The Wild Lands, Paul Greci
The Wild Lands, Paul Greci
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The Wild Lands

Author: Paul Greci

Narrator: Tristan Morris

Unabridged: 9 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/29/2019


Synopsis

Paul Greci's The Wild Lands is a pulse-pounding YA thriller full of shocking plot twists. It’s the ultimate survival tale of humanity’s fight against society’s collapse.

Natural disasters and a breakdown of civilization have cut off Alaska from the world and destroyed its landscape. Now, as food runs out and the few who remain turn on each other, Travis and his younger sister, Jess, must cross hundreds of miles in search of civilization.

The wild lands around them are filled with ravenous animals, desperate survivors pushed to the edge, and people who’ve learned to shoot first and ask questions never.

Travis and Jess will make a few friends and a lot of enemies on their terrifying journey across the ruins of today’s world—and they’ll have to fight for what they believe in as they see how far people will go to survive.

An Imprint Book

“This fast-paced book contains all the hallmarks of a classic wilderness survival novel (deadly terrain, vicious predators, literal cliff-hangers) and the best of the postapocalyptic genre ... The author’s decades of Alaskan wilderness experience is evident throughout ... A great high-stakes wilderness survival tale.” —School Library Journal

“Heart-thumping suspense for readers who liked Rick Yancey's The 5th Wave.”—Booklist

About Paul Greci

Paul Greci has lived and worked in Alaska for over twenty-five years as a field biology technician in remote wilderness areas, a backpacking trip leader for teens, and a naturalist for several outdoor education programs. His middle grade adventure novel, Surviving Bear Island, was a Junior Library Guild Selection and a Scholastic Reading Club Pick.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sara

2.5 stars Why only 2.5? The ending and the constant whining of Jess. I wanted to box her ears. ----------- Full review can be found here: [URL not allowed] I’m not sure where to start with this one… I have said before how much I enjoy wilderness/survival stories. I always try to p......more

Goodreads review by Kristen

If you're looking for a thrilling nail-biter of a story that also has strong characters and emotional depth, look no further than The Wild Lands. Imagine, if you will, that climate change and oil depletion have made Alaska a wasteland that the United States government no longer wants to support. So t......more

Goodreads review by Paul

Greci has developed a world that is altogether too real and possible. Consider a near future without all the modern conveniences, basically, a return to ‘basic.’ The reader will question the character’s motivations and the paranoias simply because of how foreign this near-future world seems to be, y......more

Goodreads review by Adam

Great YA post-apocalyptic style book set in Alaska. Being from Alaska, I loved the locations and how “real” it felt to the land. Wasn’t in love with the ending, but loved the rest of the book. Would definitely read a sequel that continued the story.......more

Goodreads review by Maddie

Great characters, interesting plot, great scenery and description, and lots of heartfelt moments that fit it even though it is a survival story :) It felt a little predictable for the ending, though.......more