Ashen Winter

by Mike Mullin

• Young Adult
• Ages 13+

Published October 16, 2012

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 trilogy. 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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Product details

Young Adult | 594 pages | Ages 14 & up Hardback ISBN: 978-1-933718-75-0 | $17.95 Paperback ISBN: 978-1-933718-98-9 | $13.99 E-book ISBN: 978-1-933718-84-2 | $9.99 Lexile Level: 730 | Guided Reading Level: Z+ | Grade Level: HS

Reviews

• “As fast, furious, action-packed, and, yes, gruesome, as Ashfall, this sprawling sequel follows the continuation of 16-year-old Alex’s journey with tough, gorgeous Darla.”

  — Booklist

• “The human-driven gore is much more horrifying than in Ashfall…Alex’s nuanced feelings toward Darla serve to ground the book nicely, though.”

  — Kirkus Reviews

• “Wow, what a freakin’ thrill ride.”

  — Carol Oates, author of Shades of Atlantis

• “We all know that it’s not easy for the second book in a series to live up to the first one, especially if the first one was as fantastic as Ashfall. Luckily, Ashen Winter did not disappoint.

  — Tynga’s Reviews

• “A definite addition to my favorites list!

  — Sarah Hollis, Bookish Sarah

• “If you thought Ashfall was a thrill ride, you ain’t seen nothing yet! I couldn’t put this book down…”

  — Susie at Miss Susie’s Reading and Observations

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About the creators

Author

Mike Mullin

Mike Mullin first discovered he could make money writing in sixth grade. His teacher, Mrs. Brannon, occasionally paid students for using unusual words. Mike’s first…

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