It's been over six months since the eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano. Alex and Darla have been staying with Alex's relatives, trying to cope with the new reality of the primitive world so vividly portrayed in 'Ashfall,' the first book in this series. It's also been six months of waiting for Alex's parents to return from Iowa. Alex and Darla decide they can wait no longer and must retrace their journey into Iowa to find and bring back Alex's parents to the tenuous safety of Illinois. But the landscape they cross is even more perilous than before, with life-and-death battles for food and power between the remaining communities. When the unthinkable happens, Alex must find new reserves of strength and determination to survive.
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"In this chilling debut, Mullin seamlessly weaves meticulous details about science, geography, agriculture, and slaughter into his prose, creating a fully immersive and internally consistent world scarily close to reality." -- "Kirkus Reviews, " starred review
About the Author
Mike Mullin first discovered he could make money writing in sixth grade. His teacher, Mrs. Brannon, occasionally paid students for using unusual words. Mullin's first sale as a writer earned ten cents for one word: tenacious. Since then, Mullin has always been involved with literature. One of his early jobs was shelving books at Central Library in Indianapolis. Later, he paid his way through graduate school in part by serving as a reference assistant. He has worked in his mother's business, Kids Ink Children's Bookstore, for more than twenty years, serving at various times as a store manager, buyer, school and library salesperson, and marketing consultant. Mullin wrote his first novel in elementary school - 'Captain Poopy's Sewer Adventures.' He's been writing more or less nonstop ever since, but fortunately for his readers, 'Ashfall' will be his first published novel. Mullin holds a black belt in Songahm Taekwondo. He lives in Indianapolis with his wife and her three cats. Visit www.mikemullinauthor.com for more info about the author and 'Ashfall' and its sequel, 'Ashen Winter.'
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3.0 out of 5 stars
More Talking, Less Action Than the First Book
Oct 14 2012
By Book Sake
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
I really enjoyed the first book, Ashfall, and was very excited to see where the story would take me. While there is still a good read in the book, it was overflowing with time spent on the small things, minute by minute, tiny detail after tiny detail. I felt myself wanting to speed read through these parts, but it was most of the book. Looking back, I think if I would have just read the dialogue and the small bits surrounding it, I would have had the same story with less distraction.
Problem after problem arises and while they are written as grand issues, they don't feel that big because there are so many of them. Some of the characters that we meet are annoying and I just wanted Alex to move on so I didn't have to read about them anymore.
The good parts were when the big things were actually happening. Wondering what would happen next with those moments kept me reading and interested. It still scares me when I think about something like this happening in our future, because I think the way people will behave will be quite similar to the world that Mullin has created. For that alone he is a wonderful writer, pulling the possible from the unthinkable.
ARC reviewed by Jessica for Book Sake.
Book Received: For free from publisher in exchange for an honest review.
Problem after problem arises and while they are written as grand issues, they don't feel that big because there are so many of them. Some of the characters that we meet are annoying and I just wanted Alex to move on so I didn't have to read about them anymore.
The good parts were when the big things were actually happening. Wondering what would happen next with those moments kept me reading and interested. It still scares me when I think about something like this happening in our future, because I think the way people will behave will be quite similar to the world that Mullin has created. For that alone he is a wonderful writer, pulling the possible from the unthinkable.
ARC reviewed by Jessica for Book Sake.
Book Received: For free from publisher in exchange for an honest review.
12 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
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Feb 15 2013
By Chels
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
First off, don’t read this book if you haven’t read Ashfall. I was very confused and had to track down and read the first (which was awesome). In the second book, Ashen Winter, we see Alex and Darla six months after the first book ended. My biggest enjoyment out of this whole book was seeing their relationship grow. Both Alex and Darla are compatible and I really connect with the love they have for each other. If you see all my other reviews, my stars are mostly based on how well I liked the characters. If the plot is bad, but I like the people in them, I keep reading. The plot in this book was very interesting and had me rapidly turning the pages. I loved how the invested the characters were in each other-when Darla is taken, Alex is determined to get her back no matter the cost!
My feelings were invested in all their decision making. The pacing was fast and action packed! I was glued to every page, nothing was slow or left me bored. It was seriously like BAM! This happened BAM! That happened, BAM! Twists and turns were everywhere... this is a book I couldn’t put down, which hasn’t happened to me in a while. If you’re looking for thrills, action, romance and suspense all packed into one book, this book is for you!
*Received a copy for review, this in no way affects my review*
My feelings were invested in all their decision making. The pacing was fast and action packed! I was glued to every page, nothing was slow or left me bored. It was seriously like BAM! This happened BAM! That happened, BAM! Twists and turns were everywhere... this is a book I couldn’t put down, which hasn’t happened to me in a while. If you’re looking for thrills, action, romance and suspense all packed into one book, this book is for you!
*Received a copy for review, this in no way affects my review*
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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2.5 stars
Oct 18 2012
By J. Burk
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
I have to disagree with the majority; I was disappointed by this book. Ashfall was so well done that I had high expectations from the author. It felt like the main character did one stupid thing after another just to keep him in constant crisis which got old very quickly and felt contrived. By the end, I didn't care what happened to Alex but I would have liked to read more about Ben.
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