Scavenger: Red Sands (#1) is the story of loss, redemption and love, all wrapped up in an intriguing short by Timothy C. Ward. It’s based in the Sand Universe from Hugh Howey’s novel of the same name, and gives us a glimpse into the background of one of the pivotal plot points of Hugh’s novel.
Rush doesn’t have a lot of options and does what he can, but his past haunts him and if he is going to preserve any kind of future for himself and his wife, Star, he is going to have to deal with the loss of his son and stand up for what is right, not what is easy.
When he’s offered a chance at a small fortune, decides that he has nothing to loss and goes for it. He realizes far too late that this opportunity is not at all, what he signed up for and is forced into a race against time to save his estranged wife.
Ward’s doorway into the world of Sand shows us some of the harsh realities of this desolate world and the hard, sometimes impossible decisions that are made every day by the people that struggle to get by.
Rush doesn’t have a lot of options and does what he can, but his past haunts him and if he is going to preserve any kind of future for himself and his wife, Star, he is going to have to deal with the loss of his son and stand up for what is right, not what is easy.
When he’s offered a chance at a small fortune, decides that he has nothing to loss and goes for it. He realizes far too late that this opportunity is not at all, what he signed up for and is forced into a race against time to save his estranged wife.
Ward’s doorway into the world of Sand shows us some of the harsh realities of this desolate world and the hard, sometimes impossible decisions that are made every day by the people that struggle to get by.
Scavenger: Blue Dawn (#2) kicks off right where Red Sands ended, in the aftermath of the destruction of Springston. Rush and his wife, Star, survived the devastation and struggle to understand the implications of losing everything they know. When they meet, Avery, an old dive buddy, their mission becomes clear: get to Danvar and fight back.
Their destination lies across the wastelands and to get there they’ll have to fight their way through deadly brigands, vicious wild animals, and distrust of everyone around them. When Rush finds an unexplainable piece of old tech, with a man’s face on it and his voice talking to him, Rush begins to suspect that his old friend isn’t telling him everything.
Blue Dawn is an exciting continuation of Ward’s Scavenger series, based on Hugh Howey’s World of Sand.
The story is fun and it will be interesting to see where Ward plans to take the series. My only complaint is, I wish the characters were a little more fleshed out, especially Rush and Star. Hopefully, that will come later in the series, otherwise I found Blue Sands an entertaining read and recommend it to anyone who loved Hugh Howey’s novel.
Their destination lies across the wastelands and to get there they’ll have to fight their way through deadly brigands, vicious wild animals, and distrust of everyone around them. When Rush finds an unexplainable piece of old tech, with a man’s face on it and his voice talking to him, Rush begins to suspect that his old friend isn’t telling him everything.
Blue Dawn is an exciting continuation of Ward’s Scavenger series, based on Hugh Howey’s World of Sand.
The story is fun and it will be interesting to see where Ward plans to take the series. My only complaint is, I wish the characters were a little more fleshed out, especially Rush and Star. Hopefully, that will come later in the series, otherwise I found Blue Sands an entertaining read and recommend it to anyone who loved Hugh Howey’s novel.
Timothy C. Ward is a speculative thriller writer and podcaster at AudioTim and Adventures in SciFi Publishing. The first two parts of his Scavenger series are available at Amazon.com and he is currently working on his first novel Order After Dark.
You can find more information about the author at his webpage and be sure to follow him on Facebook and Twitter!
Shawn King at STK Kreations is designing the covers for the Scavenger series and I think they do a fine job of portraying the bleakness of the story.
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You can find more information about the author at his webpage and be sure to follow him on Facebook and Twitter!
Shawn King at STK Kreations is designing the covers for the Scavenger series and I think they do a fine job of portraying the bleakness of the story.
Show an up-and-coming Indie author some love, click on the links below to grab your own copies!
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