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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. Mark Smith lives on Victoria�s Surf Coast. His writing has won a number of awards and has appeared in Best Australian Stories, Review of Australian Fiction and the Big Issue. Wilder Country is his second novel. �A riveting story of survival that questions the prices of freedom and safety as well as the value of an individual life...A breakout new series full of romance, danger, and a surprisingly engaging world.� Kirkus, Starred Review for The Road to Winter 'It's easy to see why Mark Smith's dystopian thriller has been compared with John Marsden's Tomorrow When the War Began. I barely came up for breath as the pages flew. So strap yourself in for a high action ride.� Kids Book Review on The Road to Winter 'Mark Smith's debut novel is assured, gripping and leaves you wanting more.' Sydney Morning Herald on The Road to Winter �A beautiful and intimate story...Like the best YA fiction, The Road to Winter is sure to appeal just as much to an adult audience, and I can easily see it being discussed as passionately by a local book club as a high-school English class.� Otago Daily Times on The Road to Winter �Smith skillfully maintains an underlying tension. Whenever I put the book down, I felt as if I�d been holding my breath...The world Smith creates is convincing, perhaps because he takes real-world scenarios and kicks them up a notch.� New Zealand Listener on The Road to Winter