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Continuing Ros's extraordinary adventures in the Broken Lands ...Adi's body has been borne away across the desert by her Clan, but her spirit remains Ros's constant companion. If he can't find the travellers in time, Adi will be presumed dead and her body cremated, leaving her a ghost forever.But Ros is not prepared for the dangers lurking in the shifting sands. Rescued from bandits and Dust Devils by a boy named Yury, he takes refuge in Yury's home - an extensive network of tunnels known as Dunetown - and learns that Yury in turn needs Ros's help. His family has been kidnapped by the sand bandits, a ruthless gang led by a psychopath obsessed with treasure and power.Ros must learn to trust again, and to overcome those who cannot ever be trusted. Darker things lurk in the desert than Dust Devils and sand bandits. And, all the while, Adi's voice is a constant reminder that time is running out ...'Sean Williams is without doubt the premier Australian speculative fiction writer of the age' Aurealis MagazineAge 10 - 14 No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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Reviewing the middle book of a series is difficult. The reader is part way through a longer work, picking up where the first book left off, remembering what went before as well as beginning what should be both a new story and a continuation of what has come before.
This book for a YA audience works on all fronts. I was pleased there was a short foreward reminding me what had happened in the previous book; while memories of a previous book do come back as you get into the work, it is nice to be reminded of some things that don’t immediately come to mind.
The Dust Devils is a self contained story that fits amid the wider story of Ros and Adi. The characters perfectly fit the YA age range. Full of doubts and fears at the breadth of his travails, Ros is still finding his way on his own in a hostile environment. But his sense of responsibility is the over-riding importance in this novel. Adi really only features as a ghost in this story (though Ros finds out more about his friend through disturbing dreams from her memory). I hope there is more of her character in the next novel; I enjoyed her feisty girl-power character in The Changeling.