The Marrow Thieves

The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline was the 140th official Sword and Laser Book Club selection.

Reading Period: January 1, 2021 to January 31, 2021

How/Why was this book chosen: This month's pick is from our second "Veronica maternity leave" guest host, Mallory O'Meara. She is a writer, author, film producer and co-host of the Reading Glasses podcast.

Goodreads Group Discussion of The Marrow Thieves

The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
In a futuristic world ravaged by global warming, people have lost the ability to dream, and the dreamlessness has led to widespread madness. The only people still able to dream are North America's Indigenous people, and it is their marrow that holds the cure for the rest of the world. But getting the marrow, and dreams, means death for the unwilling donors. Driven to flight, a fifteen-year-old and his companions struggle for survival, attempt to reunite with loved ones and take refuge from the "recruiters" who seek them out to bring them to the marrow-stealing "factories."