After the Bombs: Part I: The Invasion (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798601461009)

Ashley was twelve when she survived the bombing of her school. It was the beginning of a coordinated alien invasion and the beginning of her nightmare. Separated from her family; she doesn't even know if they are dead or alive.But Ashley is a survivor. For years-and against all odds, she and the other children carve out a new home inside the city ruins. It's not an easy life; alien robots roam the streets, always searching for survivors. To keep their prey from escaping, the robots erect an impenetrable fence surrounding the entire city, imprisoning everybody trapped inside.The kids, staying hidden and alive, grow into adept teenagers living a perilous, albeit content life. Until the most ruthless gang kills half of Ashley's group and takes the others hostage. To free her friends, all of Ashley's survival skills are put to the test.With aliens hot on her heels, can she lead a rescue mission to retrieve her friends? And if she succeeds, how can they escape a city that has turned into a cage?.