ReviewsPraise for Year One "Electric and ground-breaking...A fast-paced, mesmerizing, and thought-provoking novel that will no doubt add to Roberts' legions of fans." - Kirkus , Starred Review "Fascinating characters and a well-built dystopia combine with a riveting plot that will attract a whole new group of readers. " - Library Journal , Starred Review "Roberts knows exactly how to spellbind an audience." - The Washington Post "Nora Roberts has turned her pen to apocalyptic fiction. And she really delivered... fast-paced and energetic." - Bustle, "Roberts continues her apocalyptic Chronicles of The One with a mesmerizing follow-up that is bold and breathtaking...meeting the next generation and watching the heroine grow into her powers and leadership is enthralling." -- Kirkus "[Of Blood and Bone] can be read on its own and will appeal to fans of fast-paced dystopian tales with a strong heroine." -- Publishers Weekly Praise for Year One "Electric and ground-breaking...A fast-paced, mesmerizing, and thought-provoking novel that will no doubt add to Roberts' legions of fans." -- Kirkus , Starred Review "Fascinating characters and a well-built dystopia combine with a riveting plot that will attract a whole new group of readers. " -- Library Journal , Starred Review "What Roberts has done, with her radical departure, is ensure that she will find new fans among readers attracted to apocalyptic sf and speculative fiction." -- Booklist "Magnificent...A match for end-of-the-world classics like Stephen King's The Stand. " -- New York Times Book Review "You'll be hooked." -- People Magazine "Roberts knows exactly how to spellbind an audience." -- The Washington Post "Nora Roberts has turned her pen to apocalyptic fiction. And, oh boy, she really delivered...fast-paced and energetic." -- Bustle "The queen of the best-seller list is kicking off a new trilogy, a foray into dystopian fantasy that may earn the novelist a few gazillion more fans." -- AARP.org, Best Books of Winter 2018 Recommended as one of four books students should read over winter break by The Carolinian , UNC Greensboro, "Roberts continues her apocalyptic Chronicles of The One with a mesmerizing follow-up that is bold and breathtaking...meeting the next generation and watching the heroine grow into her powers and leadership is enthralling." -- Kirkus "[Of Blood and Bone] can be read on its own and will appeal to fans of fast-paced dystopian tales with a strong heroine." -- Publishers Weekly Praise for Year One "Electric and ground-breaking...A fast-paced, mesmerizing, and thought-provoking novel that will no doubt add to Roberts' legions of fans." -- Kirkus , Starred Review "Fascinating characters and a well-built dystopia combine with a riveting plot that will attract a whole new group of readers. " -- Library Journal , Starred Review "What Roberts has done, with her radical departure, is ensure that she will find new fans among readers attracted to apocalyptic sf and speculative fiction." -- Booklist "A match for end-of-the-world classics like Stephen King's The Stand. " -- New York Times Book Review "You'll be hooked." -- People Magazine "Roberts knows exactly how to spellbind an audience." -- The Washington Post "Nora Roberts has turned her pen to apocalyptic fiction. And, oh boy, she really delivered...fast-paced and energetic." -- Bustle "The queen of the best-seller list is kicking off a new trilogy, a foray into dystopian fantasy that may earn the novelist a few gazillion more fans." -- AARP.org, Best Books of Winter 2018 Recommended as one of four books students should read over winter break by The Carolinian , UNC Greensboro, Praise for Year One "Electric and ground-breaking...A fast-paced, mesmerizing, and thought-provoking novel that will no doubt add to Roberts' legions of fans." -- Kirkus , Starred Review "Fascinating characters and a well-built dystopia combine with a riveting plot that will attract a whole new group of readers. " -- Library Journal , Starred Review "What Roberts has done, with her radical departure, is ensure that she will find new fans among readers attracted to apocalyptic sf and speculative fiction." -- Booklist "A match for end-of-the-world classics like Stephen King's The Stand. " -- New York Times Book Review "You'll be hooked." -- People Magazine "Roberts knows exactly how to spellbind an audience." -- The Washington Post "Nora Roberts has turned her pen to apocalyptic fiction. And, oh boy, she really delivered...fast-paced and energetic." -- Bustle "The queen of the best-seller list is kicking off a new trilogy, a foray into dystopian fantasy that may earn the novelist a few gazillion more fans." -- AARP.org, Best Books of Winter 2018 Recommended as one of four books students should read over winter break by The Carolinian , UNC Greensboro, "Roberts continues her apocalyptic Chronicles of The One with a mesmerizing follow-up that is bold and breathtaking...meeting the next generation and watching the heroine grow into her powers and leadership is enthralling." -- Kirkus "[Of Blood and Bone] can be read on its own and will appeal to fans of fast-paced dystopian tales with a strong heroine." -- Publishers Weekly "Roberts narrates the tale with such passion, that you visualize every sentence you read. With the ability to transcend time and space, and with shadowy figures who may represent good or evil, it makes Of Blood and Bone the perfect book to advance this trilogy." - Shelf Life
Series Volume Number2
SynopsisNora Roberts, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the epic Year One returns with Of Blood and Bone, a new tale of terror and magick in a brand new world. They look like an everyday family living an ordinary life. But beyond the edges of this peaceful farm, unimaginable forces of light and dark have been unleashed. Fallon Swift, approaching her thirteenth birthday, barely knows the world that existed before--the city where her parents lived, now in ruins and reclaimed by nature since the Doom sickened and killed billions. Traveling anywhere is a danger, as vicious gangs of Raiders and fanatics called Purity Warriors search for their next victim. Those like Fallon, in possession of gifts, are hunted--and the time is coming when her true nature, her identity as The One, can no longer be hidden. In a mysterious shelter in the forest, her training is about to begin under the guidance of Mallick, whose skills have been honed over centuries. She will learn the old ways of healing; study and spar; encounter faeries and elves and shifters; and find powers within herself she never imagined. And when the time is right, she will take up the sword, and fight. For until she grows into the woman she was born to be, the world outside will never be whole again., The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the epic Year One returns with a new tale of terror and magick in a brand new world.
LC Classification NumberPS3568.O243O35 2018