Two years after the catastrophic volcanic eruption of the Cascade range, most of the continental United States are covered with ash. 16 year old Miles Newell, his parents and 12 year old sister Sarah escape their Minneapolis home in the wake of flaring violence, rioting and robbery ignited by the natural disaster. Tailed by bandits everywhere they go, they flee through the wild to their woodland cabin, surviving thanks to the survival stories told by Miles' old friend Mr. Kurz.The family's hopes for safety are shattered when they arrive to find their home occupied by unfriendly strangers. Miles' family turns to his amazing memory and his knack for tinkering to help them find Mr. Kurz's cabin.
When I first picked up this book -- okay -- it seemed interesting enough but as soon as I started reading it I became completely enthralled and I couldn't put it down. The people-powered vehicle Miles constructed, the Ali Princess was a good idea and I had a vivid image in my head of a mixture of a bike, a wagon and a sail boat. I was a little annoyed when the author alternated between the past and present. I also felt the book also got predictable whenever Miles and his family visited a town or place congregated with people. (of course, the bandits would be there to chase them.)
Overall, this book was very suspenseful and kept me on the edge of my chair the entire time.
I award this book four and a half daggers out of five.
Trooper Cordell
3 comments:
There's a book I would be completely unable to read because of my irrational untamable fear of pyroclastic flow.
The ash...it chokez ur lungs...and that's even if you don't end up with the instant-death pyroclastic surge.
Yeah, I have volcano issues. Just a few.
what the heck does "pyroclastic flow" mean?!
Gas and ash and deadliness that volcanos spew.
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