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Broken

by Russell Ackerman

The wasteland is full of danger, it’s always a choice between bad and worse. Every step forward is a step into the unknown. The Walker in the Dust: Broken is the story of a man in the post nuclear wasteland who loses everything, a man who seeks death but finds purpose instead in the bright eyes of a child, and under the wing of a veteran survivor. It’s not a story about fighting, or killing, or saving the world. It’s about putting one foot in front of the other when all odds are stacked against you, when the greatest danger comes not from the giant scorpions or scorching wasteland, but from your own self doubt, and from the apocalypse within. Do you dare to become a Walker in the Dust or… Are you already one?

Chappie’s discussion starters

🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.

  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?