In "Terminator: Salvation", the highly anticipated new installment of the "Terminator" movie franchise, set in post-apocalyptic 2018, Christian Bale stars as John Connor, the man fated to lead the human resistance against Skynet and its army of Terminators. "From The Ashes", written by Hugo Award-winning author Timothy Zahn, is the official prequel novel to the high-octane new movie, revealing the full story leading up to the movie's events. In post-Judgment Day LA, two lost kids named Kyle and Star keep watch for Terminators; a jaded Marine struggles to keep his rag-tag community together in the face of unrelenting danger; and, John and Kate Connor assemble their Resistance team for a brutal assault on a deadly enemy. This is the story you must read before the brand-new movie hits theatres!
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