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# Ashfall

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Under the bubbling hot springs and geysers of Yellowstone National Park is a supervolcano. Most people don't know it's there. The caldera is so large that it can only be seen from a plane or satellite. It just could be overdue for an eruption, which would change the landscape and climate of our planet. For Alex, being left alone for the weekend means having the freedom to play computer games and hang out with his friends without hassle from his mother. Then the Yellowstone supervolcano erupts, plunging his hometown into a nightmare of darkness, ash, and violence. Alex begins a harrowing trek to seach for his family and finds help in Darla, a travel partner he meets along the way. Together they must find the strength and skills to survive and outlast an epic disaster.

Review: Terrifyingly realistic! - This book is freakin' scary. For some reason I wasn't super incredibly excited to read it. I wasn't unexcited, I just wasn't looking forward to it the most. But wow, Ashfall has probably affected me the most out of all the books I've read this year. This book will make you think, and wonder, and fear, and then go do research to see if it could actually happen. Because it could actually happen, and that's what makes this book so terrifying. Before I even finished reading, I started doing loads and loads of research, Googling all about the "Yellowstone supervolcano" and soaking up a bunch of information. In addition to being a total shocker, Ashfall was heart-wrenching. It kind of reminded me of the movie The Day After Tomorrow. That movie is about a devastating disaster, and then a father trekking from Philadelphia to Manhattan to save his son. In Ashfall, the Yellowstone supervolcano errupts, and Alex decides to trek over a hundred miles to get back to his family. The devotion and determination is really moving. Ashfall was actually funnier than I thought it would be! I mean it wasn't exactly in the humour genre, but Alex had hilarious thoughts sometimes and there were just little snippets here and there that made me laugh! Like this quote: ========== Darla had been doing something by the fire. Now she returned and began stripping the blanket off me. I grabbed it before she could pull it away from my groin, to preserve my modesty. "Let go. There's nothing there I haven't seen. Who do you think undressed you, anyway? And honestly, I've seen better equipment on goats." ========== Alex had such an awesome personality and I loved reading from his point of view. He's kind of a cool kid who clearly used to be a bit awkward and antisocial. He was sucked into video games and books and didn't seem to enjoy the "real world" that much. Maybe that's part of why he's so blunt and has such an awesome take on everything. There were a few times where I felt that Ashfall was getting a little slow, but that quickly disappeared once I got to the last third of the book. There were some huge plot progressions and the romance started. OH MY GOD, THE ROMANCE! I absolutely adored the romance in Ashfall. It was so real.. I mean Alex and Darla had great chemistry, but Mike Mullin also included some of the awkward parts of a romance, and that's what made it feel so real. Like two people talking about whether or not they're virgins, considering having sex, and so on. Usually books make those kind of things sound so easy and just brush over them. But in Ashfall, those conversations are kind of awkward, which is totally awesome! As a heads up, there are a few pretty violent and/or gruesome scenes in Ashfall. There's some killing, detailed descriptions of gutting animals, horrible living conditions, starvation, etc. Some of them were pretty disgusting, but it was also very realistic. I mean with no food, no help, and no communication, people are hunting animals and prepare their own meat, raiding and looting, defending themselves from intruders, and so on! But if you're squeamish, just beware! The loss of humanity is a huge thing in Ashfall. I already alluded to it a bit, but in the book we really see how apocalypse brings out the worst in some people. There are those who will do absolutely anything to get their hands on food and supplies -- including murder. Some people go about it with violence, and others go about it with dirty politics. Seeing these things happen in Ashfall is so saddening and eye opening. It's terrifying to imagine that there are people who would do those kinds of things. Ashfall is a terrifyingly realistic post-apocalyptic book and I'm so glad I got the chance to read it! It has my brain totally alive and buzzing, imagining the possibility of disaster and fearing the worst. But Ashfall also gives you a glimmer of hope. Despite all the horrible things in the world, great things can still happen. Romance can still be found and families can find a way to stay together!
Review: A chilling and feasible take on a super volcano apocalypse - In Ashfall, Mike Mullin has given us a haunting and terrifying view of how the world might look if a Super Volcano really went off somewhere in this country. It is apparent an inordinate amount of research went into this book. Everything that occurs within its pages is very feasible, and that makes the story all the more compelling. The author creates suspense by withholding information. This story is a first person narrative, and the author sticks firmly to that narration choice. There is no head surfing, or extra information given. We spend the story firmly fixed in Alex's head. We only know what he knows, and that isn't much. This strict point of view choice adds suspense to the story. If I hadn't read the book synopsis I'd have no idea what was going on in the first few chapters. Something destroys Alex's home, crushing half of it. He barely escapes. Power and phones go out. Then the explosions start. Without any information on why these things are happening, it's all too easy to put yourself in Alex's shoes. This makes the story much more intense and compelling. Alex himself was a joy to read. On one hand, he's a realistic teenage boy - a bit resentful of his parents, and frightened of what he doesn't understand. On the other hand, he's heroic. His martial arts training and courage allow him to face seemingly insurmountable odds in this book. This story covers the gambit of challenging situations: First, there's the disaster itself; then the fall out, where people start turning on one another in a mad rush for food and resources; then there's the government's shoddy attempts to address the catastrophe. Through all of these trials, Alex is unwaveringly brave, determined, and a completely likeable character. Unfortunately he is saddled with a less than likeable companion. Darla bugged me. I admired her survival skills but found her personality deplorable. Through most of the book she's aggressive, angry, and sulky. When she's not acting bitchy, she's catatonic, and useless. She has her reasons (legitimate ones) for her attitudes, but those reasons don't make her a likeable character. I could definitely see the influence of this book's male author in her character. Why do male authors so frequently write female characters that are either sex kittens, bitches, or in desperate need of a big strong man to come and save them? Ashfall is an intense and engaging read. The book starts exciting, and has very few slow moments throughout. There are times the story was almost too dark and gritty for my tastes. The cannibalistic and rape scenes were hard to read. But those very same scenes lent to the authenticity and intensity of the story. The hero is exceedingly likeable, the villains are terrifying. Unlike so many dystopian and apocalyptic books, it has a feasible premise. By the end of the book, I felt like I'd caught a chilling glimpse of how our world might look if a super volcano ever erupted in reality. That's a version of our future I hope I never have to live through. "For the first time ever, I felt ashamed of my species. The volcano had taken our homes, our food, our automobiles, and our airplanes, but it hadn't taken our humanity. No, we'd given that up on our own."

