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    Sunrise

    By Mike Mullin

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    The Yellowstone supervolcano nearly wiped out the human race. Now, almost a year after the eruption, the survivors seem determined to finish the job. Communities wage war on each other, gangs of cannibals roam the countryside, and what little government survived the eruption has collapsed completely. The ham radio has gone silent. Sickness, cold, and starvation are the survivors' constant companions.

    When it becomes apparent that their home is no longer safe and adults are not facing the stark realities, Alex and Darla must create a community that can survive the ongoing disaster, an almost impossible task requiring even more guts and more smarts than everand unthinkable sacrifice. If they fail . . . they, their loved ones, and the few remaining survivors will perish.

    This epic finale has the heart of Ashfall, the action of Ashen Winter, and a depth all its own, examining questions of responsibility and bravery, civilization and society, illuminated by the story of an unshakable love that transcends a post-apocalyptic world and even life itself.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTanglewood
    Release dateMar 17, 2014
    ISBN9781939100030
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    Sunrise
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    Mike Mullin

    Mike Mullin’s first job was scraping the gum off the undersides of desks at his high school. From there, things went steadily downhill. He almost got fired by the owner of a bookstore due to his poor taste in earrings. He worked at a place that showed slides of poopy diapers during lunch (it did cut down on the cafeteria budget). The hazing process at the next company included eating live termites raised by the resident entomologist, so that didn’t last long either. For a while Mike juggled bottles at a wine shop, sometimes to disastrous effect. Oh, and then there was the job where swarms of wasps occasionally tried to chase him off ladders. So he’s really glad this writing thing seems to be working out.Mike holds a black belt in Songahm Taekwondo. He lives in Indianapolis with his wife and her three cats. Ashen Winter is his second novel. His debut, Ashfall, was named one of the top five young adult novels of 2011 by National Public Radio, a Best Teen Book of 2011 by Kirkus Reviews, and a New Voices selection by the American Booksellers Association.Learn more or contact Mike at www.MikeMullinAuthor.com

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    • 5/5
      I don't usually read past the first book of a trilogy but this was top notch from the first book until the end. I would read the fourth if it existed.
    • 5/5
      Post-apocalyptic drama, romance and hope. This trilogy has become my favorite read of 2017. I will definitely re-read and I highly recommend this to those who enjoy drama and hope.
    • 4/5
      This was surprisingly satisfying. Too often post disaster books are exciting, but don't deal with the practical realities of what happens after the initial survival. Watching Alex deal with the practicalities of compassion and survival is interesting and thought provoking. I also liked the personal conflicts that he struggled with.
    • 5/5
      Fantastic ending to a great series! I love how the author goes into such great detail on the how-to's of surviving a volcanic ash winter. If I ever find myself in that situation I'm going to have to put to test some of the ingenious contraptions Darla & Uncle Paul rigged. : )



