Lee Kelly is the author of
A Criminal Magic and
City of Savages. One of her five favorite books with unforgettable sisters, as shared at Tor.com:
Blood Red Road by Moira Young
Saba lives with her brother Lugh, her little sister Emmi, and her Pa in a post-apocalyptic, sandstorm-plagued wasteland left by the previous “Wrecker” civilization. When Saba’s brother is kidnapped, Saba vows to cross her dangerous world to save him—but she’s forced to take her sister Emmi with her. The setting and plot of this post-apocalyptic tale are Mad Max-level epic: cage fighting, girl-gang revolutionaries and a corrupt, mind-controlling society. But what made this blockbuster story accessible for me was the complicated relationship between Saba and Emmi. At the beginning of the novel, Saba holds Emmi responsible for her mother’s death. But over the course of their quest, Emmi earns Saba’s respect, and their relationship evolves, matures and deepens.
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the other books on the list.
Blood Red Road is among
Sarah Holding's top ten "cli-fi novels that make you think deeply about the human consequences of climate change."
--Marshal Zeringue
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