Dustlands Trilogy: Blood Red Road
Blood Red Road, by Moira Young
Tonton warriors kidnap Saba’s much-beloved twin brother and kill her father, leaving her and her younger sister. She vows to find Lugh, setting out on a journey filled with perils – months of enforced cage match fighting that earn her the title The Angel of Death, for one. Saba is one fierce, determined girl, and never loses sight of her goal, especially once she learns that the king is planning to kill him at Midsummer, so she’s got a deadline.
Book 2: Rebel Heart
Book 3: Raging Star
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3 thoughts on “Dustlands Trilogy: Blood Red Road”
This seems similar to the Hunger Games trilogy as well as Divergent. The plot just seems similar to me, but is is nice to see a heroine for a change instead of the usual male hero of stories. Female protagonist don’t usually have a warrior status, so this empowerment pushes society to adapt to that and put down sexism.
I’d say it is similar, and has some of the same elements. Dystopian future setting, fighting for your life against larger forces and ideologies, kick-ass heroine, prolonged story arc over three books… You’re absolutely right that it fits the same model, and it totally works. Such a good read, and Saba is an awesome female warrior who takes no prisoners in the first two books, and starts to get in touch with other means of bringing down the system in the last book without really losing her edge.
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