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The Plainsrunner
Pushed out of her village, Sage's only option is to begin the grueling trek to the city, a place so evil in her imagination that she might be better off if she didn't make it. The dangers she faces and the challenges she must meet on her trek are only the beginning of the much greater journey she has begun, carried on the sound of the hooves of the Plainsrunner.
261 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 1, 2018
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March 22, 2019
I enjoyed The Plainsrunner. It reminded me of several novels I read over 50 years ago, ones I think were then called "Juveniles". I prefer the term "young adult" which is the term in current use, I think.
In one volume, Bowering covered the very interesting life of Sage who was born a plainsrunner but moved to a coastal city and became a notable astronomer and then also told the adventures of her son, Tallgrass, taking his story into space where he meets welcoming aliens.
I liked the lead characters. I did think that each of their stories deserved more depth. I wanted to know much more about the villages and life on the plains, learning about the lifeforms of the damaged planet, but Sage left that life behind within the first few pages. I wish I'd been able to follow the excursions of Street and the traders. There was far too little about the life of city dwellers, etc., etc.
Bowering has achieved the adage, "Always leave 'em wanting more."
Then I returned to the website greencomet.org and realized Green Comet is probably a connected novel!
In one volume, Bowering covered the very interesting life of Sage who was born a plainsrunner but moved to a coastal city and became a notable astronomer and then also told the adventures of her son, Tallgrass, taking his story into space where he meets welcoming aliens.
I liked the lead characters. I did think that each of their stories deserved more depth. I wanted to know much more about the villages and life on the plains, learning about the lifeforms of the damaged planet, but Sage left that life behind within the first few pages. I wish I'd been able to follow the excursions of Street and the traders. There was far too little about the life of city dwellers, etc., etc.
Bowering has achieved the adage, "Always leave 'em wanting more."
Then I returned to the website greencomet.org and realized Green Comet is probably a connected novel!
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