{"product_id":"carry-the-flame-isbn-9780062016317","title":"Carry the Flame","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Jaros has crafted such a vividly ravaged world that I could almost feel the grit on my fingers as I turned each page.”\u003cbr\u003e—Marcus Pelegrimas, author of the Skinners series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Intense, amazing….A superb, brilliant thriller.”\u003cbr\u003e—Bill Evans, author of \u003cem\u003eCategory 7\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Jaros envisions a world ruined beyond our darkest imaginings—an Earth devastated by plague and environmental collapse—and offers a gripping tale of survival and sacrifice after the apocalypse. His extraordinary \u003cem\u003eCarry the Flame\u003c\/em\u003e continues where his acclaimed \u003cem\u003eBurn the Sky \u003c\/em\u003eleft off, as a ragged band of survivors—including a mother and her two daughters—flee the brutal soldiers of a bloodthirsty religious cult, only to fall captive to a mad despot who rules with fear and monsters in a nightmare city in the wasteland. Jaros, a nom de plume of acclaimed thriller author and four-time Emmy Award-winning investigative reporter Mark Nykanen, has created an extraordinary post-apocalyptic novel that combines the visceral thrills of \u003cem\u003eMad Max\u003c\/em\u003e with the chilling insights of Margaret Atwood’s \u003cem\u003eThe Handmaid’s Tale\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOryx and Crake\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eCarry the Flame\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful vision of a dystopian future on a par with Cormac McCarthy’s \u003cem\u003eThe Road\u003c\/em\u003e and Stephen King’s acclaimed classic, \u003cem\u003eThe Stand\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cem\u003e\u003cp\u003eTomorrow's world is a wasteland, decimated by vengeful nature and disease . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd those who rule the ruins worship a cruel and terrible god.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving survived the terror of the Alliance and the single-minded fanaticism of its hideous religion, a caravan of survivors moves quickly into the Great American Desert, the wastes of what once was America's heartland. With her daughters at her side—recently rescued Ananda and her daring older sister, Bliss—Jessie hopes to find sanctuary in the Arctic, now rumored to be temperate. But their enemies are powerful and relentless, and will not rest until they possess the caravan's most precious treasures: their prepubescent female children, a stolen tanker filled with fuel . . . and a pair of frightened twins, whom the Army of God calls \"demon.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the danger in pursuit pales before the horror that lies ahead when Jessie, the marauder-turned-ally Burned Fingers, and the innocents in their care face the savagery, the madness, and the monsters that dwell in the terrifying City of Shade.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Stunning...Before you pick up this book, pack a survival kit, you’re not going anywhere until it’s done...In the context of the current drought, James Jaros is beginning to sound downright prophetic...The plot hurtles along and the characters transform, many coming of age with blood on their hands. James Jaros’ writing is literate, thought provoking, and detailed.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Big Chill, the International Thriller Writers magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Carry the Flame is the fight for hope and a better future. It is the rejection of a life of darkness, a life of fear. Last, Jaros’ The City of Shade makes Woodbury (the infamous town in The Walking Dead) look like summer camp.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmanda Makepeace, Imagination Run Amok on Carry the Flame\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Gutsy...quirky characters and nonstop action....Tense, terse prose suits the setting and carries the story nimbly along.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly on Carry the Flame\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“James Jaros does a phenomenal job with world building in BURN DOWN THE SKY...an edgy, dark thriller that keeps the reader engaged from the very first page. The action is relentless and adds to the tension.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDebbie Wiley Book Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“BURN DOWN THE SKY is one of those books I could not stop reading...Thinking about it, even now, makes my heart pound.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmanda Makepeace, Imagination Run Amok\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“BURN DOWN THE SKY is an intense, amazing, post-apocalyptic tale of unleashed terror and undying hope. This is gifted writing, and a superb, brilliant thriller.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarcus Pelegrimas, author of the Skinners series\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Burn Down the Sky blends science fiction and thriller genres but I’d call it one of more the literate novels I’ve read in 2011.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003efrom the International Thriller Writers' Interview\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Stunning...Before you pick up this book, pack a survival kit, you’re not going anywhere until it’s done.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Big Chill,  the International Thriller Writers magazine  the International Thriller Writers magazine  the International Thriller Writers magazine The Big Chill, International Thriller Writers magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Writing as James Jaros, Mark Nykanen tells a thoroughly engrossing tale...The author has incredibly poetic prose that keeps the reader going.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAngela Wilson, authorsandappetizers.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Utterly compelling...The language is powerful and evocative, and it moves at a rapid clip start to finish. I give Burn Down the Sky a big thumb’s-up.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuzanne Johnson, Preturnatura\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This grim fascinating futuristic thriller extrapolates present global trends to make a case that the reckoning point of no return for planet earth is soon...readers will appreciate James Jaros’ bleak cautionary tale as Sager and Evans sang in 2525, “...Now man’s reign is through.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarriet Klausner, Genre Go Round Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Takes the idea of the post-apocalyptic men’s adventure tale and turns it on its head, with the simple idea that it focuses on female leads...Jaros’s characters are not two-dimensional stereotypes or caricatures...With truly stand-out moments, BURN DOWN THE SKY never falters.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBruce Grossman of Bookgasm.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Never before have I read such a vivid, intense novel as Burn Down the Sky.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Lagoon Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Jaros has crafted such a vividly ravaged world that I could almost feel the grit on my fingers as I turned each page.  And I couldn’t stop turning them!” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarcus Pelegrimas, author of the Skinners series\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This gripping tale immediately ushers us into an all-too-plausible post apocalyptic world. It’s Children of Men meets The Handmaid’s Tale - with The Road Warrior to rev up the high octane plot.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark Feldstein, author of Poisoning the Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“BURN DOWN THE SKY is an intense, amazing, post-apocalyptic tale of unleashed terror and undying hope. This is gifted writing, and a superb, brilliant thriller.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBill Evans, New York Times bestselling author of Category 7\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Voyager","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887989321957,"sku":"NP9780062016317","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062016317.jpg?v=1730227894","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/carry-the-flame-isbn-9780062016317","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}