Ashes of the Earth : A Mystery of Post-Apocalyptic America (Hardcover)

from housecarl

I am fascinated with near time apocalyptic novels. It's a little bit sick, I know. The first one I recall reading was when I was in high school. I am Legend by Richard Matheson told the story of a man who was alone in a world of zombies (or werewolves, the book didn't make that part clear). Some ...

from bezoar44

Eliot Pattison's ninth mystery is his first set in a post-apocalyptic community along one of the Great Lakes. It presents a number of his characteristic themes. The setting is a shattered culture, like Tibet after the Chinese invasion in the Shan novels, or the post-Colombian contact setting of t...

from Beamis12

Thirty years after most of the world was destroyed, a group of survivors try to prevent the same catastrophies and behaviors that had doomed civilization the first time. Great group of characters and very good storyline make this an extremely interesting read.

from Cubbyfan99

This was a really good book, a real page turner. The characters are well written, and the plot is set up extremely well. Set in a location near the American/Canadian border it follows a murder investigation through all the difficulties that could be experienced while trying to bring back communit...

from jasonpettus

(Reprinted from the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography [cclapcenter.com]. I am the original author of this essay, as well as the owner of CCLaP; it is not being reprinted illegally.) It may sound at first to be the height of cheesy cross-genre gimmickry -- a modern-style crime drama se...