When Britain burns, one pilot’s obedience becomes his greatest sin.
Longlisted for the Kindle 2026 Storyteller Award
On an ordinary morning at Wattisham, Apache pilot Paul Adams is flying routine missions over Suffolk. By nightfall, Britain’s economy has collapsed, the power has gone, riots are erupting across the country, and the world he knew is vanishing fast.

Then comes the order that changes everything: Adams is told to fire on civilians in the name of national containment. When the country descends into radioactive ruin and a brutal new order rises from the ashes, he is left with one question that matters more than survival — can he live with what he has done?

Driven through a shattered Essex wasteland, Adams must endure starvation, violence, and the Citadel, a fortified empire ruled by fear, control, and warped belief. But in a world where mercy is weakness and obedience is everything, redemption may be harder to find than food.

A Sky Full of Ashes is a dark, high-stakes British post-apocalyptic thriller about guilt, faith, survival, and the fight to remain human when civilisation burns away.

For fans of Cormac McCarthy, David Brin, Deon Myer and Ted Dekker.