![]() Good dystopian novels present an interesting world which makes sense then the writing transcend the dystopian environment. I like the dystopian genre, but Sturgeon’s Law definitely applies. Yet another dystopian future in which people have inexplicably become too stupid to live. In this companion to Not a Drop to Drink, Mindy McGinnis thrillingly combines the heart-swelling hope of a journey, the challenges of establishing your own place in the world, and the gripping physical danger of nature in a futuristic frontier. Rumors of desalinization plants in California have lingered in Lynn's mind, and the prospect of a "normal" life for Lucy sets the two of them on an epic journey west to face new dangers: hunger, mountains, deserts, betrayal, and the perils of a world so vast that Lucy fears she could be lost forever, only to disappear in a handful of dust. When disease burns through their community, the once life-saving water of the pond might be the source of what's killing them now. Yet it seems Lucy's future is settled already - a house, a man, children, and a water source - and anything more than life by the pond is beyond reach. She has water and friends, laughter and the love of her adoptive mother, Lynn, who has made sure that Lucy's childhood was very different from her own. ![]() ![]() ![]() Lucy's life by the pond has always been full. ![]() The only thing bigger than the world is fear. ![]()
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