Survival in the Ashes [Paperback]

William W Johnstone (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Zebra Books (1992)
• ASIN: B001N9V8O4
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,572,837 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars OH YEAH, February 4, 1999

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Kevin M. Cox - See all my reviews

This review is from: Survival in the Ashes (Mass Market Paperback)

This book is great. I loved every second of it and I believe you shall too. This book pins Ben Raines against Sister Voleta once again and who knows who the champion shall be. It is a good book dealing with lots of violence but that is a part of what makes it so great. Give 'er a try what do you have to lose.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Survival in the Ashes, January 30, 2011

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deedeedidit - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Survival in the Ashes (Mass Market Paperback)

Very pleased with the speed of delivery. The books are all in excellent shape. I discovered the Ashes series and William W. Johnstone as a writer. He is awesome. To think that he wrote these books over 15 years ago and you can just look at today
and see all of us right there. Should be manditory reading for Juniors and Seniors in High School. Might help to teach them to be thankful for what they have and to wake up and take some pride in the country and responsibility for their own actions.

0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars B-grade junk, March 23, 2009

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Colin J. Salt (Ulster County, NY US) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Survival in the Ashes (Mass Market Paperback)

I wasn't expecting high literature when I got this book, but I still found it trashy and disappointing.

The biggest problem with this novel is the battles. They're all one-sided, over very quickly, repetitive, and uninteresting. The Rebels always inflict massive damage while taking minimal losses, and every enemy is always in fear of them.

What potential there is for moral relativism in having the main character rule harshly is squandered by having everyone else act much, much, worse. And don't even get me started on the far-right politics of it.

Still, this book can be good for passing a bit of time if you can turn off your brain and just let it flow. Otherwise, don't bother picking it up.