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  • Published: 9 July 2019
  • ISBN: 9780857667977
  • Imprint: Angry Robot
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 368
  • RRP: $17.99

Ash Kickers





Dragons vs Firefighters vs the Phoenix. The scorching fantasy sequel to Smoke Eaters.

Dragons vs Firefighters vs the Phoenix. The scorching fantasy sequel to Smoke Eaters.

With ex-firefighter Cole Brannigan in command of the Smoke Eaters, the dragon menace is under control. Thanks to non-lethal Canadian tech, the beasts are tranquilized and locked up, rather than killed. But for Tamerica Williams, this job filled with action and danger, has become tediously routine. 

When a new threat emerges, a legendary bird of fire – the Phoenix – it’s the perfect task for Williams. But killing the Phoenix just brings it back stronger, spreading fire like a plague and whipping dragons into a frenzy. Will it prove to be too much excitement, even for adrenalin-junkie Williams? 


File Under: Fantasy [ Smoke Em | Catch and Release | Fire Bird | Arson About ]

  • Published: 9 July 2019
  • ISBN: 9780857667977
  • Imprint: Angry Robot
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 368
  • RRP: $17.99

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Praise for Ash Kickers

"An ingenious premise that Grigsby delivers on with intelligence and style. Smoke Eaters is a treat!"
- Jason M Hough, New York Times Bestseller

"I love dragon stories in which the dragons are real monsters, laying waste to everything around them; and I love novels with protagonists who aren't callow young adults learning that they're chosen ones. Smoke Eaters has terrific dragons, and a hero with some miles and experience on him, plus great writing and a wicked sense of humor. I flew through it."
- Alex Bledsoe, author of The Hum and the Shiver and Burn Me Deadly

"Sean Grigsby has conceived what promises to be a brilliant and harrowing series. Dragons have returned, bringing fire, revenant spirits and ash in their wake. Cole Brannigan, a grizzled no nonsense fire-fighter, is there to stand in their way. Profane and exhilarating, filled with unforgettable characters and scorching action, Smoke Eaters is an amazing mix of adventure, fantasy, and science-fiction. Grigsby is an electrifying new voice sounding out over the wraith-haunted land."
- John Hornor Jacobs, award-winning author of Southern Gods and The Incorruptibles

"I've been waiting for a book like this for years. Original, exciting, Smoke Eaters is a red-hot page-turner."
- Adam Christopher, author of Empire State and Made to Kill

"Smoke Eaters is a thrilling, exciting, funny and strangely heart-warming book, and Grigsby's experience as a firefighter shines through on every page, lending grit and realism to this rollicking ride of a tale in which firefighters become dragon-slayers. It's exactly as bonkers - and as brilliant - as you'd expect and I look forward to more from this author."
- Anna Stephens, author of Godblind

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