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Which is interesting, because Johnstone's characters would probably kill most of their readers.
The "Ashes" series concerns a nuclear war which results in [[The End of the World
Ben Raines, former elite soldier for the US, former mercenary, full time writer, and ultimate [[Author Avatar]], is offered a place in it but, in his "folly", refuses. After he survives the war (thanks to being allergic to wasp stings), he dithers for a while before taking control of the remaining rebels, and forming his own state.
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* [[Deus Ex Machina]]: Whenever things start to look bleak for the Rebels, something happens to give them the advantage.
* [[Divided States of America]]: After the war, the USA splits into three nations. We have the "original" United States, which controls the Northeast and northern Midwest, The Southern United States of America, which controls the South and most of the Midwest, and the Western United States of America, which controls the western states.
* [[Dressing
* [[Drowning My Sorrows]]: The Rebel leaders are said to do this. Though, being [[Heroic Sociopath|The]] [[Anti-Hero|Rebels]], who knows.
* [[Dungeon Bypass]]: The Rebels have cornered their enemy in his heavily-fortified fortress. Taking it will require the lives of many men. Their response? Shell the place into oblivion. Almost every freakin' time.
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* [[Police State]]: The post-war US government. Of course, it was already becoming one before the war, and the nukes only accelerated the change.
* [[Politically-Incorrect Villain]]: In addition to fighting against the evil liberal government, Raines and company have also clashed with the KKK and Nazis.
* [[Rape
* [[Rape
* [[Recap Episode]]: The majority of the second book copies directly from the first, with only about half of it being new.
* [[Screw This, I'm Outta Here]]: The position of all smart and recurring villains in the Ashes series.
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