In this dazzling debut, Howard presents a disturbing world with uncanny similarities to our own. As they race towards a promised land that might only be a myth, Banyan makes shocking discoveries about his family, his past, and how far people will go to bring back the trees. Unsure of whom to trust, he's forced to make an uneasy alliance with Alpha, an alluring, dangerous pirate with an agenda of her own. Those who make it past the pirates and poachers can't escape the locusts-the locusts that now feed on human flesh.īut Banyan isn't the only one looking for the trees, and he's running out of time. Everything changes when Banyan meets a woman with a strange tattoo-a clue to the whereabouts of the last living trees on earth, and he sets off across a wasteland from which few return. But that was before his father was taken. Although Banyan's never seen a real tree-they were destroyed more than a century ago-his father used to tell him stories about the Old World. Using scrap metal and salvaged junk, he creates forests for rich patrons who seek a reprieve from the desolate landscape. Seventeen-year-old Banyan is a tree builder.

But Banyan isn't the only one looking for the trees, and he's running out of time. When Banyan meets a mysterious woman with a strange tattoo that offers a clue to the whereabouts of the last living trees, he sets off across a wasteland full of desert pirates, underground poachers and the agents of a sinister corporation that controls the last remaining source of food. before they were destroyed by the plagues of locusts that now feed on human flesh. Although Banyan's never seen a real tree, his missing father used to tell him stories about the way they grew in the old world.

Using salvaged scrap metal, he creates forests for rich patrons who seek a reprieve from the desolate landscape. Mad Max meets Lord of the Rings in this first installment of the Rootless trilogy.

a nonstop adventure' - Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW Synopsis: 'There's a brilliant madness to this deadly post-apocalyptic world, filled with complex characters, shifting loyalties, and layers of mystery.

Rootless by Chris Howard