I am a big fan of this audiobook. This was a great start to a new series/ stand alone. There are 3 separate storylines that seem to meet in a dark, ominous fury of ash. I loved the completely different lifestyles and walks of life the characters came from. The author gives us a great and original start to a very creative idea of having the same characters thrust into different disaster sanarios. You are thrown right into the meyham in this story and it does not let you go. The story is not bogged down by extensive character development, however there is enough development there that you care about the characters while growing to like some and hate others. I found this title to be somewhat dark and frightening. Not in a sense of a horror novel but instead of this is what life could be like if something like this took place. The descriptions of the landscapes and buildings painted a great picture only adding to the story’s allure. Kevin Pierce was the narrator of this work and he provides another top notch performance. He is definitely made for this type of story. He gave the character’s voices and at times made them feel happy, hopeless and even angry at points throughout the entire story. The pacing was great and it is easy to get lost in this story not only because of the great writing but also the fabulous performance. Even at the end of the audiobook they give a small teaser of the next book in the series called Lit. It sounds great and I am definitely looking forward to it. Great start to this innovative series. Huge score for Abrahams and Pierce. I was given a copy of this audiobook by the author in exchange for an honest review. This in no way affected my opinion of this work.