{"product_id":"stone-rider-book-david-hofmeyr-9780385744737","title":"Stone Rider","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntense, original, compelling . . . bristles with attitude. So cool. Just read it.--Michael Grant, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eIn the vein of the cult classic Mad Max series, crossed with Cormac McCarthy's \u003ci\u003eThe Road\u003c\/i\u003e and S.E. Hinton's \u003ci\u003eThe Outsiders, \u003c\/i\u003ethis inventive debut novel blends adrenaline-fueled action with an improbable yet tender romance to offer a rich and vivid portrayal of misfits and loners forced together in their struggle for a better life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAdam Stone wants freedom and peace. He wants a chance to escape Blackwater, the dust-bowl desert town he grew up in. Most of all, he wants the beautiful Sadie Blood. Alongside Sadie and the dangerous outsider Kane, Adam will ride the Blackwater Trail in a brutal race that will test them all, body and soul. Only the strongest will survive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe prize? A one-way ticket to Sky-Base and unimaginable luxury. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd for a chance at this new life, Adam will risk everything.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMore Praise for \u003ci\u003eStone Rider\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHofmeyr constructs a bleak futuristic world and \u003cb\u003ea landscape both sublime and unforgiving\u003c\/b\u003e. in his] novel about self-preservation and reclaiming one's humanity amid brutality.-\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dangerous race is run with everything on the line in this \u003cb\u003egritty dystopian thrill ride.\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGritty \u003cb\u003enonstop action.\u003c\/b\u003e-\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003cb\u003etruly gripping\u003c\/b\u003e dystopian novel.-\u003ci\u003eVOYA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50159771517201,"sku":"CIN0385744730VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50350282014993,"sku":"CIN0385744730G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0385744730.jpg?v=1751390467","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/stone-rider-book-david-hofmeyr-9780385744737","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}