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“Shocking! But, yes, possible in view of what is happening now. Future fiction forces me to see a wider view of today. Just imagine, a world without the many technologies we are addicted to! But maybe the only way we can rediscover who we really are. Or, at least were, for a hundred thousand years.”

This story tells of an imagined future, when, after a storm ofworldwide chaos, wars and insurrections, a string of natural and man-made disasters and diseases, survivors find ancient ways of being human, harking back to before we were tamed and set ourselves apart from the earth.

“Rain of Ashes, grabbed me immediately. We know this is possible. The colorful characters become individual and real very quickly. The plot kept me reading and wanting to find out what happens next…!”

“… thought-provoking details, subtle messages, and with hope. The hope that our ability to care about others, to cooperate, and to adapt to new circumstances is the best part of it!”

robert wolff has lived and worked in several countries, all over the world; he lives in Hawai’i.