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674 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781841498119
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Orbit
Publication date: 04 March 2010
Description
Shale is the lowest of the low-an outcast from a poor village in the heart of the desert. In the desert water is life, and currency, and Shale has none. But he has a secret. It's the one thing that keeps him alive and may save all the cities of th...
Community Reviews Summary of 371 reviews
Moods
dark 66%
tense 66%
emotional 33%
mysterious 16%
sad 16%
Pace
slow 33%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 100%Strong character development?
Yes: 100%Loveable characters?
Yes: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 40% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Child death, Murder, TortureMinor
Sexual harassment
674 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781841498119
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Orbit
Publication date: 04 March 2010
Description
Shale is the lowest of the low-an outcast from a poor village in the heart of the desert. In the desert water is life, and currency, and Shale has none. But he has a secret. It's the one thing that keeps him alive and may save all the cities of th...
Community Reviews Summary of 371 reviews
Moods
dark 66%
tense 66%
emotional 33%
mysterious 16%
sad 16%
Pace
slow 33%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 100%Strong character development?
Yes: 100%Loveable characters?
Yes: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 40% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Child death, Murder, TortureMinor
Sexual harassment