Flames From the Ashes [Mass Market Paperback]

William W. Johnstone (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 1999 | Series: Ashes (Book 18)

The evil Jesus Mendoza Hoffman, descendant of one of the most infamous Nazis of all time, and his fanatical New Army of Liberation pose a dire threat to the new world - and Ben Raines' rebel forces. With his massive army crushing everything in its path, Hoffman is spreading his chilling doctrine of death and destruction from Mexico to the Canadian border. Outnumbered and out-armed, Raines and his men are no match against the black-shirt guerrilla forces. And when Raines is captured, the Nazi exterminator gives the rebels an ultimatum: surrender or Raines dies. Against impossible odds, Raines' followers must infiltrate Hoffman's troops and put an end to his brutal reign of terror before Ben Raines and his dream of freedom are annihilated forever!

--This text refers to an alternate Mass Market Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Pinnacle Books (November 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 078601038X
• ISBN-13: 978-0786010387
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #484,559 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Stop before you get to this book, April 15, 2002

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Todd Schultz "healthstudent" (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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I've read most of WWJ's Ashes series in the past and recently decided to start from the beginning and read them again from book #1 "Out of the Ashes". I am a huge fan of these books and the series was excellent as it was originally written. However, starting with the book "Flames in the Ashes" the whole series goes to pot. It is as if they were written by someone else. Equipment that was never in the other books is suddenly available, the facts on how the war started change, and there's even references to Bill Clinton! Read all the "ashes" books, but stop before you get to "Flames"

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars johnstone book #18, November 30, 2009

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Although this book met all the service level agreements it came much later than books from other vendors ive used through amazon

4 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars For the testosterone challenged., November 29, 2001

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JD Schaefer (San Rafael, Ca USA) - See all my reviews
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This was my first and last in the "Ashes" series. I had read glowing reviews and gave this one a chance. I don't understand what the attraction is. The storyline appeals to peoples' rage regarding their perceived inequities of society. The writing is manipulative intending to have the reader overlook the sterotypical cardboard characters. There are the white hats and the black hats with no one in between. I enjoy post apocalyptic (after the Great War - apparently any time now) stories but this one is ridiculous. The good guys love freedom and the bad guys are all crazed Nazis. That's it, they're either Rebels (good guys) or Nazis, nothing in between. The Nazi men all enjoy sex with young boys and have frequent temper tantrums. The good guys live in the old United States (Canada seems to have separated itself from the continent), Mexico still appears to exist but the border between the two countries apparently still is recognized although why I can't imagine. The bad guys are combination of Nazis from South (where it is all Nazi) and North America. It seems in previous books there were zombies and other mutant enemies to blow up with delighted zeal. The Rebels must be all shell shocked since they have no compunction about blowing away 30 people each before lunch time.

If you like lots of references to different armament and how many ways they cause carnage (there's lots of that here), you'll love this book. The main characters all lead charmed lives. Bullets hit everyone else and if they ever dare to get near the heroes, body armor deflects any damage.

The main characters live to get into the non-stop battle from Kansas, to Cheyenne to Mexico where the main character is captured and facing a firing squad when the book ends. If that isn't manipulative (buy the next book), I don't know what is.

The main characters drive around in Hummers always getting ahead of their troops but always avoiding injury. They never seem to have to take sanitary breaks, eat or sleep. Their lives are on hold until they conquer the world for the white hats.

Lastly, the endless supply of food, fuel and armament defies reason. Prepare to suspend belief on a major scale.