a ... READ MORE
An exceptional world from the imagination of a talented author.
The heading is as true as it is bold. Theo Clare (Mo Hayder) will immerse you in different worlds as you travel through this series which was completed pri... READ MORE
Book of Sand
The book starts with two concurrent stories. The first is about a family trying to survive the challenge of living in a harsh desert world called the (Cirq... READ MORE
Amazing book
Thank you to Netgalley and Random House for the physical and digital ARC.
5* read, can't wait for the next book!
Really liked this book, completely dif... READ MORE