Quest: Brace for the Sandstorm

The song of the sand dunes puts the lost soul into a trance. The scorching sun amplifies the need for something so basic yet so scarce. A drop of water… some refuge... a bit of shade… But our call for help is lost in the foreboding silence before the sandstorm. Good thing we brought some books! That pool of water near the horizon looks like a great place to read...

Add books you've read that feature a desert as one of the main settings, or talk about deserts.

6 occurrences

Dune

by Frank Herbert

Dune Universe #10

Space OperaAdventureFantasy

624 PagesJune 1965

Read by 40 people

4 occurrences

The Alchemist

by Paulo Coelho

PhilosophySelf-HelpReligion & Spirituality

226 PagesJanuary 1988

Read by 30 people

4 occurrences

The Red Pyramid

by Rick Riordan

The Kane Chronicles #1

Urban FantasyMythologyAdventure

544 PagesApril 2010

Read by 19 people

4 occurrences

The Way of Kings

by Brandon Sanderson

The Cosmere

High/Epic FantasyAdventure

1007 PagesAugust 2010

Read by 43 people

3 occurrences

Tongues of Serpents

by Naomi Novik

Temeraire #6

Historical FictionAlternate HistoryHistorical Fantasy

347 PagesJuly 2010

Read by 5 people

3 occurrences

The Little Prince

by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

FantasyFableLiterary Fiction

96 PagesApril 1943

Read by 36 people

3 occurrences

The Gunslinger

by Stephen King

The Dark Tower #1

ApocalypticAdventureWestern

288 PagesJune 1982

Read by 32 people

2 occurrences

Uglies

by Scott Westerfeld

Uglies #1

ApocalypticDystopiaAdventure

February 2005

Read by 16 people

2 occurrences

The Complete Chronicles of Narnia

by C.S. Lewis

The Chronicles of Narnia (Chronological Order) #1-7

AdventureFantasy

January 1956

Read by 22 people

2 occurrences

The Scorch Trials

by James Dashner

The Maze Runner #2

ApocalypticDystopiaAdventure

384 PagesOctober 2010

Read by 20 people

2 occurrences

The Rage of Dragons

by Evan Winter

The Burning #1

High/Epic Fantasy

571 PagesSeptember 2017

Read by 13 people

2 occurrences

The Horse and His Boy

by C.S. Lewis

The Chronicles of Narnia (Chronological Order) #3

AdventureFantasy

237 PagesSeptember 1954

Read by 17 people

2 occurrences

The Stardust Thief

by Chelsea Abdullah

The Sandsea Trilogy #1

High/Epic FantasyScience FictionAdventure

480 PagesMay 2022

Read by 7 people

2 occurrences

Artemis Fowl

by Eoin Colfer

Artemis Fowl #1

Urban FantasyScience FictionAdventure

January 2001

Read by 25 people

2 occurrences

Words of Radiance

by Brandon Sanderson

The Stormlight Archive #2

High/Epic FantasyAdventure

1080 PagesMarch 2014

Read by 32 people

2 occurrences

A Torch Against the Night

by Sabaa Tahir

An Ember in the Ashes #2

High/Epic FantasyDystopiaAdventure

464 PagesAugust 2016

Read by 11 people

2 occurrences

The Priory of the Orange Tree

by Samantha Shannon

The Priory of the Orange Tree #1

High/Epic FantasyRomance

830 PagesFebruary 2019

Read by 20 people

2 occurrences

A Desolation Called Peace

by Arkady Martine

Teixcalaan #2

Space OperaFantasy

496 PagesMarch 2021

Read by 3 people

2 occurrences

Dune Messiah

by Frank Herbert, Frenks Herberts

Dune Universe #12

Alternate HistorySpace OperaFantasy

285 PagesJuly 1969

Read by 12 people

2 occurrences

Rhythm of War

by Brandon Sanderson

The Cosmere

High/Epic FantasyAdventure

1296 PagesNovember 2020

Read by 24 people

2 occurrences

Children of Dune

by Frank Herbert

Dune Universe #14

Alternate HistorySpace OperaFantasy

444 PagesApril 1976

Read by 10 people

2 occurrences

The Assassin's Blade

by Sarah J. Maas

Throne of Glass #0.1-0.5

High/Epic FantasyRomanceAdventure

464 PagesMarch 2014

Read by 20 people

2 occurrences

The Throne of Fire

by Rick Riordan

The Kane Chronicles #2

Urban FantasyMythologyAdventure

447 PagesMay 2011

Read by 17 people

2 occurrences

An Ember in the Ashes

by Sabaa Tahir

An Ember in the Ashes #1

High/Epic FantasyDystopiaAdventure