    • 4/5
      Good

      I really liked how this series ended. Hope nothing like what happened in the book happens but I liked the series.
    • 4/5
      Sunrise, by Mike Mullin, is the third and final chapter of the Ashfall series. I reviewed the first two books, Ashfall and Ashen Winter as they were published and have been a fan from the beginning. One of the best parts of the whole series is the relationship between Alex and Darla. They had to mature faster than teenagers usually do, and the love and caring between the two feels very real. The relationship grows even deeper in Sunrise.The ingenuity of the characters in building greenhouses and lodging, and how they go about things like watering the plants is astounding. Though, for myself, a little less technical explanation of the processes would have made for more enjoyable reading.Sunrise is an action-packed fight for survival in a world turned harsh and uninviting. Post-apocalyptic thrills for teens and adults!I received Sunrise from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
    • 5/5
      LOVED IT!! This may be my favorite in the trilogy. Things really started to come together and I loved the character development. It was thrilling, ingenious, and well researched. If Yellowstone erupts in my lifetime, this will most definitely be my go to manual.The first two books were composed of a lot of short term missions, scuffles, fights, survival, but this book really set the stage for how Alex, Darla and their family is going to be able to live long term in their apocalyptic new world. I enjoyed their town building, technical details and strategies for solving common problems. It's very intriguing and suffice it to say, if I were in their shoes I wouldn't last too long.An exciting and impeccable conclusion to the "Ashfall" trilogy, I can't wait to see what author, Mike Mullin, has in store for us next!For fans of survival literature, end of the world scenarios, and dystopias.
    • 4/5
      Sunrise by Mike Mullin is the third volume in the Ashfall Trilogy. The volcanoes that lie dormant under Yellowstone Park erupted in the first book and changed America forever. The next two books were about how people dealt with the crisis and tried to build new lives for themselves. The setting of Sunrise is Illinois and it is now two years after the event, it is still permanent winter and the sky is still grey with ash. The main characters Alex and Darla have established a colony that they have built around generators that are run by wind power. They are building greenhouses and planting crops for food, gathering any survivors and animals that they find and trying to build a democratic society. Unfortunately they also have to deal with violent people who want what they have and with marauding cannibals.I have enjoyed this YA series that started literally with a bang. This last book finds the main characters reaching a higher level of maturity and a lot of the book deals with survivor techniques and the building of machinery to help improve their lifestyle. All the familiar characters are back and it is a crap shoot as to who survives as this is a violent dangerous world and there is plenty of action which keeps things moving along at a rapid pace.The book ended on a hopeful note, and after following these characters for three books, there was enough closure to satisfy, but the author definitely left an opening if it is decided to continue on with these books. I enjoyed the Ashfall Trilogy, and Sunrise was a worthy conclusion, but if the series is continued I would certainly be happy to pick up the next book.
    • 4/5
      This final book of the Ashfall Trilogy is mostly similar in tone to the previous two novels, but the author has kindly given us a ray of hope that weakly shines through the pages. There is plenty of despair, tribulation, and danger, but Alex and Darla persevere through the trials of survival. Gradually, they work together with others to rebuild slowly what was lost. Society may never recover fully but then again, the strengths that Alex and Darla exhibit illustrates that though things are different, there is indeed a sunrise just over the hilltop. If I have a complaint about the series, it is that the teens are super-smart in a MacGyver sort of way, while the adults stand around and wring their hands. But, as books intended for teens, they will undoubtedly appeal to those who like this genre.
    • 4/5
      The third installment in the trilogy, while full of its share of conflict and gore, focuses on community building and survival. Darla and Alex have settled on the family farm and are trying to find a way to make life sustainable. Because of their ingenuity and the grim reality facing other communities, they find themselves with new members trying to join their settlement. There were plenty of scenes that shocked and had a gross out factor, but the feelings between the main characters seem geniune and their persistance to not just survive but find a way to thrive is incredible. A satisfying end to the trilogy.
    • 5/5
      I can't say enough about this series. It held me spellbound from the 1st book to the last. I cheered them all on and cried when things were just all messed up. if you haven't read this series I highly recommend it. Unlike some of this genre it is so realistic. I easily could see all of it happening..and ooh how frightening that thought is.
    • 3/5
      I received this novel in exchange for my honest review. When I was approved of this eARC, I scrambled to read the first two books in preparation. Overall, the roller coaster ride that I got from the Ashfall trilogy was enlightening. Sunrise was about creating a stable environment and starting a new town. A place to live. A place to grow food. A place to call home. And Alex did a remarkable job doing all of those things. There are so many events that happen in this book that I cannot go into detail about it. Alex took the role of a leader and did a remarkable job. Even better than the other mayors from previous towns before the explosion. In fact, I think he should have been voted as mayor of Warren, but that's just me. I do have to say, this series is brutal. Mike Mullin made a very realistic, hard, harsh world when writing about the Yellowstone volcano exploding. And if things turn out the way he predicted, it will be a harsher world than he wrote about. I admire that he didn't sugarcoat it, but for a Young Adult novel, I think it may have been a bit much. I'm 25 and there were times that I cringed and felt pain when reading certain scenes in this book. In all of the books. So while I did like this book and the realism of it, I would not recommend it to a lot of readers. Especially teen readers. Adults, yes. Teens, no. I just can't do it with the content that Mullin included. However, I am very glad that I got to read this series. It makes me think about not only the natural landmarks in the U.S. but also how I would act if a wide-world event occurred. And lets just say that I'm not sure if I would be a good survivalist or not... But now I can prepare myself if the worst came to be!
    • 5/5
