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Ashes #11
Death in the Ashes
"I'm sure that future generations will curse me for destroying the cities. After they do, they can settle down and rebuild. But for now, the cities contain the scum--they must go."
--Ben Raines
A Call To Arms
The war against the Night People continues as Ben Raines and his rebel army set forth on a scorched-earth policy, systematically destroying the favorite living places of the cannibalistic mutants--the once great cities of America--and forcing the half-human, half-hellborn monsters into the open.
As the rebel mop-up team pushes through the smoking rubble that once was Dallas, Ben Raines comes within a hair's breadth of being shot and killed. The death squad is dispatched by none other than Matt Callahan, a warlord headquartered near Custer's battlefield in Montana. Like Ben, Matt was a writer before the Great War, but unlike Ben, Matt has turned to outlawing. Now Ben must go north, and the two old friends will face each other in hand-to-hand combat--and one more bloody last stand will be fought on the banks of the Little Big Horn to decide the fate of freedom's cause.
--Ben Raines
A Call To Arms
The war against the Night People continues as Ben Raines and his rebel army set forth on a scorched-earth policy, systematically destroying the favorite living places of the cannibalistic mutants--the once great cities of America--and forcing the half-human, half-hellborn monsters into the open.
As the rebel mop-up team pushes through the smoking rubble that once was Dallas, Ben Raines comes within a hair's breadth of being shot and killed. The death squad is dispatched by none other than Matt Callahan, a warlord headquartered near Custer's battlefield in Montana. Like Ben, Matt was a writer before the Great War, but unlike Ben, Matt has turned to outlawing. Now Ben must go north, and the two old friends will face each other in hand-to-hand combat--and one more bloody last stand will be fought on the banks of the Little Big Horn to decide the fate of freedom's cause.
320 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1990
About the author
William W. Johnstone
1,057 books1,458 followersWilliam W. Johnstone is the #1 bestselling Western writer in America and the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of hundreds of books, with over 50 million copies sold. Born in southern Missouri, he was raised with strong moral and family values by his minister father, and tutored by his schoolteacher mother. He left school at fifteen to work in a carnival and then as a deputy sheriff before serving in the army. He went on to become known as "the Greatest Western writer of the 21st Century." Visit him online at WilliamJohnstone.net.
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February 28, 2023
Great Ashes Story
Another Terrific book in the Ashes Saga. More characters added and developed, some older ones moving on, but the story of hope and rebuilding continues. Raines is a complex and fascinating hero with many different sides, and we're getting to see more of them as the books unfold. I'm looking forward to the next book.
Another Terrific book in the Ashes Saga. More characters added and developed, some older ones moving on, but the story of hope and rebuilding continues. Raines is a complex and fascinating hero with many different sides, and we're getting to see more of them as the books unfold. I'm looking forward to the next book.
December 13, 2024
Pitifully awful. I no longer doubt why so many bad writers insist on writing. There exists in publishing the likes of William Johnstone. Somehow. I am just going to assume all of his writing was this bad, since I’m certainly never go to give him another look. Hilariously awful. You have no idea. Or maybe you do. And I pity you.
May 19, 2019
this was ok for being about rebels and outlaws Its typically not a book I would read I wish it had more about the night feeders (vampires) then about war and the rebuilding of America overall not a bad book just not one that I would typically read
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February 8, 2021Ben Raines is a leader any country could use. His people (Army) known as the rebels are a well-oiled machine who kicks butt and does what needs to be done to rebuild America.
July 28, 2022
Another good read in the series. Really like the Ben Raines stories!!
September 23, 2026
Monotonous.
February 20, 2013
I loved this one. It does a lot of the action in Montana and references Custer and the Little Bighorn. Ben finally deals with Snake, the writer Matt Callahan. Meg gets found out, and we get a new unit in Ben's army... The Wolfpack. A group of ex-bikers who have reformed and are willing to take Ben up on a second chance to be productive members of society. Looking forward to seeing more of them.
June 9, 2014
Another great read by Mr Johnstone
In the eleventh book of this series you keep asking yourself how the author had so much foresight into the future. If you are a fan of military fiction read this book.
In the eleventh book of this series you keep asking yourself how the author had so much foresight into the future. If you are a fan of military fiction read this book.
August 7, 2014
The world has been consumed by chemical and nuclear destruction. Survivors are getting the USA back together. The good face the bad as people try to restructure the country. Recommend reading the series in order as one book leads into another.
May 11, 2013
The more of these I read in consecutive order, the more I enjoy the series as a whole.
July 6, 2015
Formula writing but entertaining brainless read.
January 16, 2016
Very good adventure series. Basically the forming of a new United States after WW3 and the story of the man who leads and forms it. If you like men's adventure stories you will enjoy it. Recommended
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