Desperate to find out what happened and to avoid the zombies that are on the hunt, Alex meets up with Tom – an Army veteran who escaped one war only to find something worse at home – and Ellie, a young girl whose grandfather was killed by the electromagnetic pulse. For those spared, it's a question of who can be trusted and who has changed.Įveryone still alive has turned – some for the better (those who acquired a superhuman sense) while others for the worse (those who acquired a taste for human flesh). An electromagnetic pulse sweeps through the sky zapping every electronic device and killing the vast majority of adults.

The shocking conclusion of Ashes by Ilsa J.Alex has run away and is hiking through the wilderness with her dead parents' ashes, about to say goodbye to the life she no longer wants to live. “In some cases, authors are daring enough (or heartless enough, depending on your tolerance for sad endings) to let their protagonists face seemingly insurmountable obstacles and find that they are, indeed, just that. “Bick takes the best of post-apocalyptic, zombie fiction…and adds the exact thing that has been sorely lacking from those genres: girl power… a real girl with brains and heart, just trying to survive in a world that is out to eat her alive.”–VOYA “…an impeccable sci-fi/horror balance, quick pace, and risky storytelling…”–BCCB “…a harrowing apocalyptic survival tale that brims with true horror … No one’s survival is guaranteed here.”–Locus “…(a) thoroughly unputdownable story with an off-the-charts creep factor.”–Romantic Times “Bick has written a thriller of a post-apocalyptic novel.”–Ingram’s Bick would be their bouncing baby girl.”– “If Cormac McCarthy and Justin Cronin bore a lovechild. “Splendidly paced apocalyptic zombie horror ends with a thrilling, terrifying cliffhanger.”–Kirkus Reviews “Bick delivers an action-packed tale of an apocalypse unfolding, launching a trilogy with flair.”–Publisher’s Weekly “A haunting epic story of survival in a shattered world. “Gripped me from beginning to end–dark, creepy, suspenseful. –2014 ABRAHAM LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL BOOK AWARD NOMINEE –2014 OKLAHOMA SEQUOYAH BOOK AWARD NOMINEE –2013 MILWAUKEE COUNTY TEEN BOOK AWARD NOMINEE –2013 ALA QUICK PICK FOR RELUCTANT READERS FINALIST –2012-2013 SOUTH DAKOTA YOUNG ADULT READING PROGRAM BOOK AWAY MASTER LIST TITLE –2012 OUTSTANDING BOOK BY A WISCONSIN AUTHOR –2011 PA SCHOOL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION YA TOP 40 TITLE

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