The ashes have fallen and the dust clears to a startling discovery…Beyond the reach of the nuclear infernos, the masterminds survived and continue their assault on outposts across the Allied States. Timothy Temper and Sergeant Ruckley narrowly escaped one of those attacks. On the run from hostile forces, they fight to get an urgent message to command—the monsters aren’t the only threat. Their … only threat. Their human allies have a nuclear weapon.
Refusing to hide underground, President Jan Ringgold heads to New York. Doctor Kate Lovato and her team are there working to infiltrate and sabotage enemy communications. To buy them time, S.M. Fischer and his engineers deploy technology to detect incoming Variant attacks. But they can’t hold the monsters for much longer.
Deep in enemy territory, Master Sergeant Fitzpatrick and Captain Beckham discover the terrifying truth behind the New Gods and a plan even more nefarious than eliminating the human race. This time, the future depends not just on the survival of Team Ghost, but their ability to convince new allies to join the fight before it’s too late.
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I really and truly don’t know what to say about this book that will do it justice!! When I first started the Extinction Cycle books, I never expected to love them as much as I did, and when the author said that there would be more in the series I thought he wouldn’t be able to surpass the first ones, but I was wrong. This series is just as amazing!!!
Extinction Ashes sees everyone trying to find answers as to what is happening with the variants, the webbing and the collaborators. Fitz and Team Ghost are struggling to survive whilst being cut off from command. Kate is trying to get answers as to what the webbing is and what is happening the Variants. Beckham is just trying to keep Kate and everyone safe when things are getting worse. It is honestly one of the most intense books I’ve read in a long while!!! The plot goes from one thing to another and I was on the edge of my seat the whole time.
Once again these authors shine with the way they can write their characters. Kate, Beckham, Horn and Fitz have become my favourites. But I’ve also become attached to Fischer. He has quickly become a favourite too. This book had my heart in my mouth multiple times because the characters are put through the wringer. Every character grows and evolves throughout the story and it makes the whole book phenomenal. You can’t help but become involved in their lives, you can’t help but hurt when they hurt and feel every emotion along with them. This for me is what makes the book, and indeed the whole series, one of the best out there!!
There is a lot I want to say about the book, certain parts and certain characters, but it would spoil so much, so all I’ll say is if you want a book that will knock your socks off, then this is the one. It’s action packed, thrilling, breath taking, gripping and an absolute phenomenal read. I can’t wait for the next one to see what happens!!!
R.C Bray is amazing as always. He has such an astonishing array of tones and voices for the characters and his inflections bring the world to life.
The whole series/universe is a post-apocalyptic classic in the making. This book builds upon the previous adventures and ramps it way up.
Make sure to have something to wipe your eyes and be prepared to settle in for a while because you aren’t going to want to leave the book.
Great read love all books by this author
GAH!
In Nicholas Sansbury Smith fashion, the poor teams never catch a break, or get rest. The action is non-stop, and the ending is kray-Z. With Anthony J Melchiorri’s science, this series is bananas. I highly recommend it!
Extinction Ashes is one of the most frightening installments of the EC series I’ve read thus far. The world is on the ragged edge of blinking out and a dwindling, courageous few continue to battle on numerous fronts despite utter exhaustion. This story will really get your adrenaline flowing!
What a ride! Every time I thought things would turn for the better, another layer was added. Every story line left me wanting more. I’ve read all of Nick’s books and many of Anthony’s and I don’t think I’ve ever read a book so fast. What’s gonna happen? How can this be? How will they ever get out of this? These were my thoughts through the whole book. Well done guys! I have already preordered #4
Can it get any better? It sure can. There aren’t many book series that I push everything aside, sit down and read it in one go. The Extinction series is one of those.
It is simply outstanding! Great characters. Action sequences and Variants that make my skin crawl.
Amazing. Can’t wait for book 4!
The s**t keeps hitting the fan
I’ve been reading the Extinction Cycle series since the very beginning. People thought they were finally rebuilding their lives only to be hit eight years later by Variants and their human collaborators in the spin-off of the Cycle series called the Dark Ages books.
This is the third book in the spin-off and things aren’t looking any better for the human survivors. In fact, in this book, they have to deal with a whole new deadly danger.
Kate and Reed and Team Ghost are at the forefront of the fighting but are they really making a difference? Will mankind as we know it finally be conquered?
Our heroes are doing the best they can to prevent being overtaken and destroyed.
This is another wonderful collaboration between authors Nick Smith and Tony Melchiorri. Seamless writing and non-stop action keep this a true page turner.
I received this Advanced Reading Copy from the authors in the hopes that I would read it and leave an unbiased review.