“An exhilarating story about love and family set in a postapocalyptic landscape …The ubiquity of black-powder guns, horses, and outlaws gives this future-set novel the intriguing flavor of a Western, as do its gritty scenes of graphic violence: bullets are shot through eyes, bones are broken, and wounds heal over time if at all. Meanwhile, people’s relationships evolve in unexpected ways; all are complex.”
A riveting futuristic tale of global ruin and rescue...In this post-apocalyptic tale, a fierce woman sets out to rescue her kidnapped sister and exact revenge… Stewart constructs a chilling, barren world and suspensefully chronicles Deirdre’s mission…This is a thoroughly absorbing book, one filled with thrilling action and psychologically subtle character portrayal.