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Out Of No Man's Land (2013)

by Hugh Howey(Favorite Author)

4.29 of 5 Votes: 1

languge

English

genre

Science Fiction

publisher

Broad Reach Publishing

series

Sand

review 1: The second part of Sand focuses on two bothers, Conner and Rob and there life since their father went away one night. Part of the story focuses on the hard life that Conner lives having to help, along with everyone else, carry sand out of a due to make sure the water supply doesn’t get burried. Some of the story is telling how their lives have been effected since the father left. Another focus is the plan Conner has to leave and start his life outside of their camp.
review 2: Giving this one only 4 stars solely because after reading SAND #1 and being left clambering for more of the story, the change in focus of this installment threw me for a loop at first. Belt of the Buried Gods ended on quite a cliff hanger and I was hoping this one would pick up whe... morere it left off. But as I continued reading I, began to see hints of the much broader tale that Hugh Howey is masterfully crafting. Perhaps I should have taken Hugh's advice and waited for the omnibus version but frankly, I was so drawn into SAND by the first book I simply couldn't wait to read more. And reading the story in installments is a new experience for me, allowing me to savor each portion and then eagerly sit in anticipation of the next one. Thankfully Hugh is prolific enough that I haven't had to wait long between them. With all that being said, Out of No Man's Land ends with its own compelling cliff hanger. Two young brothers, Connor and Rob, set out for the wasteland, holding onto an old family ritual to honor the father they barely remember, while their bitter, indifferent mother struggles to survive in the wake of his disappearance by selling herself to any man with enough coin to afford her company. They haven't seen their sand diving eldest sister, Vic, in years and now older brother, Palmer, is also missing, his fate uncertain after the end of SAND #1. All in all, this a a marvelous tale and a thoroughly riveting example of how Hugh Howey is a capable of weaving a vivid and complicated world with his writing. less

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