‘Mark Smith’s sequel picks up seamlessly where Road to Winter left off. In Wilder Country, Finn continues his fight to survive by dodging the Wilder gang, led by the loathsome Ramage, and forming a new kind of family with Kas and Willow from book one. An unmissable series.’
Sydney Morning Herald
Finn, Kas and Willow have survived the winter of storms. Severe winds and cold have kept the Wilders at bay. Now that spring has come, everything has changed. They’re being hunted again, and they won’t be safe while Ramage wants their blood.
But Finn and Kas made a promise to Rose—to find her baby and bring her back. And finding Hope means finding Ramage…
Wilder Country is the exciting, action-packed sequel to Mark Smith’s highly acclaimed The Road to Winter.
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WILDER COUNTRY
REVIEWS
‘The superb pacing, natural dialogue, and vivid descriptions of a country and people ravaged by disaster make this a pulse-pounding read…A strong addition to the genre.’
Kirkus Reviews
‘A rip-roaring story—gripping and compelling, I couldn’t put it down. Mark Smith creates this dangerous, lawless new world and manages to champion the decency of youth. Very timely. And what makes it so powerful is that it’s frighteningly believable.’
Robert Newton
‘Issues of survival, trust and honour make this a great book for reading groups. A much anticipated sequel that reminds me of the Tomorrow When the War Began series.’
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Lamont Books
‘The sequel to Mark Smith’s The Road to Winter is a page-turner with a heart and soul, tightly packed with exquisitely rendered action and nail-biting scenes of peril, all layered with emotional authenticity.’
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Written by Sime
‘If you love dystopian narratives with nail-biting life-and-death situations, then Mark Smith’s Wilder Country is for you. My only regret is that I have to wait until book three hits bookstore shelves.’
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Kids’ Book Review
‘Mark Smith writes in a taut style that keeps the pages turning…Absorbing entertainment, this is what most young folk would look for in reading.’
Magpies
‘This book canvasses some important and relevant issues and it does so through the prism of young eyes…It balances the softness of helping others and emotional themes with the vivid and exciting action of fear, survival and revenge.’
Cass Moriarty, author of The Promise Seed
‘Satisfying.’
NZ Listener, 50 Best Books for Kids
‘A page-turner told in an unaffected, Australian voice.’
Joy Lawn, Australian
INTERVIEWS
AWARDS
Winner, Indie Book Award for Young Adult, 2018
Longlisted, CBCA Book of the Year, Older Readers, 2018
Longlisted, Best Designed Children’s/Young Adult Series, Australian Book Design Awards, 2020
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PAPERBACK
Dear Fellow Travellers on The Road to Winter,
So, the winter of storms has passed and Finn, Kas and Willow have survived well enough. They are all deeply affected by the loss of Rose, especially Kas, who has withdrawn into her own world of pain and grief. Meanwhile, Finn and Willow have grown closer, hunting and fishing together to keep them all fed.
Spring will change everything, though – the snow will thaw, the storms will clear and the Wilders will be out on the hunt again. Welcome to Wilder Country.
