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Wastelanders: Raid
By (Author) K. S. Merbeth
Little, Brown Book Group
Orbit
11th July 2017
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
813.6
Paperback
384
Width 200mm, Height 132mm, Spine 25mm
262g
Clementine is a bounty-hunter in a world gone mad.
Bound and gagged in her passenger seat is the most revered and reviled raider king in the eastern wastes. She can't cash him in and she can't let him go, so together they cross the wasteworld, following a dying road and dodging bloodthirsty raiders who either want to free Jedediah or claim him as their own. And in a world where lawlessness reigns, a tyrant worse than they could have ever imagined emerges to take the throne.A full throttle, sand-in-your-eyes, no-holds-barred ride through a Mad Max-style wasteland
Merbeth centers the humanity of the bad guys in her gleeful postapocalyptic gore-fest debut . . . [she] makes it hard not to root for her quirky, amoral killing machinesA constant rollercoaster of chases, explosions, double-dealing and backstabbing . . . Pure undiluted high octane anarchy - The Eloquent PageIf you think you could never sympathize with killers and cannibals, think again, Merbeth makes them practically irresistible . . . the most fun I've had in ages - The Nocturnal LibraryFilled with dark humor, wit, and a realistic dystopian setting, Bite plays with the idea of who the good guys are in such a harsh world. Think Carl Hiaasen thriller set in a Mad Max world, and you have an idea of what to expect - BooklistIf you like bloodshed, mayhem and chaos - and don't we all, even if we'd rather not admit it - then this is the book for you . . . an action-packed, glorious read - Blue Book BalloonDebut author K. S. Merbeth is obsessed with SFF, food, video games and her cat, and resides in Tuscon, Arizona.