464 PagesApril 2015

Read by 17 people

2 occurrences

White Sand, Volume 1

by Brandon Sanderson, Julius Gopez (Illustrator), Rik Hoskin

White Sand #1

High/Epic Fantasy

June 2016

Read by 11 people

2 occurrences

The Stone Sky

by N.K. Jemisin

The Broken Earth #3

ApocalypticPost-ApocalypticDystopia

413 PagesAugust 2017

Read by 14 people

1 occurrence

Remote Control

by Nnedi Okorafor

Alternate HistoryFantasy

January 2021

Read by 4 people

1 occurrence

Tomb of Hannu

by Mark C. King

Sigmund Shaw #3

186 PagesOctober 2016

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

He Who Fights with Monsters

by Shirtaloon

He Who Fights with Monsters #1

LitRPGProgression FantasyAdventure

680 PagesFebruary 2021

Read by 5 people

1 occurrence

The Unbroken

by C.L. Clark

Magic of the Lost #1

High/Epic FantasyRomanceScience Fiction

486 PagesMarch 2021

Read by 10 people

1 occurrence

Engines of Empire

by Richard S. Ford

The Age of Uprising #1

High/Epic FantasySteampunk

624 PagesJanuary 2022

Read by 5 people

1 occurrence

He Who Fights with Monsters 3

by Shirtaloon

He Who Fights with Monsters #3

LitRPGProgression FantasyAdventure

895 PagesSeptember 2021

Read by 3 people

1 occurrence

To Steal the Sun

by S.M. Carter

The Jeweled Lands #1

440 PagesSeptember 2022

Read by 2 people

1 occurrence

The Shadow Rising

by Robert Jordan

The Wheel of Time #4

High/Epic FantasyAdventure

1024 PagesSeptember 1992

Read by 23 people

1 occurrence

Untitled

by Rati Mehrotra

Historical FantasyRomanceScience Fiction

October 2023

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

Oathbringer

by Brandon Sanderson

The Stormlight Archive #3

High/Epic FantasyAdventure

1306 PagesNovember 2017

Read by 29 people

1 occurrence

Gods of Jade and Shadow

by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Magical RealismMythologyHistorical Fantasy

384 PagesJanuary 2019

Read by 8 people

1 occurrence

White Sand, Volume 2

by Brandon Sanderson, Julius Gopez (Illustrator), Rik Hoskin

White Sand #2

High/Epic Fantasy

160 PagesFebruary 2018

Read by 9 people

1 occurrence

The Wrath and the Dawn

by Rene Ahdi, Renée Ahdieh

The Wrath and the Dawn #1

Historical FictionFairy TaleFantasy

404 PagesMay 2015

Read by 4 people

1 occurrence

The Gate of the Feral Gods

by Matt Dinniman

Dungeon Crawler Carl #4

LitRPGApocalypticComedic Fiction

18h 3m June 2021

Read by 15 people

1 occurrence

Strangers from the Sky

by Bonanno Margaret Wander, George Takei, Leonard Nimoy, More...

Star Trek: The Original Series

Science FictionFantasy

July 1987

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

A Day of Fallen Night

by Samantha Shannon

The Priory of the Orange Tree #0

Fantasy

865 PagesFebruary 2023

Read by 3 people

1 occurrence

Rebel of the Sands

by Alwyn Hamilton

Rebel of the Sands #1

High/Epic FantasyMythologyAdventure

314 PagesMarch 2016

Read by 5 people

1 occurrence

The Martian

by Andy Weir

The Martian #1

SurvivalAdventureComedic Fiction

561 PagesSeptember 2011

Read by 42 people

1 occurrence

Snake-eater

by T. Kingfisher

Fantasy

November 2025

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

White Sand, Volume 3

by Brandon Sanderson, Fritz Casas (Illustrator), Rik Hoskin

White Sand #3

High/Epic Fantasy

160 PagesSeptember 2019

Read by 8 people

1 occurrence

Untitled

by Chelsea Abdullah

The Sandsea Trilogy #2

Fantasy

January 2025

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

Emperor of Thorns

by Mark Lawrence

The Broken Empire #3

High/Epic FantasyApocalypticPost-Apocalyptic

592 PagesAugust 2013

Read by 5 people

1 occurrence

He Who Fights with Monsters 2

by Shirtaloon

He Who Fights with Monsters #2

LitRPGProgression FantasyAdventure

826 PagesMay 2021

Read by 4 people

1 occurrence

Traitor to the Throne

by Alwyn Hamilton

Rebel of the Sands #2

High/Epic FantasyMythologyAdventure

528 PagesNovember 2016

Read by 3 people