      The hardest thing for me in most apocalyptic / dystopian stories is what human beings become ; The inhumanity of man, towards man.What Alex and Darla go through in this book is harrowing it's so awful to think that human beings could treat each other this way, it is horrifying and as Alex says (paraphrasing to avoid spoilers) “I had always believed that the human race would survive the massive volcanic eruption at Yellowstone, would surmount this disaster, just as we had surmounted so many lesser disasters before. But after… (NO SPOILER), I wondered did we deserve to survive?”One other quote that made me giggle in this very serious story …“Didn’t he used to be a flenser?”“Yeah and I used to be a High School student.”Uncle Paul turned toward me, a sad smile creasing his cheek,” Same thing, but with less cannibalism?”I snorted. ”Yeah pretty much.” Alex’s mom pissed me off in this book, I understand she had a lot to handle but she didn’t handle it well at all! I thought it was so neat that the younger generation is the one that took over and took care of everybody no matter what age. Darla was amazing she is a mechanical genius and I don't think Alex could have ever survived without her, or anyone else for that matter to me Darla is the hero of this little community. I loved how they brought out the best in people and made this safe place.This series addicted me immediately to me it is a more realistic than other apocalyptic /dystopians because this could actually happen, I live only a couple states away from Yellowstone Park and this series scared the heck out of me, I even researched where the ashfall would be and needless to say I would be screwed and I honestly don’t know that I would survive as well as Alex and Darla in fact I’m sure I couldn’t.Oh and when you get to the part where the cover makes perfect sense oh my just be prepared!This was a great ending to this series however I wish it could go on because I would read more, the only thing that I was left wondering about; was the rest of the country/world in the same boat as the people in this book or were there places that were unaffected? Was this little part of the world just forgotten? But I will be content with this ending and will look forward to anything else this author writes.5 StarsFull Disclosure: I received this book from Netgalley and the publisher(Tanglewood) for a far and honest review
    • 4/5
      This is the third and final novel in Mullen’s Ashfall series. I got a copy of this book to review through NetGalley. I thought this book did a good job of wrapping up the series. I enjoyed some of the elements of survival and loved the hopeful ending.Alex and Darla are trying to pull together and help people recover from the events in the last book. A few things become painfully clear, the farm isn’t going to be enough to sustain them long term, they aren’t welcome in town and town is not well-defended. They decide to strike out along with their relatives to build a more sustainable long-term community. In order to do this they will have to deal with the leader Red, who has constantly caused problems stealing food and attacking nearby communities.There were some things I liked about this story and other things I didn’t. I loved watching how Darla and Alex’s uncle were able to harness wind power to heat and create new greenhouses. It was fun to watch them work to set up a community that was able to sustain itself, I loved their creativity. I also loved how it was acknowledged that the new community would need excellent defense to survive the onslaught from other communities. Additionally I really enjoyed how Alex and Darla tried to include everyone who wanted to join the community and tried to let everyone work to their strengths.I didn’t really enjoy the battles with the community Red had set up; this is just so typical post-apocalyptic and has been so overdone. I understand humanity is fighting to live, but why do you always have to have that one community lead by an evil dude who is eating people and causing general misery? It worked okay in this book, I just thought it was a bit uncreative and boring.Darla is an outstanding character. She supports Alex well and is an absolute genius with everything mechanical. She has some great ideas and a lot ends up riding on her shoulders because without her this community would never have worked. I loved her practical attitude and admired her ability to get done what needed to be done.Alex ends up becoming a great leader, but I didn’t like him as much. I am not sure how he stumbled into the position of leadership. At the beginning of the book he obviously is lacking in confidence and fumbles and stumbles quite a bit. I do admire his commitment to what he believes is right. I just thought the way people stepped aside to let him lead them was a bit unbelievable. Don’t get me wrong by the end to the book he is doing a very commendable job of leading this new community, but I felt like the beginning was a bit contrived. Everything was tied up very nicely and the book was engaging and easy to read. I really felt like this is one of the most hopeful endings to a post-apocalyptic series I have ever read. I really felt like by the end of the series these characters actually have an excellent chance of surviving and making a great go of things. Overall an excellent conclusion to this series. I loved watching Alex, Darla, and crew defeat the bad guys and put together a community that actually has a chance of surviving this harsh post-apocalyptic world. I think fans of this series will be pleased with the ending, it’s been quite the ride from super volcano explosion to creation of a community that could possibly make it in this world.
    • 5/5
      This is the last book in the Ashfall series and I’m super sad to see it end. From the moment I read Ashfall, I just knew I was in for an adventure of a lifetime.Plot: One thing I really enjoy about this story is that the plot line is relatable. Every chapter that is written is well executed to detail. The reader is able to feel a wide range of emotions. Most importantly it feels as if you are in the story. The fight for survival, the fear of looking for food, savages, and sickness all makes this story come to life.Love/Friendships: There are lots of relationships in the book that are define. Some with towns people who have a strong impact of the future, some with not so good people who are greedy and some that are important to Alex that he will sacrifice everything to keep it. Alex has grown up so much over a short period of time. When I was reading this I wanted him to just be kid. But when you living in this kind of world, that is nearly impossible.Survival: Another great aspect of this story is the fight for survival. They go through seasons where they have food and then they are starving. Then sickness goes around. Then fights break out. New people show up. It’s all so fascinating that once you are in the story it really hard to get out it.Ending: I think this ending fits the story perfectly. It’s not a perfect happily ever after but they are making. I would love for the author *wink wink* to do a novella. I like to see where the characters are doing after a few years.If you like a wicked cool story that is more realistic dystopian, then read this series. With each turn of the page, Sunrise comes to life before your eyes. A story that is creative and constructed in a dark world, Sunrise is amazing.
    • 3/5
      Sunrise was at least not as painful as Ashen Winter. It revolves around Alex and Darla setting up their own settlement, making it sustainable and defending it against the many local threats. It’s completely unbelievable that dumbfuck Alex from Ashen Winter, whose skull appears to be filled with scampering white mice, is a natural leader and smarter than the adults around him, but we’re expected to accept that so off we go again. (To be fair, a couple of the adults ARE really stupid. They have to be, to make Alex look good. It doesn’t mean I’m buying “everyone looks up to Alex” though.)

      While we’re talking about adults, Alex’s mother actually features in Sunrise, and let’s just say that it’s still unclear why he risked his life for two books to be reunited with her.

      Look, I clearly can’t recommend these books. The writing is sufficient but bland (several chapters end with sentences that I think are intended to be heartfelt but only make me cringe and think of r/iamfourteenandthisisdeep), the characters are soulless lumps to be moved around in service of the plot, the plot is powered by stupid juice, and the setting is the only halfway interesting thing about it.

      Having said that, there’s nothing super objectionable about them either. Go forth and read at your own risk.