Shadows (novel)

Plot

Shadows is the second book in ''The Ashes Trilogy. This book, unlike Ashes ''is written in multiple narratives. We are in the heads of Alex, Tom, Chris, Lena and Peter.

Following on straight from Ashes, Alex fights the Changed/Chuckies in the hunting groung, also known as The Zone. There she puts two and two together and realises that Rule is feeding it's grandchildren that have turned into Chuckies with people they have banned from the village. She realises this because she see's what can only be an identicle twin to Chris- Simon Yeager who has turned into a Chuckie. Although the Chuckies do not kill her, they take her with them as a captive for spare food. Alex notices how the Chuckies have become much more advanced; they hunt in packs, have learnt how to use guns and have started to breed.

We find out that Tom is still alive and is staying with an elderly couple named Grace and Jed  that picked him up when they saw how injured he was. He is planning to soon leave Jed and Grace to find Alex as he presumes Ellie is dead.

Peter has been captured by the head of the Milita- Finn, who is rounding up young people and Chuckies to do tests on them. He was captured when he was on an outing to fetch supplies. His group had split up and he was left with young teen Tyler and two ex-army veterans Lang  and Weller. They were ambushed by the Milita, Peter later finding out that Lang and Weller are working for the Milita and staged the attack on purpose. Tyler was killed and Peter badly wounded.

Chris, Lena and Nathan are promptly sent to the torture chamber in Rule as Lena works out that Nathan was working for Jess  against Rule and tells the council. Reverent Yeager also figures that Lena was directing Chris to children that would hopefully have her brother among them.

Characters who appear in Shadows

 * Alex Adair
 * Tom Eden
 * Mina
 * Chris Prentiss
 * Peter Ernst
 * Tori
 * Lena
 * Matt Kincaid
 * Sarah
 * Reverent Yeager
 * Born
 * Ernst
 * Stiemke
 * Prigge
 * Greg
 * Nathan
 * Jed
 * Grace
 * Andrew Born
 * Beth Prigge
 * Ben Stiemke
 * Claire Krueger
 * Simon Yeager
 * John
 * Tyler
 * Lang
 * Weller
 * Ruby
 * Hammerbach
 * Seth
 * Finn
 * Mather
 * Davey
 * Barnes
 * Brian
 * Sharon
 * Ray
 * Otis
 * Claire
 * Abel
 * Raleigh
 * Leopard
 * Daniel
 * Jack
 * Grier
 * Steiner
 * Wade King
 * Nikki King
 * Mellie
 * Chad
 * Cindi
 * Luke