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The Moon Hunters: A Thrilling Dystopian Adventure Paperback – November 6, 2020

by Anya Pavelle (Author)
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For fans of The Hunger Games, Divergent, and The Gender Game comes a captivating new story like no other.

The Pestilence sweeps the globe with terrifying speed. A group of survivors finds an island sanctuary.

Three generations later, no one has heard from the outside world in years. The old radio only crackles with static. The Pestilence either finished its job or the world tore itself apart.

In the Village of Lehom, Leilani has been called to court as a Virtue by the King. Going to court means losing her independence and self-respect. Unfortunately, she doesn’t have a choice.

Leilani decides to take a stand; the King be damned. She plans a daring escape and sets in motion a series of events that will shake the foundation of her village and the island to its core.

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"This is an engaging story with complex but believable characters and an interesting presentation of story- a journal, a retelling of the past, and an exploration of the present. Anya moves seamlessly among those sources to develop themes of resilience, courage and integrity within three unique cultures. A great read....one of the few books that demands both a prequel and a sequel! Thank you, Anya, for sharing this with us all!" -StoryCollector

"If you’re a fan of Divergent, The Maze Runner, and The Hunger Games, this is the perfect book for you. I love a good dystopian thriller and Moon Hunters did not disappoint. While borrowing themes from the classics, the plot is unique. The characters are very well developed and you can’t help but rally behind them. The story pulled me in within the first few pages and I had a hard time putting it down. I highly recommend it." -Eric S.

"I highly recommend “The Moon Hunters” by Anya Pavelle. It’s a great story of standing up for what you believe in. It also features a strong female lead character. The book is a thrilling example of excellent post-apocalyptic sci-fi at its best. The author crafts a tale that is both an epic worldbuilder and riveting adventure. Do yourself a favor and grab a copy. You’ll be glad you did." -DTM
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Chandra Press LLC (November 6, 2020)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 298 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1949964337
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1949964332
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.5 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.75 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Anya Pavelle was born in Massachusetts but eventually settled in Florida, where she currently lives with her husband and dog. She’s a trained art historian who sees the quiet beauty in nature, art, and literature. Anya has been imagining new worlds since she was six years old and like many morbidly curious people, she’s obsessed with dystopian literature. The Moon Hunters is her first foray into science fiction. She’s currently working on the sequel and also plans on writing a prequel. In addition to writing, Anya loves traveling the world, SCUBA diving, relaxing with her friends and family, and finally, curling up with a new book and a glass of wine on a moon-lit humid night.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!!
Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2023
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Wow, The Moon Hunters is a dystopian story like none I've ever read. When a plague comes, a group of people find isolation on an island. However, they quickly establish a new home with multiple societies, each with their own cultures, customs, and faiths.

This story takes place decades later. The world-building in this book was absolutely amazing and the descriptions were fantastic. There were different villages on the island and I loved learning about each of them. But my gosh, there were some horrible characters in here! The king and Lelani's brother were the worst! I don't want to spoil anything, but I was VERY pleased with how the king met his end!

Lelani is super brave and I very much enjoyed learning her story as she told it to Deanne. I was also a huge fan of the romance aspect of the story!!

Overall, The Moon Hunters is a riveting post-apocalyptic novel with a really unique take, rich world-building, and a diverse cast of characters. 5 stars!
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Chris Hepler
4.0 out of 5 stars Solid worldbuilding, nice clean read; Atwood for YA
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2023
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In the near future, a pandemic causes a small band of people to retreat to a tropical island and cut themselves off from the rest of humanity. “The Moon Hunters” is the story of Leilani, an escapee from the island, found adrift and taken aboard by a ship of marine biologists. The novel alternates between her telling her tale of the island kingdom’s oppressive dystopia and her conversations with Deanne, the ship’s physician.

The world of Lehom is a heavily patriarchal society, one that’s hard not to compare to Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale,” though Lehom’s mythology is unique and well-developed, with many chapters starting with excerpts from the island’s origin story. Leilani’s main conflict develops as she is chosen to become a Virtue (sort of a lady-in-waiting to the queen with religious strictures – the women are renamed after virtues such as Elegance and Obedience) and must deal with the advances of the repulsive, domineering king.

