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08 October 2012

Celebrate ASHEN WINTER!

All this week we're celebrating the launch of Mike Mullin's ASHEN WINTER! This is the sequel to his debut, ASHFALL, and is just as gripping--if not moreso :)

Here's a little bit about ASHEN WINTER:

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 series. 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.

ASHEN WINTER has an amazing cover that illustrates the desperation of the situation perfectly, in my opinion. And let's not forget the new matching cover for ASHFALL! Don't you just love how well those covers go together?!

I think the thing I find most fascinating about these books is the possibility of it truly happening. And I'm not the only one who thinks that. Charles Benoit, author of YOU, says:

"ASHFALL is smokin' hot. The story races like a wildfire with enough plot twists and action for two books. Mullin puts his hero through hell--and we get a front row seat. The scariest part? It could really happen."
Don't believe us? You can start reading the series right here for free!

All this week we're going to be talking about these two science-based near-future dystopias. Stick around for exclusive interviews with Mike, reviews, and more. Oh! And you can also WIN signed copies of both books right here! Just fill out the Rafflecopter below and you'll be entered to win!


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14 comments:

  1. I can not wait to read both of these books! They have been on my to be read list forever. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  2. My daughters and I loved Ashfall! We are looking forward to reading the sequel.

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  3. Thanks for the giveaway! I've been dying to read both of these!

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  4. My daughter and I both hugely enjoyed Ashfall and cannot wait to read Ashen Winter. Mike did an amazing job, both with his research/world-building and his life-like characters. I sincerely wish him great continued success! <3
    Mary DeBorde M.A.D.

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  5. I want to read it BEYOND a lot!!! :-D

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  6. Well this ones been on my to read list for a while and since I'm on catch-22 right now it might be there for a while longer :| ...it's a long book

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  7. Gorgeous cover art (and they say you can't judge a book by its cover...) with the promise of a story that sounds like a fantastic read. Definitely adding this to my reading list.

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  8. I've been wanting to read this series to a while! A bunch or my favoriite bloggers and Gr reviewers have absolutely loved it, so I definitly must check out what the hype is about for myself!
    Thanks for the giveaway :)

    Rola @ www.xoreads.blogspot.ca

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  9. This is not my usual genre but it's been highly recommended to me by several people and it looks great! I put it on my wishlist! Thanks so much for the giveaway!;)

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  10. Ashfall was wonderful, and I can't wait to read Ashen Winter!

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  11. I want to read this series because I hear it's a good one to read around Halloween.

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  12. I adored Ashfall (I feel like I should probably be doing more to prepare for the supervolcano...) and cannot wait to read Ashen Winter!

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  13. I really want to read both books. I have them on my wishlist.

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