Sand

4 stars, Metaphorosis reviews

Summary
In a dystopian future, a population scrabbles out an existence in a dustbowl Colorado, diving through the sand dunes to find the treasure of a vanished civilization.

Review
I had the great misfortune to start this series in the middle, with sequel Across the Sand. It not only disrupted my enjoyment of that book and made it harder to read, it has now done the same for the first book – I found it hard to remember what had happened in that book versus what was happening now.

All that said, this was very well written, very engaging, and an interesting concept. It's got a very similar feel to Wool, with a different setting, and feels like it could fit in the same world.

Oddly, there seem to be only two books in the series so far. Clearly more are intended, and I look forward to reading them – this time in the right order. I recommend the two Sand books so far.