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Old 10-03-2014, 10:22 PM   #4650
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Right now the book is Sand (Hugh Howey). I am not even sure yet if it will be something to recommend. It is different, I suppose. It is not bad (so far), but then I have very seldom found a book that is truly crap - unworthy of reading.
Finished Sand last night. Now I can truly recommend the book. And not only because it was written by Hugh Howey, but for the excellent story. No surprise it is somewhere in the future (never really does say when), and it is dystopian. It plays in the dessert (could you guess by the name?). The rest I probably should put in a spoiler, even though not much gets spoiled if you have not read it yet.
Spoiler:
The twist is that it is possible to dive in that sand just like diving in water. And then the other twists that appear almost every chapter are numerous. The story starts really small and confusing and grows bigger and bigger. It ends with a big finale. Everything inbetween has lots of action, lots of surprises, treachery, luck (good and bad), and a family story.

It is only one book if you pick up Sand (omnibus) for Kindle ($5.99 or free with KU). No series, so it will be a rather quick read that will shorten the time until Peace Talks at least a little bit.
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