<p><b>&quot;Intense, original, compelling . . . bristles with attitude. So cool. Just read it.&quot;--Michael Grant,<i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Gone</i> and </b><i><b>BZRK<br><br></b></i>In the vein of <i>The Outsiders</i> and the early Western novels of Elmore Leonard, this inventive debut novel, a cross between the cult classic Mad Max movie series and Cormac McCarthy’s<i>The Road,</i> blends adrenaline-fueled action with an improbable yet tender romance to offer a rich and vivid portrayal of misfits and loners forced together in their struggle for a better life.<br><br>Adam Stone wants freedom and peace. He wants a chance to escape Blackwater, the dust-bowl desert town he grew up in. Most of all, he wants the beautiful Sadie Blood. Alongside Sadie and the dangerous outsider Kane, Adam will ride the Blackwater Trail in a brutal race that will test them all, body and soul. Only the strongest will survive.<br><br>The prize? A one-way ticket to Sky-Base and unimaginable luxury.<br><br>And for a chance at this new life, Adam will risk everything.</p><p><u><b>More Praise for <i>Stone Rider</i></b></u></p><p><b>“Hofmeyr constructs a bleak futuristic world and a landscape both sublime and unforgiving...[in his] novel about self-preservation and reclaiming one’s humanity amid brutality.&quot;--<i>Publishers Weekly</i></b><br><br><b>&quot;. . . gritty nonstop action.&quot;--<i>School Library Journal</i></b></p><br><br><br><i>From the Hardcover edition.</i>