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Where The Ashes Find Their Grave
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Expected 7 Sep 26Kindle Edition
Expected publication September 7, 2026
About the author
Alanna Rusnak
19 books64 followersAlanna was born in the wrong decade and dreams of abandoning everything to live in a van and travel across Canada. She’ll call it "a book tour," but it’s really an excuse to unleash her inner hippie.
A collector of typewriters and John Travolta VHS movies, she believes life is too short to not indulge in the things that bring you joy and in keeping with that philosophy, she left a stuffy office job of 18 years to launch a full-time indie press out of a chicken coop on her childhood property.
An author of literary and speculative fiction, Alanna likes to play in dark spaces, but always leaves room for redemption. Her latest novel is about burning down the world in order to set things right.
Settled in West Grey as a four-year-old, it has always been her home and source of inspiration and she’s working hard to build bridges between the various arts communities. With no immediate plans to abandon this, she will certainly leave it all behind the moment her husband gets on board with the van-life idea.
A collector of typewriters and John Travolta VHS movies, she believes life is too short to not indulge in the things that bring you joy and in keeping with that philosophy, she left a stuffy office job of 18 years to launch a full-time indie press out of a chicken coop on her childhood property.
An author of literary and speculative fiction, Alanna likes to play in dark spaces, but always leaves room for redemption. Her latest novel is about burning down the world in order to set things right.
Settled in West Grey as a four-year-old, it has always been her home and source of inspiration and she’s working hard to build bridges between the various arts communities. With no immediate plans to abandon this, she will certainly leave it all behind the moment her husband gets on board with the van-life idea.
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Review of advance copy received from Author
What I love about apocalyptic fiction is the way it invites us to wonder…what if? What if our world were to come crashing down? What if we were the last of humanity? Would we have what it takes to rebuild, to claw ourselves out of the ash, or would our basest human instincts take over in our fight for survival? Where the Ashes Find Their Grave, book two in Alanna Rusnak’s The Path That Takes Us Home series, explores these questions in the most satisfying way. The world has burned and, as the few survivors grapple with the destruction of everything they’ve ever known and loved, drowning in moments of unimaginable grief and sorrow, they must still move forward, propelled by the human will to survive…but they can’t escape the horror of unimaginable decisions that must be made and the building dread of facing their own likely, and ultimately inevitable, death. The characters wrestle with the balance of responsibility and desire—because if one fails, they all fail.
Rusnak layers real human moments of hope and joy amidst the horror, and reminds us of our own fragile and precious existence on this earth. It’s the details—the small ways in which we might reshape our lives amidst the chaos and destruction—that Rusnak nails with such breathtaking insight and imagination. This book builds from the momentum of the first and does everything I hoped it would do, and more. Book one blew up the world, book two asks how do we survive with what’s left? Rich, emotional, and insightful, Where the Ashes Find Their Grave is a story you don’t want to miss.
Thank you to the author for the advance copy.
Rusnak layers real human moments of hope and joy amidst the horror, and reminds us of our own fragile and precious existence on this earth. It’s the details—the small ways in which we might reshape our lives amidst the chaos and destruction—that Rusnak nails with such breathtaking insight and imagination. This book builds from the momentum of the first and does everything I hoped it would do, and more. Book one blew up the world, book two asks how do we survive with what’s left? Rich, emotional, and insightful, Where the Ashes Find Their Grave is a story you don’t want to miss.
Thank you to the author for the advance copy.
Review of advance copy received from Author
A Powerful and Unforgettable Post-Apocalyptic Masterpiece
Where The Ashes Find Their Grave is a breathtaking continuation of The Path That Takes Us Home series, delivering an emotional, thought-provoking, and suspense-filled story that exceeds every expectation. Alanna Rusnak masterfully combines compelling characters, philosophical depth, and high-stakes survival into a novel that is impossible to put down.
Rajiv Montgomery Noah is a fascinating and deeply layered protagonist whose vision of creating a sanctuary for humanity is tested in ways both heartbreaking and profound. As hidden truths come to light and the fragile stability of Eden begins to unravel, every decision carries immense emotional weight. The moral dilemmas explored throughout the novel add remarkable depth, making the story about far more than survival alone.
Where The Ashes Find Their Grave is a breathtaking continuation of The Path That Takes Us Home series, delivering an emotional, thought-provoking, and suspense-filled story that exceeds every expectation. Alanna Rusnak masterfully combines compelling characters, philosophical depth, and high-stakes survival into a novel that is impossible to put down.
Rajiv Montgomery Noah is a fascinating and deeply layered protagonist whose vision of creating a sanctuary for humanity is tested in ways both heartbreaking and profound. As hidden truths come to light and the fragile stability of Eden begins to unravel, every decision carries immense emotional weight. The moral dilemmas explored throughout the novel add remarkable depth, making the story about far more than survival alone.
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