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## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #110,381 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #158 in Teen & Young Adult Science Fiction Action & Adventure #241 in Teen & Young Adult Survival Stories #5,161 in Psychological Thrillers (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 1,543 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Terrifyingly realistic!
*by A***Y on August 2, 2012*

This book is freakin' scary. For some reason I wasn't super incredibly excited to read it. I wasn't unexcited, I just wasn't looking forward to it the most. But wow, Ashfall has probably affected me the most out of all the books I've read this year. This book will make you think, and wonder, and fear, and then go do research to see if it could actually happen. Because it could actually happen, and that's what makes this book so terrifying. Before I even finished reading, I started doing loads and loads of research, Googling all about the "Yellowstone supervolcano" and soaking up a bunch of information. In addition to being a total shocker, Ashfall was heart-wrenching. It kind of reminded me of the movie The Day After Tomorrow. That movie is about a devastating disaster, and then a father trekking from Philadelphia to Manhattan to save his son. In Ashfall, the Yellowstone supervolcano errupts, and Alex decides to trek over a hundred miles to get back to his family. The devotion and determination is really moving. Ashfall was actually funnier than I thought it would be! I mean it wasn't exactly in the humour genre, but Alex had hilarious thoughts sometimes and there were just little snippets here and there that made me laugh! Like this quote: ========== Darla had been doing something by the fire. Now she returned and began stripping the blanket off me. I grabbed it before she could pull it away from my groin, to preserve my modesty. "Let go. There's nothing there I haven't seen. Who do you think undressed you, anyway? And honestly, I've seen better equipment on goats." ========== Alex had such an awesome personality and I loved reading from his point of view. He's kind of a cool kid who clearly used to be a bit awkward and antisocial. He was sucked into video games and books and didn't seem to enjoy the "real world" that much. Maybe that's part of why he's so blunt and has such an awesome take on everything. There were a few times where I felt that Ashfall was getting a little slow, but that quickly disappeared once I got to the last third of the book. There were some huge plot progressions and the romance started. OH MY GOD, THE ROMANCE! I absolutely adored the romance in Ashfall. It was so real.. I mean Alex and Darla had great chemistry, but Mike Mullin also included some of the awkward parts of a romance, and that's what made it feel so real. Like two people talking about whether or not they're virgins, considering having sex, and so on. Usually books make those kind of things sound so easy and just brush over them. But in Ashfall, those conversations are kind of awkward, which is totally awesome! As a heads up, there are a few pretty violent and/or gruesome scenes in Ashfall. There's some killing, detailed descriptions of gutting animals, horrible living conditions, starvation, etc. Some of them were pretty disgusting, but it was also very realistic. I mean with no food, no help, and no communication, people are hunting animals and prepare their own meat, raiding and looting, defending themselves from intruders, and so on! But if you're squeamish, just beware! The loss of humanity is a huge thing in Ashfall. I already alluded to it a bit, but in the book we really see how apocalypse brings out the worst in some people. There are those who will do absolutely anything to get their hands on food and supplies -- including murder. Some people go about it with violence, and others go about it with dirty politics. Seeing these things happen in Ashfall is so saddening and eye opening. It's terrifying to imagine that there are people who would do those kinds of things. Ashfall is a terrifyingly realistic post-apocalyptic book and I'm so glad I got the chance to read it! It has my brain totally alive and buzzing, imagining the possibility of disaster and fearing the worst. But Ashfall also gives you a glimmer of hope. Despite all the horrible things in the world, great things can still happen. Romance can still be found and families can find a way to stay together!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A chilling and feasible take on a super volcano apocalypse
*by M***L on February 1, 2013*

