Shards and Ashes by Melissa Marr and Kelley Armstrong

Shards and Ashes

by Melissa Marr (Editor), Kelley Armstrong (Editor), Veronica Roth, Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl, Rachel Caine, Nancy Holder, Beth Revis, more…

 

Gripping original stories of dystopian worlds from nine New York Times bestselling authors, edited by Melissa Marr and Kelley Armstrong.

The world is gone, destroyed by human, ecological, or supernatural causes. Survivors dodge chemical warfare and cruel gods; they travel the reaches of space and inhabit underground caverns. Their enemies are disease, corrupt corporations, and one another; their resources are few, and their courage is tested.

Powerful original dystopian tales from nine bestselling authors offer bleak insight, prophetic visions, and precious glimmers of light among the shards and ashes of a ruined world. 

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Another fabulous anthology, though not the book to have just finished when a Facebook friend posts “You have been transported to the location in the last book you read. Where are you?” YIKES! Which horribly dystopian future should I pick? Seriously though, out of nine stories only one of them was meh.  The rest were fabulous, creative, and still satisfying, though I would love to see novels from a few of them. I especially loved to read what Carrie Ryan can come up with when her brain isn’t being eaten by zombies. An excellent collection!!

Mom note: As a mother of readers, I also want to make a note to myself (and others if they care) why I would or would not have my children read this book, because honestly, sometimes I forget. This is a YA book, so everything is within YA strictures. Violence: moderate/heavy; Profanity: yes??; Sex: some