A NUCLEAR ATTACK. A COLLAPSING SOCIETY. A WORLD COVERED IN ASH.The Alt Apocalypse is the newest ground-breaking series from Tom Abrahams.It explores survival under the most extreme circumstances, but with a twist (and no cliff-hangers).This series, which can be read in any order, features the same core characters in each complete story. But every book dunks them into a new, alternate apocalypse; … characters in each complete story. But every book dunks them into a new, alternate apocalypse; a nuclear holocaust, an earthquake, a flood, a wildfire, a hurricane, a plague, and even zombies.
Different heroes will emerge in each novel. Different characters will survive and perish. Your favorite character dies in one book? He or she will be back in the next. In the end you’ll unwind the loose thread that connects every character and every stand-alone story.
In ASH, Abrahams tells the story of four college friends, an ex-con, a lonely fry cook, and a secretive group of prepared civilians as they each battle to survive in southern California after a series of nuclear attacks. Theirs is a gray world covered in ash and nuclear fallout.
Do they hunker down? Do they bug out? Do they find their salvation above ground or below?
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This book series is going to be super unique. Each book will have the same core characters but different catastrophic events. Your favorite character may die in one book….don’t worry, may be alive in the next book while they go through another life threatening event. Enjoyed the read!
I really liked this book. Most of the characters were wonderful.there were three distinct groups of characters. They were all trying to survive a nuclear blast and the ash fallout. Not all of the people were good.enjoyed reading how each was trying to struggle through the apocalypse. I will be reading the next book in the series. I think anyone who likes post-apocalyptic books will love this one.
Random singles and groups of survivors of a nuclear attack on Los Angeles struggle to survive during the first months after the “apocalypse” in this gripping story.
Well written with great characters and realistic situations, the story will keep you entranced until the very end.
Although this is part of a series, they are independent stories whose shared characters experience different disasters in each story and can be read in any order.
I really enjoyed this story.
OPINION OF BOOK: What is creepy about this book is that it doesn’t take place in some far-flung future that isn’t recognizable. It happens tomorrow, or the day after, or today. I saw the struggle Dub and his friends went through in trying to deal with the mental and moral implications of what has happened. I was outraged by Clint’s reaction to what was happening around him. Although I fully well understand that there are plenty of people out there who would react in much the same way. It was all about how he could make this work for him. What could this tragedy give to him? Danny was heartbreaking as a character because he seemed so lost. His only connection for the majority of the book was Maggie. He worried more about her and her well-being than he did his own. Ash takes you through not only the monumental loss of all the people destroyed immediately by the bombings. But you also get to see the grotesque illnesses that some of the survivors endure before they are finally released by death. Then into the small groups of survivors and the horror they felt when they saw one of their dwindling number falls. Ash isn’t just about the violent nuts and bolts of surviving in a mass extinction event. It delves into the psychological aspects of it. How it would feel to walk through the ash. How it would feel to sit in the dark and know that you wouldn’t see your family ever again. How it would feel to sit there and realize that you have to stop thinking like a modern American citizen and you have to start thinking about what you have to do to survive long-term. And what would you be willing to do to survive?
SPOILER SECTION (WHAT THE BOOK IS ABOUT): Downtown LA, a posh mother is contemplating her son’s social media, when her world is burned away. Inside the Gymnasium on the UCLA campus, four sophomore friends are playing a pickup game of basketball. Dub is hanging from the hoop after a dunk reveling in the sensation of the backboard vibration before he drops to the ground. It wasn’t just the backboard vibrating. At first, they think it is an earthquake but quickly realize that’s not so. When they go to the doors to leave, they see a mushroom cloud rising over the downtown LA skyline, and people running everywhere. Ash follows Dub, his roommates and his girlfriend as they hunker down at the college. Clint, an ex-con who is close enough to be burned and who’s first instinct is to rob a lady. He thinks with social order crumbling around him that it will be his time to rise to the top of the heap. Danny and his dog Maggie, who were on the beach at the time of the explosion, wander trying to find someplace to be safe. Danny feels numb because he had already lost everything before the nuclear attack. His wife had left him and took everything he had. They stumble upon OASIS which could change the game for all of them. Danny finds a certain sense of belonging at OASIS. Danny and others from OASIS are going to UCLA to bring Dub and his friends into their enclave. Their communications via radio have been overheard by Clint and a ragtag gang that he has put together. Clint decides that he will take what the college kids have, including their lives, even though nothing will change the fact that he is dying of radiation poisoning. Dub and his friends must fight off these criminals in order to survive long enough to make the trek to OASIS.
What a great book! The author has given us a different look into the world immediately after a nuclear war. We see the characters try to adjust to the new world. While trying to maintain their ethics from pre war they struggle with the post war “needs” and attitudes. While similar to other post apocalypse stories this seems to be different enough to be completely entertaining.
I really enjoyed this book. The story of four college students who survive a nuclear war. What makes it haunting is the idea that it could happen to us any day.
This is a suspensful, scary book. It does have some humorous parts as well. I’d recommend reading it.
A complete story about aftermath of war (the big one). The sturgle to survive. A quick read before bedtime.
While the book was good, something about it just didn’t grab me. Possibly I never felt empathetic with the characters, so I won’t be buying the follow-up novels.
The concept is great, the writing was fine. I’m sure this will appeal to others far more than it did me. After all how many times have we wanted to see an author branch off another directions with a character, and this series will allow for that (although in a different environment).
Great writing, good read. Love it.
Enjoyable read
Sad to say but this can happen, just when we think we are safe.
I found this book to be easy to read right from the start. The characters are likable and I especially like books when there is a dog involved. If you are looking for a realistic, life after a nuclear event type of book, check this one out.
I absolutely love all of his books! This one is no exception. Great characters that span the series. It’s a real page-turner