The characters are perhaps Bowman’s biggest triumph of Dustborn, giving readers a reason to push forward and search for hope, even when Delta’s journey suggests there’s none to be found. Its characters are Dustborn’s biggest triumph When the desire to know more about the Verdant or the markings on Delta’s back doesn’t pull readers forward, their investment in the characters will. Naturally, there’s plenty of action along the way.Ī post shared by Erin Bowman ⚡️ the action and the twists is a cast of characters that make Dustborn a truly gripping novel, if only because you’ll want to know what becomes of them by the end. The journey reunites her with Asher in an unexpected way, takes her to the General’s twisted home, and puts her on a path to finding the Verdant and saving her people. With only the knowledge that a man called the General sent the raiders, Delta sets out to save what remains of her people - the ones the men didn’t slaughter in their search for her. Like most YA protagonists, however, the devastation spurs her onward. After her sister dies in childbirth, leaving her with a baby to care for and a ton of anger and frustration to sort through, returning to a destroyed camp is probably the worst that can happen to Delta. While Delta is trekking across the desert with her sister, the men descend on her home. Her childhood friend, Asher, had the same unreadable markings branded onto his own skin - and a brief moment of carelessness got the other half of their people killed.ĭelta and her family were fortunate enough to avoid that particular tragedy, but the raiders searching for a map to paradise - a place they’ve deemed the “Verdant” - catch up to them eventually. But her pack aren’t the only ones looking for salvation, and Delta has been warned her entire life to keep the map a secret. Apart from living in a drought-stricken world where only the strongest survive, she has a secret branded onto her back: a map she doesn’t know how to read, but one that could lead to salvation for her people. It’s clear from the get-go that Delta is dedicated to the people she cares most for, even if her inability to trust keeps her circle small.Īnd Delta has a good reason to avoid trusting others. The story kicks off with her dragging her pregnant sister Indie through the desert in the hopes of reaching a healer who can safely deliver her baby. Of course, Delta of Dead River isn’t all hard edges. For a story being touted as a must-read for fans of Mad Max and The 100, we wouldn’t expect anything less. Dustborn throws viewers into a post-apocalyptic world that’s coated in sand and struggle, and the people living in it are just as cutthroat as the elements. The desert is ruthless, and that’s something Erin Bowman’s newest young adult novel doesn’t sugarcoat.
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