{"product_id":"burn-down-the-sky-isbn-9780062016300","title":"Burn Down the Sky","description":"\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eBurn Down the Sky\u003c\/em\u003e is an intense, amazing, post-apocalyptic tale of unleashed terror and undying hope. This is gifted writing and a superb, brilliant thriller.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Bill Evans, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eChildren of Men\u003c\/em\u003e meets \u003cem\u003eThe Handmaid’s Tale\u003c\/em\u003e—with \u003cem\u003eThe Road Warrior\u003c\/em\u003e to rev up the high octane plot.”\u003cbr\u003e—Mark Feldstein, author of \u003cem\u003ePoisoning the Press\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJim Jaros transports readers to a terrifying, post-apocalyptic near-future world in \u003cem\u003eBurn Down the Sky\u003c\/em\u003e, a breathtaking thriller unfolding against a landscape of climate collapse and environmental catastrophe. Pseudonymously written by multiple Emmy and Edgar® Award-winning investigative journalist and author Mark Nykanen, \u003cem\u003eBurn Down the Sky\u003c\/em\u003e brilliantly imagines a nightmarish tomorrow where a runaway virus has killed most of the Earth’s population. Jaros electrifies with a fast-paced adventure tale of a desperate mother determined to free her captive child from the clutches of a dark and twisted religious cult. Fans of Stephen King’s \u003cem\u003eThe Stand\u003c\/em\u003e and Justin Cronin’s \u003cem\u003eThe Passage\u003c\/em\u003e will not want to miss this one.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the destruction of nature and the death of the world . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the  Wicca virus drove billions to madness and suicide, replacing order and  reason with violence and terror . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the parched ruins of what once was civilization, one commodity is far morevaluable than all others combined: female children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen well-armed marauders roll in at dusk to brutally attack a fiercely defended compound of survivors, Jessie is unable to halt the slaughter—and she can do nothing to prevent the ruthless abduction of innocents, including her youngest child. Now, along with her outraged teenage daughter, Bliss, Jessie must set out on a journey across a blasted landscape—joining up with the desperate, the broken, the half-mad, on an impossible mission: to storm the fortress of a dark and twisted religion and bring the children home.\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“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“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“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“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\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“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“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“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","brand":"Harper Voyager","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887989158117,"sku":"NP9780062016300","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062016300.jpg?v=1730227893","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/burn-down-the-sky-isbn-9780062016300","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}