Dusk Mountain Blues

Dusk Orbit Blues, Book 1

By: Deston Munden

Narrated by: Alex Zonn

Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins

Publisher's summary

The Caldwells have one goal in life: to be left alone. They’ve been living on the backwater planet of C’dar for years, smuggling and scavenging their way to a comfortable life on their homestead. But you know the saying about all good things - they come to an end.

The civilization wasn’t content with falling apart the first time and has finally caught wind of the ol’ boys and girls on their little rock in the middle of nowhere. Ain’t nothing much they can do about that, though...except fight ’em.

It all comes down to three generations of Caldwells - Luke “Drifter” Caldwell, Woodrow “Appetite” Caldwell, and Cassie “Kindle” Caldwell - as they fend for everything they call home.

What is isolation worth?

©2019 Deston Munden (P)2020 Deston Munden

Very interesting

This was a very entertaining and interesting audiobook that I listened to on my 12 hour car ride and it was great. If you are bored on a long car ride this is a great book for you.

Gem of a Self Pub

I loved this book and the narration is excellent. Folks who like the family aspects and/or audiobook narrator of Kings of the Wyld or the dramatic tone and wild-west-esque atmosphere and landscape of the show __Justified__ (but with mutants, bionic humans and space guns) will enjoy this one.

Hillbilly Space Future

So the narrator threw me off initially because to be honest it is not what i was expecting. That being said the narrator was perfect for the storyline.

The storyline. somehow it drags you in and forces you to really love this hillbilly mutant family and their interfacing and outsider struggles.

This storyline puts you in a place where you have to want the next book because you become invested.

if you're looking for something different with depth. but still fun...this is your next listen/read.

Great story

This was a very enjoyable story to listen to. Good characters and an interesting story. Well worth a listen to.

Fantastic

I was really surprised this listen grabbed me at the beginning I was listening and had to stop because it was so good I didn't want to finish it quick and when I did all I could say is I hope there is a part two narrator was great so if you looking for a great listen this it

Space western centered on the Caldwell family

Both the author and narrator are new to me. The story is an action packed space western centered on the Caldwell family who have made a home on a new planet. They survive by whatever means necessary and mostly keep to themselves, that is until some higher ranking Bluecoats come to the planet with a specific goal in mind.
Both characters and scenes are well written and draw you in to the Caldwell family's predicament.

The narrator is a perfect fit in my mind. He narrates this book and the characters with a deep growly backwoods southern drawl (fellow southerner myself) bringing a spot on voice to the description of patriarch Drifter Caldwell.

Great

I really enjoyed listening to this audiobook and the narration is really well done.

Exciting, intriguing, and captivating

I thoroughly enjoyed this book! Was exactly what I was looking for, and was very entertaining. Highly recommend!

Great new voice in Sci-Fantasy

Such a cool and solid story! The premise and setting were unique and the writing was solid and polished. The various characters felt rich and the history and the origins were well done. I really enjoyed the combination of the scrapyard-backwater family of the Caldwells set in a futuristic dystopia fighting the cutting-edge androids. The Caldwells are like the Bad News Bears version of the xMen up against the ‘Bluecoat’ Terminators.

The story takes the action of Shapeshifters, berserkers, soothsayers amidst the swamplands and hills of the Dusk Mountains to a very well executed ‘grand battle’ from multiple POVs and unique characters. The seemingly invincible villain leaves the question of how they’re going to defeat it up in the air.

A solidly constructed multi POV tale of unique characters and the importance of family as well as the sacrifices of progress.

Hatfield’s and McCoy’s Science Fiction style

I really enjoyed this audiobook. It has hints of the Hatfield’s and McCoy’s type feud but in Outer Space. Lots of action and comedy! Well written and well narrated. I highly recommend this as a great listen,

I was given a copy of this audiobook in return for my unbiased opinion.