Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
Setting
Welcome to the wasteland, folks. If you've ever watched Mad Max or played Fallout 4, then you already have a head start on understanding Blood Red Road's setting. Our unnamed locale is your classic...
What's Up With the Title?
Oddly enough, there's no highway called "Blood Red Road" in Blood Red Road, though it would fit well enough with such locales as the Black Mountains and Darktrees. Instead, the title is an allusion...
What's Up With the Ending?
Ding, dong—the King is dead. After a failed ambush, the King is launched off a cliff while dueling with Saba and ends up impaled on a conveniently pointy rock formation. Ouchies.Now that their mi...
Tough-o-Meter
The story of Blood Red Road is told in a super-sparse, simple style, so it's a pretty easy read. On the other hand, some readers might be troubled by the heavy use of dialect and first-person voice...