The Reckoning

Rootless #3

by Chris Howard

"There's a brilliant madness to this deadly post-apocalyptic world, filled with complex characters, shifting loyalties, and layers of mystery... a nonstop adventure" - Publishers Weekly, starred review of Rootless

GenTech Corporation scours the wastelands, desperate to reclaim the last living trees from the young thieves who stole them. But Banyan no longer has the trees he and his friends smuggled south. Hunted and betrayed, he must trust in strangers as he tries to find his old friend Crow and gather feuding tribes together in preparation for war . . .
As the battle for the trees begins, Banyan is reunited with the girl who always gave him hope, but he finds Alpha has changed in ways he’d never imagined. And when they embark upon a final journey to Vega with the goal of taking down GenTech forever, Banyan must choose between fighting for a conflicted world or saving the lives of the people he loves.

This action-packed final chapter of the ROOTLESS trilogy races toward a conclusion as emotional as it is epic—shocking, original, and darkly beautiful, brought to vivid life by Howard’s stunning prose and "gift for the phantasmagoric" (Kirkus).

Genres: Young Adult

320 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 25, 2016

About the author

I'm the author of ROOTLESS (Scholastic), as well as the follow-up THE RIFT, and the final book of this "Mad Max meets Lord of the Rings" tree-logy, THE RECKONING... Also the author of the rad new sci-fi thriller NIGHT SPEED. I live in Denver, but grew up not far from London. I studied natural resources in college, then spent eight years leading wilderness adventure trips for high school students. I like to write more than anything else I've ever done, though reading is right up there, too.
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Reviews

[Randi · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have a lot of mixed feelings on this series, especially by the end in book 3. This series is really all over the place, and I felt that the characters just accomplished everything they wanted. They walked into success (for the most part). Overall, it's a little bland of a series. There are some parts sprinkled throughout that are super good. You can tell when the author really enjoyed writing some scenes because the writing suddenly gets significantly better. I'm glad I read the whole series, but I doubt I'd ever read it again.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Satisfying conclusion to a well-paced trilogy. I loved the dystopian elements and the environmentalism, but the characters never felt truly relatable. The story was driven more by events and coincidence rather than character desires.

[Jonny Jackson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing Conclusion

This is one of my favorite trilogies. I feel like I personally know Banyan and the rest of the misfits charged with fixing a broken world.