In Ashfall, Mike Mullin has given us a haunting and terrifying view of how the world might look if a Super Volcano really went off somewhere in this country. It is apparent an inordinate amount of research went into this book. Everything that occurs within its pages is very feasible, and that makes the story all the more compelling. The author creates suspense by withholding information. This story is a first person narrative, and the author sticks firmly to that narration choice. There is no head surfing, or extra information given. We spend the story firmly fixed in Alex's head. We only know what he knows, and that isn't much. This strict point of view choice adds suspense to the story. If I hadn't read the book synopsis I'd have no idea what was going on in the first few chapters. Something destroys Alex's home, crushing half of it. He barely escapes. Power and phones go out. Then the explosions start. Without any information on why these things are happening, it's all too easy to put yourself in Alex's shoes. This makes the story much more intense and compelling. Alex himself was a joy to read. On one hand, he's a realistic teenage boy - a bit resentful of his parents, and frightened of what he doesn't understand. On the other hand, he's heroic. His martial arts training and courage allow him to face seemingly insurmountable odds in this book. This story covers the gambit of challenging situations: First, there's the disaster itself; then the fall out, where people start turning on one another in a mad rush for food and resources; then there's the government's shoddy attempts to address the catastrophe. Through all of these trials, Alex is unwaveringly brave, determined, and a completely likeable character. Unfortunately he is saddled with a less than likeable companion. Darla bugged me. I admired her survival skills but found her personality deplorable. Through most of the book she's aggressive, angry, and sulky. When she's not acting bitchy, she's catatonic, and useless. She has her reasons (legitimate ones) for her attitudes, but those reasons don't make her a likeable character. I could definitely see the influence of this book's male author in her character. Why do male authors so frequently write female characters that are either sex kittens, bitches, or in desperate need of a big strong man to come and save them? Ashfall is an intense and engaging read. The book starts exciting, and has very few slow moments throughout. There are times the story was almost too dark and gritty for my tastes. The cannibalistic and rape scenes were hard to read. But those very same scenes lent to the authenticity and intensity of the story. The hero is exceedingly likeable, the villains are terrifying. Unlike so many dystopian and apocalyptic books, it has a feasible premise. By the end of the book, I felt like I'd caught a chilling glimpse of how our world might look if a super volcano ever erupted in reality. That's a version of our future I hope I never have to live through. "For the first time ever, I felt ashamed of my species. The volcano had taken our homes, our food, our automobiles, and our airplanes, but it hadn't taken our humanity. No, we'd given that up on our own."

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Terrifying Apocalypse
*by O***N on March 8, 2013*

On the front cover of this book, Michael Grant is quoted as saying, "The scariest apocalypse is one that could really happen." He is so terrifyingly correct. When we think about an apocalypse, we like the comfort that it won't happen. With Ashfall, by Mike Mullin, you won't have that comfort. In fact, it will make you incredibly uncomfortable and terrified all in one fell swoop... and you will love every minute of it! Alex is excited for a weekend in the house alone while his family goes to his uncle's farm in Illinois. What he doesn't expect is a chunk of flaming rock to be hurled 900 miles from Yellowstone National Park where the supervolcano has finally blown. What was supposed to be a fun, independent weekend has become the end of life as Alex knew it. After he escapes the burning wreckage of his house, he stays with his neighbors while the terrifying explosions of the volcano continue. But after a few days, when looters attack the house and his neighbor kills them, Alex knows he must find his family (and hopefully escape the madness). Unfortunately, with ash falling steadily and crushing buildings and cars, the couple hour car ride seems like an eternity away. Alex grabs his father's old cross country skis and starts his journey. Along the way he encounters some kind people, lots of terrified people (many with guns) and a few maniacs. When Alex is attacked by a madman with a hatchet named Target, he gets away but is gushing blood from his ribcage. He falls into a barn, and luckily it was the right barn. Darla and her mother find Alex and put him back together. He stays with them for a while, but when Target returns, Alex knows he must go back to his journey to find his family. With nothing left, Darla joins him on the terrifying journey, but will they make it back to Alex's family? This was an amazing example of post-apocalyptic literature, and a boundary breaking example of young adult literature. The circumstances of the story are of course terrifying, but Mullin doesn't hold back when he tells the tale of what will really happen to a lone teenager when the world falls apart. There is rape, starvation, accidents, violence, and all of it could and would really happen. This book grabs the reader from the first page and doesn't let go even as you finish the last page. It is a book young adults will appreciate because it speaks to them like adults. There is no sugar-coating in this story, no fluff. Just cold, hard reality that will put a knot in your stomach. We all know teenagers can smell condescension from a mile away, and this book is anything but. It will make young readers feel adult and mature while still being accessible for young adult reading levels. The book is very mature and might be best left for grades 10 and up. I would give it to a younger student only if I was sure they could handle the mature subject matter. Nothing in the book is gratuitous or melodramatic. It is just stark, simple and realistic. Yes there are rape and murder scenes, but they are handled tactfully. Don't ignore this book because it is mature. Pick it up or give it to a student because it is written with respect to young adults as people- not kids- who can handle mature situations. This is one of the best PA stories I have read in a long time, and waiting until October 2012 for the sequel is going to be pure torture!

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