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Burnpoint : Ashes of Rebellion
Book One Ashes of Rebellion
By Mike Connelly
When the East Hollow reactor explodes, it doesn't just level a city — it changes everything.
Thirteen-year-old Jordan Walker wakes up in the ruins with fire racing through his veins and a city hunting for answers. Across East Hollow, teens begin to manifest strange, unexplainable powers while the world watches in fear. Labeled “abnormal,” they’re forced into hiding, torn from the lives they knew, and pushed into a battle they never asked for.
But Jordan isn’t alone. He joins a new generation of powered youth the Ashguard, determined to protect each other, uncover the truth, and rise from the ashes of a broken city. As secrets unravel and enemies close in, Jordan must decide if he’s just a spark… or the fire that sparks a rebellion.
Ashes of Rebellion is a high-stakes, anime-inspired superhero saga that blends explosive action with raw emotion, powerful representation, and a story that dares young heroes to rise.
By Mike Connelly
When the East Hollow reactor explodes, it doesn't just level a city — it changes everything.
Thirteen-year-old Jordan Walker wakes up in the ruins with fire racing through his veins and a city hunting for answers. Across East Hollow, teens begin to manifest strange, unexplainable powers while the world watches in fear. Labeled “abnormal,” they’re forced into hiding, torn from the lives they knew, and pushed into a battle they never asked for.
But Jordan isn’t alone. He joins a new generation of powered youth the Ashguard, determined to protect each other, uncover the truth, and rise from the ashes of a broken city. As secrets unravel and enemies close in, Jordan must decide if he’s just a spark… or the fire that sparks a rebellion.
Ashes of Rebellion is a high-stakes, anime-inspired superhero saga that blends explosive action with raw emotion, powerful representation, and a story that dares young heroes to rise.
78 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 7, 2025
About the author
Michael Connelly
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Michael Connelly decided to become a writer after discovering the books of Raymond Chandler while attending the University of Florida. Once he decided on this direction he chose a major in journalism and a minor in creative writing — a curriculum in which one of his teachers was novelist Harry Crews.
After graduating in 1980, Connelly worked at newspapers in Daytona Beach and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, primarily specializing in the crime beat. In Fort Lauderdale he wrote about police and crime during the height of the murder and violence wave that rolled over South Florida during the so-called cocaine wars. In 1986, he and two other reporters spent several months interviewing survivors of a major airline crash. They wrote a magazine story on the crash and the survivors which was later short-listed for the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing. The magazine story also moved Connelly into the upper levels of journalism, landing him a job as a crime reporter for the Los Angeles Times, one of the largest papers in the country, and bringing him to the city of which his literary hero, Chandler, had written.
After three years on the crime beat in L.A., Connelly began writing his first novel to feature LAPD Detective Hieronymus Bosch. The novel, The Black Echo, based in part on a true crime that had occurred in Los Angeles, was published in 1992 and won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel by the Mystery Writers of America. Connelly has followed that up with over 30 more novels.
Over eighty million copies of Connelly’s books have sold worldwide and he has been translated into forty-five foreign languages. He has won the Edgar Award, Anthony Award, Macavity Award, Los Angeles Times Best Mystery/Thriller Award, Shamus Award, Dilys Award, Nero Award, Barry Award, Audie Award, Ridley Award, Maltese Falcon Award (Japan), .38 Caliber Award (France), Grand Prix Award (France), Premio Bancarella Award (Italy), and the Pepe Carvalho award (Spain) .
Michael was the President of the Mystery Writers of America organization in 2003 and 2004. In addition to his literary work, Michael is one of the producers and writers of the TV show, “Bosch,” which is streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
Michael lives with his family in Los Angeles and Tampa, Florida.
Michael Connelly decided to become a writer after discovering the books of Raymond Chandler while attending the University of Florida. Once he decided on this direction he chose a major in journalism and a minor in creative writing — a curriculum in which one of his teachers was novelist Harry Crews.
After graduating in 1980, Connelly worked at newspapers in Daytona Beach and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, primarily specializing in the crime beat. In Fort Lauderdale he wrote about police and crime during the height of the murder and violence wave that rolled over South Florida during the so-called cocaine wars. In 1986, he and two other reporters spent several months interviewing survivors of a major airline crash. They wrote a magazine story on the crash and the survivors which was later short-listed for the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing. The magazine story also moved Connelly into the upper levels of journalism, landing him a job as a crime reporter for the Los Angeles Times, one of the largest papers in the country, and bringing him to the city of which his literary hero, Chandler, had written.
After three years on the crime beat in L.A., Connelly began writing his first novel to feature LAPD Detective Hieronymus Bosch. The novel, The Black Echo, based in part on a true crime that had occurred in Los Angeles, was published in 1992 and won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel by the Mystery Writers of America. Connelly has followed that up with over 30 more novels.
Over eighty million copies of Connelly’s books have sold worldwide and he has been translated into forty-five foreign languages. He has won the Edgar Award, Anthony Award, Macavity Award, Los Angeles Times Best Mystery/Thriller Award, Shamus Award, Dilys Award, Nero Award, Barry Award, Audie Award, Ridley Award, Maltese Falcon Award (Japan), .38 Caliber Award (France), Grand Prix Award (France), Premio Bancarella Award (Italy), and the Pepe Carvalho award (Spain) .
Michael was the President of the Mystery Writers of America organization in 2003 and 2004. In addition to his literary work, Michael is one of the producers and writers of the TV show, “Bosch,” which is streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
Michael lives with his family in Los Angeles and Tampa, Florida.
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May 11, 2025
A quick, action paced, anime vibe. Definitely perfect for pre-teens and young adult readers.
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