Hope Beyond Ash - Jonathan Hogue

Jonathan Hogue is a speculative fiction writer and lifelong world-builder whose storytelling journey began in middle school with a homebrew RPG called Star Quest. His debut novella, Hope Beyond Ash, explores memory, grief, and renewal in a collapsing world shaped by lost technology. Jonathan is also the owner of SpectacularTeamUps, an Etsy shop celebrating comic culture and nostalgia. When he’s not writing or sketching, he’s collecting and restoring arcade games, cheering on Everton, or nursing a soccer injury. An award-winning dad, IPA devotee, and proud original internet Silver Surfer, he believes in the power of stories to reconnect us with what matters—especially over a strong morning coffee.

GENRE: Science Fiction/Post apocalyptic

Blurb:

Kiradan was once a cradle of life and innovation. Now, its machines lie silent and its people wander a land cruel with heat. Two former brothers-in-arms, Orznak and Gornok, are together again. Bound by shared tragedy at Ash Haven, they carry the weight of loss that fractured more than just their friendship. In the silence of a dead sanctuary, a final gift waits- left by the woman they both failed to save. As Kiradan teeters on the edge of ruin, there is one thing that might still save them all.