SURVIVAL IN THE NEAR FUTURE

In Mike Mullin's new book Ashfall, the world is dramatically changed when the supervolcano underlying Yellowstone National Park erupts. The thick ash falls as far as Iowa and Illinois cutting off power and causing many buildings to collapse. Alex, alone for the weekend, has to deal with the changes by himself. He soon realizes that if he wants to see his family again, he will have to follow them if he can. Along his journey he finds people who want to kill him for his meager supplies and a few people who actually want to help him. This is a story of survival that could be in our future as there really is a volcano caldera under Yellowstone National Park and according to geologists, it is erupt at any time!