Walking Through Fire, Sherri Cook Woosley
Walking Through Fire, Sherri Cook Woosley
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Walking Through Fire
A Misbegotten Novel

Author: Sherri Cook Woosley

Narrator: Erin Bennett

Unabridged: 10 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Published: 09/04/2018

Synopsis

For fans of American Gods, a dark, humorous, and richly written, dystopian fantasy about the unbreakable bonds of family and the power of a mother's love.The end of the world begins as literal fire rains down from the heavens. Ancient gods are released from their prison, eager to reestablish their long-lost power. But Rachel Deneuve has bigger, more contemporary concerns than a divine war. Her son Adam is in the middle of a fight against leukemia, and Rachel would much rather battle cancer than gods. But when humans begin picking sides and fighting escalates, their home in Baltimore becomes a war zone. Desperate to stay away from the carnage—as well as the germ-ridden refugee center—Rachel and Adam flee to their remote mountain cottage, only to find their refuge marred by mutated, grotesque plants and animals. Eventually, the cancerous cells in Adam's body begin evolving as well, threatening his life and forcing Rachel to venture back into the eye of the storm. Left with no other choice but to sacrifice her own freedom for her son's safety, she must become an unwilling warrior in a battle unlike anything seen in millennia, or lose everything she holds dear.

About Sherri Cook Woosley

Sherri Cook Woosley, a Baltimore native, is an active member of the Baltimore Science Fiction Circle, and was a winner of their amateur writing contest in 2014. Her short stories can be found in Abyss & Apex, Pantheon Magazine, and Flash Fiction Magazine. Walking Through Fire is her debut novel. In addition to writing, she teaches yoga so other people can balance their lives while she juggles four kids, a dog, rabbit, and various other animals. She lives in Maryland with her family.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lisa

There’s a lot to like about Sherri Cook Woosley’s debut novel, Walking Through Fire. The story starts off with a bang, literally, when a fireball (or several) fall from the sky and envelop the world in a firestorm, destroying almost everything in its path. What is left is never the same. It’s a magi......more

Goodreads review by T.C.

In Walking Through Fire, the Sumerian gods return to Earth and rain down fire in the process, devastating Baltimore and its surroundings. Presumably the rest of the Earth suffers the same fate, but the action is set in West Virginia and Maryland (which makes it more digestible). Rachel and her son,......more

Goodreads review by Mike

Walking Through Fire is an immersive fantasy about a mother who will do anything to save her child as her very ordinary world starts raining fire around her. And its set in Baltimore, Maryland. How do I make sense of that? How do I reconcile it with those who tell me that for Baltimore, Maryland the......more

Goodreads review by Izzy

Walking Trough Fire is definitely a book that's very hard to put down. I loved how the book has a strong female lead who, at the beginning, is just a regular woman, but the grows with her challenges and does things she wouldn't have thought herself capable of. Definitely an amazing read and VERY har......more

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