Ashfall Apocalypse: An Apocalyptic Thriller by M.L. Banner

Ashfall Apocalypse: An Apocalyptic Thriller Reviews

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  Pam Shelton-Anderson

  The start of this is an eruption of Mount Erebus in Antarctica. While it is an active volcano, I am dubious that ash would fall in North America. Looking at models of ash distribution from the eruption of a super-volcano like Yellowstone, it would impact a great deal of the planet, but not as far south as Antarctica, and southern parts of Africa and South America, so I don't see how this would happen with Erebus, not a super-volcano. That aside, though the disaster causes devastation in the Texas locale of the main characters, it is mostly a setup to allow local bad guys to flourish. This ends up primarily a tale of baddies vs the good guys. Ron is a good character as he is clever and dogged in trying to help his small group of neighbors and friends survive, but just not enough to hold my interest. There is a lot of violence, some of it very grim. As I am more interested in how people survive a disaster rather than being hunted by a mob boss, I will likely not continue.
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  Cinthia

  This was an interesting story. Approaching a new ice age. Ashfall was interesting because it was all about Ash falling in a small town in Texas, where there are no volcanos nearby. We learn that the Ash is indeed from Volcanos but from other countries from far, far away. We meet Ron, he is looking for his wife, he saw his wife's car being dragged away with her inside when a wave of water hit it, another Apocalyptic event. Then the earthquakes killed a lot of people. We meet Sarah and her husband. Her husband doesn't make it and Sarah becomes very important to the survival of Ron and Lynette, a woman that is in love with Ron but obviously nothing can happen because he is married and loves his wife. We also meet the bandits I guess, bad guys, kidnap Lynette and Latisha? I can't recall the little black girl's name. It is brutal, Sarah gets killed during the kidnap, Lynette gets abused badly by many man in that gang group let by "buster" I'm glad buster gets killed by the little girl, I guess the story of that little girl is an important one and she had met buster before, he was guilty of killing her parents. The story ends in a cliffhanger that actually is pretty good. Ron has a new enemy in the horizon! I hope they ALL make it, I am liking all the characters now. Yes Even hooker Chloe.
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  Wonda

  I get it's fiction, BUT the premise is based on something that COULD happen, so make it seem realistic...how does a massive wave hit, along with a dam breaking, and there is no standing water??? This was SO similar to Kayla Stone novels, but there was no depth.
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  Linda

  I've been a fan of ML Banner's books since stumbling upon his Stone Age series. Now I'm adding JJ Falconer's books to my list of favorite authors. The collaboration of these two great authors leads to a book that is both believable and unique. Main characters Ron, Nanette, and Sarah find themselves together after a series of volcanic eruptions send grey ash spewing into the air that causes their warm, Texas climate to turn frigid. The characters are well developed and compelling. Told from each person's point of view, you immediately relate to their struggles and root for them to survive as they face daunting challenges in a fast changing world several of them seem ill equipped to face. Making matters worse, they are being targeted by a gang of thugs, led by Buster, a nasty (perhaps, slightly insane?) criminal who is out for revenge. The story kept me hanging on every turn of the page, and there are several plot twists that I won't reveal that you just don't see coming. Given what's going on in the world right now, I wasn't sure I was up for this book when I started to read it. That sentiment was gone before the end of the first chapter and I raced through the book to its conclusion. Please tell me I won't have to wait too long for the sequel!!
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  Raymond White

  I've been a fan of ML Banner and Jay Falconer since the beginning and they've improved their craft with each new novel. For this one I especially liked how Ronald Ash wasn't some ex-Navy Seal or Recon Marine, or even a Prepper, but was just a regular guy suddenly thrust into a environmental and societal horror show of epic proportions. This book was all but impossible to put down and, like other reviewers, I ended up losing some sleep to finish it.
  
  Unlike many of these authors earlier efforts, this book is a complete novel, albeit with a looming threat at the end to get you interested in the sequel. I have no problem with that as it's a device I use in my own novels.
  
  I eagerly await Book 2 in this series.
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  CAROLYN Wyman

  I listened to the audio book - The story follows a man named Ronald. The story starts with Ron waiting at a diner for his wife to arrive for dinner. Nan, a customer at the diner, is having the worst day of her life after she caught her husband cheating on her. Little did they know that the day would get worse, an only be the start of a bunch of really bad days. The writer does a good job painting a picture of a post apocalyptic world and problems they would encounter, using nature as a major catalyst for the apocalyptic world. The story keeps your attention and I will definitely be continuing the series. I love the character development as the story progresses, and you connect to them. Drawback on the audio was Nans voice by the narrator is annoying.
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  Debra

  This was a very entertaining book about the Apocalypse. I am not exactly sure how it all came about, but disasters were taking place all over the world and volcanos were raining down ash everywhere. This story covers a very small group of people who came together to try to survive and other people, as there are everywhere, who wanted to survive at the cost of others lives.
  
  There were characters you could care about.
  
  Warning, there is violence and with that said, all of this story was believable, in fact, probably much milder than we would see if this happened today.
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  James Adcock

  While I enjoyed this quick read I knew what was coming and what to expect. It was a shorter read and I did notice a couple editing errors that took away from it. I liked the storyline and thought it was fun to follow. I’m interested in reading the series and am considering buying the other two books.
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  Mary Ann

  The end?
  
  A bleak outlook for one ending of society as we know it. Characters are strong and watch out to see if a young girl and a dog are the. star s of this'll series. This was a difficult book for me because of all the violence.
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  Janice Mickolas

  Enjoyable story
  
  It started out slow to me as I was learning about the characters but then the characters came to life and I couldn't put it down. Looking forward to the next book in the series.
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  Kelly Cross

  Interesting
  
  Interesting book with lots of action. The characters are interesting. I liked it well enough to continue on with the series.