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About Ash Tales
Ash Tales is a post-apocalyptic fiction network built by Ryan Law, combining original stories, survival-minded guides, and long-form worldbuilding.
The project focuses on grounded, atmospheric writing from life after collapse, with every entry published as part of one connected archive.
Featured Story
Catch and Release
$18,000 per catch. Less if they're incomplete. Nothing if the head comes off, for obvious reasons. $18,000. More money than most people earn in a year, and all being well, we ca...
Latest Short Stories
Three recent dispatches from the Ash Tales archive.
The Ridgeway
Four days out and running low on water, but he didn't care. He stopped at the crest of the hill to catch his breath. It was full dark, bu...
Traveller's Unrest
"Ale's going off," he shouted into space across the empty inn. Beric swilled the last mouthful. There was a sickly sweet taste to it, and...
Catch and Release
$18,000 per catch. Less if they're incomplete. Nothing if the head comes off, for obvious reasons. $18,000. More money than most people e...
Featured Book
Start with Ash Tales' first full-length novel and step into the flooded ruins of The Rainmaker Writings.
“Fresh take on post-apocalyptic theme. I’m looking forward to reading more. Short first novel in a series but very good.”
“As a sci-fi reader, I really enjoyed this book. Really enjoyed the characters and was wanting more at the end. Looking forward to the next book.”