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Blightborn (The Heartland Trilogy, 2) Paperback – July 29, 2014
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Cael McAvoy is on the run.
He’s heading toward the Empyrean to rescue his sister, Merelda, and to find Gwennie before she’s lost to Cael forever. With his pals, Lane and Rigo, Cael journeys across the Heartland to catch a ride into the sky. But with Boyland and others after them, Cael and his friends won’t make it through unchanged.
Gwennie’s living the life of a Lottery winner, but it’s not what she expected. Separated from her family, Gwennie makes a bold move―one that catches the attention of the Empyrean and changes the course of an Empyrean man’s life.
The crew from Boxelder aren’t the only folks willing to sacrifice everything to see the Empyrean fall. The question is: Can the others be trusted?
They’d all better hurry. Because the Empyrean has plans that could ensure that the Heartland never fights back again.
Chuck Wendig’s riveting sequel to Under the Empyrean Sky plunges readers into an unsettling world of inequality and destruction, and fleshes out a cast of ragtag characters all fighting for survival and, ultimately, change.
- Print length528 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateJuly 29, 2014
- Grade level9 - 12
- Reading age14 - 18 years
- Dimensions5.5 x 1 x 8.25 inches
- ISBN-10147784788X
- ISBN-13978-1477847886
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So, I'm left with no idea how this interesting world came to be. That said, I still recommend the series. As of August 2021, the three volumes are just 99 cents each for Kindle.
The story is done well-enough that by the time I got to book two in the series, it felt less like a dystopian story (though it clearly is) and more like rural fantasy. I guess there’s no reason it can’t be a rural fantasy set in a future dystopia. The Heartland could be the American Great Plain at some specified point in the future, but it doesn’t have to be and this is a strength. I don’t think the more fantastical elements of the story (and the Blight is definitely more like fantastic nature magic than a real-world mutation or disease) would work as well if one could pinpoint where and when in the real world this story is supposed to have taken place.
By the time I was ¾ of the way through the story, I started to get annoyed that some of the characters were making the same mistakes and I thought “Are these people stupid?” Well, no. Well, some of them are, but what I mean is: they’re young. It’s easy to forget that these characters are still teenagers. I don’t think any of the main characters are yet twenty. Most teenagers think they’re invincible and really need to be hit on the head before they learn a life lesson. So, it might get annoying, but it is realistic. More on that in The Harvest review.
Blightborn is a good necessary follow-up to Under an Empyrean Sky. Even more than its predecessor, when you reach the end, you’ll want to jump right into The Harvest.
So I did.
The story is set in a dystopian future wherein all the formerly fertile ground in the Heartland has been taken over by the only crop the inhabitants are allowed to grow and harvest, an aggressive strain of corn that is nearly sentient. Almost all industry is based on the corn. Life is hard in the Heartland and controlled by those who live above in the sky, The Empyrean. As time has gone by, the powers that be have tightened the proverbial noose ever tighter.
Not all Heartlanders are accepting of their lot in life however. Which is where, Cael, a young man just on the cusp of adulthood comes in. He bucks against being told what his job will be, where he'll live, and who he'll marry. He wants to be his own man, a man that can choose his own future. At the same time he cares deeply for his friends and family and worries about their well-being.
The characters in this book are well developed with enough background to feel like you're getting to know and care about them as you read along. In this book we learn some about how things came to be how they are and at least some of those who were responsible.
The story moves along at a good clip with nary a dull moment, but continued character development is never sacrificed for the sake of moving the plot along. In fact, it's so well integrated that you don't even notice it while you're reading.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book (and its predecessor) and am looking forward to the next which come out in July. I have already pre-ordered. I've gone on long enough, just read this book and the first one (if you haven't already)!
I am pleased that after what I deemed book one as unremarkable this book two really delivered an enjoyable read and I wanted to turn page after page being gratified by the developing story.
There were far more pertinent scenes that were focused rather than narrative, which I prefer but many ways to tell a tale, I know.
I read but mostly listened via accompanying audio version through Kindle Unlimited.
The narration was superb.
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The most action-driven, fast-paced novel among the three! I just couldn't stop reading until I reached the end, and then immediately bought the third book and started reading again. Chuck Wendig really is amazing, his characters are so... real, and they just get into you and you start caring about them and you sympathize with them and LOVE them so you can't wait to know what the hell is gonna happen to them. Great work, really recommended reading!





