Escort Through Ash
Burden of Command, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Brannon Balsaitis
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By:
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Kaelen Voss
Summary
Escort Through Ash is a quiet, relentless post-collapse novel about command after authority is gone.
When the city burns without spectacle and orders arrive without ceremony, former commander Edrin Hale is tasked with a single directive: escort a child beyond the ash line. No banners. No reinforcements. No margin for heroics. Only distance, exhaustion, and decisions that cannot be undone.
As they cross ruined cities, contested roads, and settlements ruled by fear rather than law, Edrin must choose again and again between survival and restraint—knowing each choice teaches the child what leadership will mean in the world that follows. This is not a story about saving civilization. It is about deciding what deserves to continue once survival is no longer enough.
©2026 Kaelen Voss (P)2026 Kaelen Voss