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Mullin, Mike
3 Reviews
(3)
YA
When the mayor of Alex's hometown (to which he has finally returned across a post-apocalyptic American landscape) proves a poor leader, Alex and Darla create their own homestead, welcoming refugees despite the threat of vindictive neighbors. In the saga's finale (Ashfall; Ashen Winter), Mullin thoughtfully and urgently explores issues of leadership, maturity, and humanity against a backdrop that brings gritty to another level.
Reviewer: Claire E. Gross
(3)
YA
When Alex and Darla learn that Alex's parents may still be alive, they set off across the frozen post-Yellowstone-eruption middle-American landscape--with cannibal gangs newly in power--to find them. This chilling, action-packed dystopian follow-up to Ashfall features an epic love story and tough, complex characters struggling to retain their humanity in the face of a brutal new world.
Reviewer: Claire E. Gross
(2)
YA
The end of the world comes when a giant rock is thrown 900 miles from the exploding supervolcano under Yellowstone National Park. Mullin's debut novel is carefully researched and vividly realized, a post-apocalyptic backdrop for a suspenseful tale with adventure, graphic violence, and two teenagers learning to love. For readers who like intense action, a believable narrator, and an imaginable dystopia.
Reviewer: Dean Schneider
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January, 2012
3 reviews
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