Pamela Thompson, El Paso Times Sunday Living Gritty, grim, grotesque, gruesome, gratifying and ultimately deeply satisfying, Ashes is this year's best ya dystopian novel. The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s BooksĪn action-packed tale of an apocalypse unfolding, launching a trilogy with flair. The gorgeous (and disturbing cover) is sure to grab attention an impeccable sci-fi/horrorīalance, quick pace, and risky storytelling all live up to the jacket’s promise. Bick’s ability to convincingly render the mindset of people exposed to horrors and those still living with them makes not just Alex but all the characters around her feel real enough that we ache for them.” Locus Magazine “.a harrowing apocalyptic survival tale that brims with true horror.Ashes inhabits the same dark country as The Stand (and is, in fact, delightfully King-esque at times) or Justin Cronin’s recent viral apocalypse The Passage. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Michael Grant, New York Times Best-Selling author of Gone New York Times Best-Selling author of The Maze Runner and The Scorch TrialsĪ haunting and epic story of survival in a shattered world, ASHES is a must read. Gripped me from beginning to end – dark, creepy and suspenseful. Bick crafts a terrifying and thrilling novel about a world that could be ours at any moment, where those left standing must learn what it means not just to survive, but to live amidst the devastation. Now desperate to find out what happened after the pulse crushes her to the ground, Alex meets up with Tom-a young soldier-and Ellie, a girl whose grandfather was killed by the EMP.įor this improvised family and the others who are spared, it’s now a question of who can be trusted and who is no longer human.Īuthor Ilsa J. An electromagnetic pulse flashes across the sky, destroying every electronic device, wiping out every computerized system, and killing billions.Īlex hiked into the woods to say good-bye to her dead parents and her personal demons.
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