Shadows / Ilsa J. Bick / 520 pages / December Challenge Apocalyptic Literature

The Change doesn't affect little kids or older people.  In fact, it seemed to cure Alzheimer's.  Those of age not affected by The Change were called The Spared.  Those who were affected by the EMP that occurred in book one, Ashes, are referred to as The Changed or Chuckies.  They are like zombies, driven to devour human flesh over all other forms of food.  At the end of book one, Alex had escaped Rule and is captures by an organized group of Changed who add  her to their human food chain.  Tom is alive and determined to find Alex...as are Lena, Nathan, and Chris.  A military organization headed by Finn has sent bounty hunters to capture rogue unchanged...to what purpose?  The group bears the Roman numeral III insignia which stood 3%.  "That was the statistic private militias liked to throw around because only that small percentage of the American colonists actually fought the British in the Revolutionary War."  This is an awesome read!  It is probably best to read Ashes and Shadows in close proximity as otherwise Shadows may be confusing at times.