The Ashes Trilogy: Ashes: Book 1

Paperback Published on: 29/09/2011
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The Ashes Trilogy: Ashes
3.5 stars really- brilliant mostly though!
The first in a trilogy this post apocolyptic thriller suggests a world where many children are rendered murderous cannibals and everyone else who managed t... READ MORE
Hannah Mulligan Ward at Woking
The Ashes Trilogy: Ashes
Not to be missed
I'm slightly dissapointed with the cover, as I feel its trying to sell itself to the 'dark romance' genre. However, this is not a dark romance title. It is... READ MORE
Carol Ann Noble at Carlisle
The Ashes Trilogy: Ashes
Amazing book !
This is the perfect book for fans of Gone by Michael Grant and The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Alex is hiking through Michigan alone,for reasons of he... READ MORE
Roz Radmore
The Ashes Trilogy: Ashes
Haunting epic
Just wow, this one is still making me shiver. I absolutely love teen dystopia novels and this one rates highly amongst my favourites. Think “The Walking De... READ MORE
Emma Louise Pennell at Chichester
The Ashes Trilogy: Ashes
Haunting epic.
Just wow, this one is still making me shiver. I absolutely love teen dystopia novels and this one rates highly amongst my favourites. Think “The Walking De... READ MORE
Emma Prince at Portsmouth
The Ashes Trilogy: Ashes
The Walking Dead.. well not really...
...But only because they're not really dead. An electromagnetic pulse has swept across the Earth, killing healthy adults and turning teenagers into cra... READ MORE
Sinead at Clapham Junction
The Ashes Trilogy: Ashes
Brilliant Dystopia Continues!
Ilsa is already a familiar face in the world of Star Trek fiction, and is now turning her talents to Young Adult fiction, and believe me, she’s doing a gre... READ MORE
Darran Stobbart

Synopsis

A cataclysmic event. A dramatically changed world. A zombie army. Can three kids really survive... and who can they trust?

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. But then the world suddenly changes. An electromagnetic pulse sweeps through the sky zapping every electronic device and killing the vast majority of adults. For those spared, it's a question of who can be trusted and who has changed...

Everyone 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). 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.

This improvised family will have to use every ounce of courage they have just to find food, shelter, while fighting off the 'Changed' and those desperate to stay alive.

A tense and involving adventure with shocks and sudden plot twists that will keep teen and adult readers gripped.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
  • ISBN: 9780857382627
  • Number of pages: 352
  • Dimensions: 200 x 144 x 33 mm
  • Weight: 327g
  • Languages: English

Customer Reviews

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The Ashes Trilogy: Ashes
Incredible!
I picked up this book randomly while shopping with a friend and brought it based on the blurb. I never could have guessed that I’d get so totally and compl... READ MORE
SamanthavanBuuren
The Ashes Trilogy: Ashes
chilling
i thought this was a very thought provoking story that takes a chilling look into how society may turn out if there was an event that caused millions of pe... READ MORE
dani harrogate
The Ashes Trilogy: Ashes
Amazing
I can't even begin to describe how much I loved reading this book. I never wanted it to end! It literally had everything I personally love in books. It ha... READ MORE
GloriousBooks
The Ashes Trilogy: Ashes
Excellent!
A fantastic read, although at times a tad creepy, and perhaps not a book for younger readers? Literally couldn't put it down. Gutted when I turned the page... READ MORE
Rebekah Cole