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It could happen tomorrow . . . An electromagnetic pulse flashes across the sky, destroying every electronic device, wiping out every computerized system, and killing billions.Alex hiked into the woods to say good-bye to her dead parents and her personal demons. Now desperate to find out what happened after the pulse crushes her to the ground, Alex meets up with Tom - a young soldier - and Ellie, a girl whose grandfather was killed by the EMP. For this improvised family and the others who are spared, it's now a question of who can be trusted and who is no longer human. Author Ilsa J. Bick crafts a terrifying and thrilling novel about a world that could be ours at any moment, where those left standing must learn what it means not just to survive, but to live amidst the devastation. Gripped me from beginning to end - dark, creepy and suspenseful. James Dashner, New York Times Best-Selling author of The Maze Runner and The Scorch Trials A haunting and epic story of survival in a shattered world, ASHES is a must read. Michael Grant, New York Times Best-Selling author of Gone
About the Author
Ilsa J. Bick is a child psychiatrist, as well as a film scholar, surgeon wannabe, former Air Force major--and an award-winning, best-selling author of dozens of short stories and novels. (Really, no one is more shocked about this than she...unless you talk to her mother.) Ilsa's work spans established universes such as Star Trek, Battletech, Battlecorps, Mechwarrior Dark Age, and Shadowrun while her original novels include such critically acclaimed and award-winning books as The ASHES Trilogy, Drowning Instinct, The Sin-Eater's Confession, and Draw the Dark. The first novel in her DARK PASSAGES series, White Space, was long-listed for the Stoker, and the concluding volume of the series, The Dickens Mirror, is now out in paperback. Most recently, Ilsa's proud to be included in the launch of New York Times best-selling author Elle James's BROTHERHOOD PROTECTORS Amazon Kindle Worlds Series. Ilsa's book, SOLDIER'S HEART: PART ONE, will be available June 8, 2017 to be followed by Part Two (September 7, 2017) and Part Three (January 11, 2018) , with two additional BroPro titles to follow in 2018.Ilsa will also be debuting in New York Times best-selling author Susan Stoker's SPECIAL FORCES: OPERATION ALPHA (March, 2018) . Currently a cheesehead-in-exile, Ilsa lives in Alabama with the husband and several furry creatures. On occasion, she even feeds them. Drop by for a visit at www.ilsajbick.com and check out her Friday's Cocktails and Sunday's Cakes and other assorted effluvia on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ilsa.j.bick and https://www.facebook.com/ilsajbickauthor/ ) , Twitter (@ilsajbick) , and Instagram (@ilsajbick) .