Though the conflict took a while to get going for the “thrilling dystopian adventure” I was expecting, the second half delivers in terms of suspense and struggle. Leilani doesn’t just serve as a put-upon protagonist enduring suffering, but actively turns heroic in a believable, character-appropriate way. Her final escape (not a spoiler, since you know from the beginning that she’s left the island) is nicely accomplished through elements that were previously set up. Oh, and though there's a sequel, it's not a cliffhanger! All in all, a pretty good read.
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GhostintheShell
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding YA Dystopia
Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2020
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I usually don’t read YA, but I’m so glad I gave this book a shot! The Moon Hunters is a well-crafted story in a unique setting that gripped me from the first page.
After a horrible plague, a group of survivors has found a new home on a deserted island. The book starts fifty years after this event and tells the story of the grandchildren and great-grandchildren of the original settlers.
Completely cut off the world, three villages have been founded which couldn’t be more different: Gaie, a tropical hippie-paradise, Central Village, that has kept a lot of culture from the “Old World” and finally Lehom which has been founded by a religious cult leader.
We follow Leilani, a young woman of nineteen years, who had the misfortune to be born in Lehom. The strictly patriarchal society doesn’t give much freedom to women and consequently oppresses them. But Leilani wants more from life than just being pretty and obedient. If this wasn’t complicated enough, she falls in love with a boy from one of the other two villages, which is strictly forbidden, especially since the psychotic king of Lehom wants her for his harem…
What I liked most about the book was the world-building. Anya Pavelle has done a magnificent job by creating a cultural micro-cosmos with its own rules, traditions and religions. All characters are unique and well-developed. Leilani is a strong young woman who always tries to do the right thing and often clashes with her despotic twin brother. One of the most interesting and repulsive characters is the lecherous, power-hungry king, who makes an excellent antagonist for the young heroine.
The story is set on a tropical island, and the author manages to describe the environment so well that I outright could see, feel, and smell it. The book is like a short trip into the tropics, and a wonderful summer read for YA dystopia lovers!
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Dahl
5.0 out of 5 stars A compelling dystopian ride
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2022
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Anya Pavelle’s “The Moon Hunters” is a beautifully written and gripping dystopian tale of an isolated island society formed in the attempt to evade a deadly world-wide pandemic. Decades later, hidden from the world, you see the rise of religious fanaticism and the fall into tyranny and violence. The author seamlessly weaves a believable tale of societal decline, a gripping story of love and bravery in the fight against those who rise to abuse power and faith. I don’t want to give too much of the plot away, but I will say that the writing is beautiful, and the characters are richly captured in the author's words and their actions and their hearts. Once you start reading, you can't put it down. Leilani is an amazing and strong young woman, brave enough to fight not only for herself but the entire island. Can she and her family and loved ones survive the tyranny, and can the island survive when the world rediscovers them? It’s a must-read, and I am moving on to the sequel. Well-deserved 5 stars!!!
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Clive
4.0 out of 5 stars Not for me
Reviewed in Mexico on February 23, 2023
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This is really well written, it's just not my kind of story.
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Jacob Klop
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent world building. Satisfying ending. I wanted more.
Reviewed in Canada on December 23, 2020
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The Moon Hunters tells the story of a young woman’s resistance against a dystopian society that places women in inferior roles.

Leilani, the main character, begins as more of a stubborn woman, who enjoys being a scribe, and wants to escape from being a ‘Virtue’ in the King’s palace by performing poorly. The term ‘Virtue’ is quite nice and essentially describes women who are lovely to look upon, but not touch. Virtues will likely be married off to one of the princes at some point. Eventually, Leilani is forced into direct opposition with the king, who is a despicable man, which leads to serious consequences.

The story is told nearly exclusively from Leilani’s perspective to a rescuer who finds her on a ship drifting in the ocean. We soon find out that Leilani is living on an island that has been cut off from the rest of civilization in an attempt to create a utopia. The world creating with regard to the island and its society is wonderful. I felt like I could visualize it so clearly, and the more I read the more in tune with it I became.

There are a number of little touches that slowly come into the story that bring life to the world. There are other villages with more progressive ideals, there’s a drug that keeps people under control, and a religious undertone that made me feel like I was reading about a cult in a lot of ways.

There are a number of side characters and the author does an excellent job of integrating them into the story so that I quickly recognized their personalities and was never overwhelmed or forgot who they were.

I think the best compliment I can give is that I was sad when the book ended. Not because it was unsatisfying. The plot was just perfect. I wanted to read more about this society and what happens to them after the end.

This was one of my favourite reads of the year. Five stars.
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Anders Kingsley
5.0 out of 5 stars Such a well written novel
Reviewed in Germany on October 18, 2021
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What I loved most about this book is its rich but easy to follow language. The author makes writing look so easy. The more I read the more I forgot it was a fictional story. I was so impressed by the author's talent that I bought, read, and enjoyed her next book, The Garden of Stone Houses as well. I recommend this novel to all readers, even to people who are not into dystopian stories normally.
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Gina Uaille
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully written, captures your interest from the start
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 3, 2020
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The Moon Hunters
Author: Anya Pavelle
Publisher: Chandra Press LLC
Year: 2019

From the very first glance of the beautifully designed cover to the start of the story, I feel the presence of being in another world with the wonderful descriptive passages of the landscape, the elaborate designs of the clothing, the colours of the surroundings.

A story wrapped in beauty, betrayal, injustice, imprisonment, destruction, love, rescue, but in the end, love conquers all.

I am not going to go into the story in detail only to recommend this book as a fantastic journey that I feel credits 5 stars plus. Anya’s captures the beauty in her descriptive scenes, and the love of Leilani and Jenay is so evident from the early beginning to a final chapter twenty-three.

There are lots of beautiful quotes I could mention from this book, so many, but to narrow it down to some from chapter twenty - “Love isn’t necessarily logic. It simply happens.” and “Then again, if we were together, any place would do, Yes, home is you.”

Anya is an American writer and she is a trained art historian. She loves travelling, nature, scuba diving, art, and literature.
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Sun
4.0 out of 5 stars An intriguing fantasy world which isn't a fantasy
Reviewed in India on May 14, 2020
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Usually, what I describe as a fantasy is one filled with dragons, elves, spells and many other magical elements. None of the above was prevalent here yet I had the feeling of being transported to a fantasy world. The stories behind the villages and their foundation was captivating. It makes me hope that the author might give out a sequel for just that part. As for the current story, it is indeed well-told. Because at one point, I was honestly cheering for the good guys and gritting my teeth against the villains. The detail given to the scenaries made me glad as it allowed me to conjure up what the author envisioned I think. But who knows, what I see could be different from what the author saw and what others might see.
Another highlight for me was the dynamic structure of each village. It shows how, despite their mutual loathing for eachother, all the villages help one another so they can co-exist. Now is that a good thing or a bad one? I don't know. And you'll understand why I feel that way after reading the book. But our real world leaders can definitely learn a thing or two from these village founders who believed in helping one another rather than killing each other despite their differences.
All in all, I enjoyed this book and am hoping for a sequel or is it a prequel of the origins of the Island where our wonderful Moon Hunters were born.
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