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The Bone Road
There are worse things than the end of the world...like surviving it.
Xander Welch spent a lot of time in prison thinking of creative ways to make amends, but heading into what's left of America after the Oil Crisis of 2015 might be the dumbest idea he's come up with yet.
With only a ten-year-old native to guide him, Xander has to travel deep in the heartland of a society that has no roads, no electricity, no internet...and no help from the outside world.
Xander Welch spent a lot of time in prison thinking of creative ways to make amends, but heading into what's left of America after the Oil Crisis of 2015 might be the dumbest idea he's come up with yet.
With only a ten-year-old native to guide him, Xander has to travel deep in the heartland of a society that has no roads, no electricity, no internet...and no help from the outside world.
- GenresAdventure
Unknown Binding
First published January 26, 2014
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Lorca Damon
12 books40 followersLorca is a teacher in a juvenile correctional facility, which is a tremendous influence on her writing. She writes the books that her students wish they could read.
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May 4, 2014
The Bone Road satisfied the Neil Gaiman test for me. It was on my mind, coloring my lenses for the rest of the day and into the next, and left me on the edge, wanting more.
I’m a fan of Celestine Prophecy, Mutant Message Down Under, Twister and the Day After Tomorrow. For me, this book has elements of all four: adventure, personal growth, relationship development, survival techniques, great pacing and apocalyptic circumstances.
When I first checked the page count, I thought I’d read it in three sittings. Wrong. I read it in two, stopping only for necessities at p. 61 and getting back as quickly as I could.
My synopsis: A pre-teen orphan girl and an Australian ex-con experience the adventures of life on the run in post-apocalyptic America. People, places and things are shifting sands on the Bone Road and you never know what's next until you get there.
DISCLOSURE: I received a complimentary copy of this book for the purpose of reviewing. The views expressed are my own.
I’m a fan of Celestine Prophecy, Mutant Message Down Under, Twister and the Day After Tomorrow. For me, this book has elements of all four: adventure, personal growth, relationship development, survival techniques, great pacing and apocalyptic circumstances.
When I first checked the page count, I thought I’d read it in three sittings. Wrong. I read it in two, stopping only for necessities at p. 61 and getting back as quickly as I could.
My synopsis: A pre-teen orphan girl and an Australian ex-con experience the adventures of life on the run in post-apocalyptic America. People, places and things are shifting sands on the Bone Road and you never know what's next until you get there.
DISCLOSURE: I received a complimentary copy of this book for the purpose of reviewing. The views expressed are my own.
August 1, 2022
Great scenes! Exciting! Suspenseful! Eeew gross at times! So good. I’m usually not a post-apocalyptic fan, but I loved the writing. This author should write more and then more!! My only suggestion is she hire a manuscript - storyline editor. Each scene was amazing, but the flow of the overall plot was jumbled and incomplete. Frankly, I loved this and will check out other fiction written by this author.
June 5, 2016
"The Bone Road" by Lorca Damon is my first dystopian read this year, mainly due to the fact that I've been engrossed with romance books that I really should have completed last year. I dove into the book without reading the blurb so I had no idea what the story was about, and was pleasantly surprised at the depth of characters and detail that sucked me in.
Xander heads out from jail into the unknown outside the walls meant to keep him safe in hopes of completing a task. He wasn't prepared for what he found outside the walls: villages of people that live without any of the comforts he is accustomed to, dangerous animals running wild, people just trying to survive the harsh realities that have been thrust upon them. When they send him off with a 10-year-old girl as his guide, he realizes that he underestimates her abilities and has to reassess his own estimation of himself and put his ego aside. They face dangers that I hope no one ever has to face.
"The Bone Road" made me look at the political climate and consumer society that we live in with new eyes, and unfortunately, this is a possible alternate reality for us all. Hopefully, we get ourselves together enough to avoid this future for our children.
My copy was obtained through Instafreebie, but you can get your copy from Amazon with this link:
https://www.amazon.com/Bone-Road-Lorc...
Xander heads out from jail into the unknown outside the walls meant to keep him safe in hopes of completing a task. He wasn't prepared for what he found outside the walls: villages of people that live without any of the comforts he is accustomed to, dangerous animals running wild, people just trying to survive the harsh realities that have been thrust upon them. When they send him off with a 10-year-old girl as his guide, he realizes that he underestimates her abilities and has to reassess his own estimation of himself and put his ego aside. They face dangers that I hope no one ever has to face.
"The Bone Road" made me look at the political climate and consumer society that we live in with new eyes, and unfortunately, this is a possible alternate reality for us all. Hopefully, we get ourselves together enough to avoid this future for our children.
My copy was obtained through Instafreebie, but you can get your copy from Amazon with this link:
https://www.amazon.com/Bone-Road-Lorc...
May 10, 2016
This is an interesting read. (Alternate History) Welcome to a world split by a debilitating madness that left the USA as a walled-in danger zone of savages and ruffians. One man is brave enough to take a journey through no man's land for purposes I won't reveal. (No spoilers.) This is a travel book and takes the reader through some graphic and depraved places with the hope of light at the end. I had a hard time reading through the occasional scene but the relationships are redeeming and I was left with an overall appreciation for the work.
Content: Graphic gore. Mature themes.
Content: Graphic gore. Mature themes.
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