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Lotus Blue
Lotus Blue | Cat Sparks
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Powerful war machines of the far-future collide across a barren desert world in this post-apocalyptic debut novel from award-winning Australian author Cat Sparks. Seventeen-year-old Star and her sister Nene are orphans, part of a thirteen-wagon caravan of nomadic traders living hard lives travelling the Sand Road. Their route cuts through a particularly dangerous and unforgiving section of the Dead Red Heart, a war-ravaged desert landscape plagued by rogue semi-sentient machinery and other monsters from a bygone age. But when the caravan witnesses a relic-Angel satellite unexpectedly crash to Earth, a chain of events begins that sends Star on a journey far away from the life she once knew. Shanghaied upon the sandship Dogwatch, she is forced to cross the Obsidian Sea by Quarrel, an ancient Templar supersoldier. Eventually shipwrecked, Star will have no choice but to place her trust in both thieves and priestesses while coming to terms with the grim reality of her pastand the horror of her unfolding destinyas the terrible secret her sister had been desperate to protect her from begins to unravel. Meanwhile, something old and powerful has woken in the desert. A Lotus Blue, deadliest of all the ancient war machines. A warrior with plans of its own, far more significant than a fallen Angel. Plans that do not include the survival of humanity. Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors. "
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Sue
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Hey folks, I‘ve posted about prompt 19 for the #aussiesrule2018 challenge over on the blog. You can find it here:
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Sue
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There's #norain in this post apocalyptic gem by Cat Sparks. Set in the future, global warming has made Australia into a red desert with sandstorms that can literally tear people apart.

#90sinJuly

Cinfhen Sounds good...terrifying but good! 7y
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Sue
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This book is so good. The world building is exquisite and the pacing is wonderful. The characters were great too. If you like being dumped into the middle of a complex story, this one is for you.

#aussieauthors

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Sue
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Hoping that being good today means I'll be able to read my book tomorrow. (Swollen eye due to light allergy means audio only at the moment).

Cinfhen Darn allergies 7y
Lizpixie I feel your pain👀😢 7y
Izai.Amorim Get well soon! 👁 7y
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irregularreader
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New #bookreview at www.theirregularreaderblog.wordpress.com! Lotus Blue by Cat Sparks is a beautifully complex post-apocalyptic world!

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Lauredhel
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I couldn't find them all, but I think this is most of our book haul from Swancon. The Baxter, Williams, Harding and Sparks books are all signed because they were at the con. Joyce Chng's books sold out, but I have them in ebook.

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Liberty
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Just got this book. I don't know if it's any good, but oh man, I sure wish my name was Cat Sparks. It's like the coolest name ever! 🤘🏻😝😼

8little_paws Yeah it is! It's like the modern day awesomeness equivalent of Max Power 8y
Marchpane Liberty Hardy is a pretty rad name too 😄 8y
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