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Ashes, Ashes

René Barjavel (1967)

SubgenreSword & Sorcery
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads2.76

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Hero archetypes

Protective Hero

Synopsis

In a future Manhattan devastated by environmental catastrophes and epidemics, sixteen-year-old Lucy survives alone until vicious hounds target her and force her to join Aidan and his band, but soon they learn that she is the target of Sweepers, who kidnap and infect people with plague.

Tags

DystopianPost-ApocalypticYoung AdultSurvival FictionEnvironmental Fiction