Picking up the story where Blood Red Road left off, Jack is on his way to tell Ike's girl the bad news. He's headed to a tavern in the storm belt called The Lost Cause. All he wants to do is tell Molly, and then get back to Saba in Big Water.
The Tonton used to be dirty, rough, violent thugs, but now they are clean cut, organized. This makes Jack feel uneasy.
It means that the enemy have changed their game.
The Tonton follow the Pathfinder and work to make his vision for New Eden come true. Young, healthy adults are branded on their forehead to populate and New Eden. These landgrabbers are called Stewards of the Earth, miracles to heal the earth. Everyone else is eliminated or enslaved. Homesteads are forcibly taken, family members are murdered.
Saba wants to meet Jack in Big Water, but things don't go as planned as they start their journey. First a disturbing message from Maeve from Jack. Then Saba learns that the Pathfinder put a price on her head. She is haunted by the ghost of Epona. And she has an unusual attraction to the Pathfinder, Seth.
Read Rebel Heart to find out what happens to Jack and Saba. Even though there are parts of the book that aren't ever answered, like when Ariel tried to help Saba with her demons, it's still a good read.
Rating: 6 out of 10 stars
* inferences of rape, prostitution, sexual references, language
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