Dead Moon

By: Peter Clines

Narrated by: Ray Porter

Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins

Publisher's summary

Audible number-one best seller Peter Clines returns with a thrilling tale of the creature above - and the deadly threat below.

In the year 2243, the Moon belongs to the dead.

The largest graveyard in the solar system, it was the perfect solution to the overcrowding and environmental problems that had plagued mankind for centuries. And the perfect place for Cali Washington to run away from her past.

But when a mysterious meteor crashes into one of the Moon’s cemeteries, Cali and her fellow Caretakers find themselves surrounded by a terrifying enemy force that outnumbers them more than a thousand to one. An enemy not hindered by the lack of air or warmth or sustenance.

An enemy that is already dead.

Now Cali and her compatriots must fight to survive. Because if they don’t, everyone on the Moon may be joining the dead.

And maybe everyone on Earth, too....

©2019 Peter Clines (P)2019 Audible Originals, LLC.

Critic reviews

"Narrator Ray Porter actually catches a break with this gruesome science-fiction audiobook. Much of this thriller's cast is composed of thousands of silent zombies, so Porter doesn't have to differentiate much among them.... But he still shines while bringing to life multinational characters, ably employing distinctive accents and timbres. He really ramps up the tension as a dwindling handful of survivors struggles to save humankind from a chilling threat." (AudioFile Magazine)

Who Cares?

I had enjoyed everything written by Clines and especially enjoy his Ex series. Both preceding books in this series have made for excellent re-readings and I had high hopes for this one. I was pretty disappointed. I'm not sure what changed but this book gave me a cast of characters that I absolutely, 110%, did NOT care about. I like the idea of a moon based economy surviving on the business of death and then having a zombie uprising, but I think the inclusion of something sort-of, slightly, related to 14 and The Fold was a biiiiiiiig stretch.

While there are some strong (and flexible), female characters, Clines is now writing them in the classic men-writing-women tropes of believing that physical description of their "attributes" or their snaggle tooth, nerdiness and their ballerina dreams makes for actual character development. There is an unnecessary amount of time spent considering how poorly the work uniforms fit the main character's apparently buxom form. Also, every single male/female encounter includes flirting/ sexual innuendo or outright requests for sex- frequently in the midst of horrific events. Although, looking back in 14 and The Fold, most "relationships" had similar issues but the characters themselves were far more interesting so it was less noticeable. The fact that the narrator is also one of those men who always sounds like a Hollywood movie transvestite when he does women's voices does not help. (other than that I do enjoy Ray Porter narration generally)

The pace was also difficult to manage. I think the idea the author had was that the characters were purposely being kept always on the run, so to speak, so they could never make plans, only react. However, it got to the point where it was the written equivalent of simply running up and down a hallway screaming at full volume, pausing only to talk about spending the night with someone, then right back to screaming.

Lastly- there is one conversation between two characters where the male admits to having murdered 3 children by mistake while on foreign soil. The female character is not horrified, shocked or even slightly appalled. Instead, she immediately says it was an accident and he shouldn't let it ruin his life. WTF? I mean, WTF?! Oh, and he says he actually doesn't feel bad about it. The female character then follows up with telling him about her failed efforts to be a ballerina. Thank you Peter Clines for making your leads even more ridiculous and terrible than initially presented.

I finished the book but as I got to the end and discovered who lived, who died, who was safe, etc... all I thought was "who cares?"

Another Great Story by Mr. Clines!!!!!

Now, if you're expecting this book to be a direct sequel to The Fold, it's not. From what I hear, he should be finishing that this year. That being said, I still really enjoyed this book. The premise was great, funny when it needed to be, plenty of action. I would definitely spend the credit. Oh, and Ray Porter performs it, enough said!!!

Another hit from Peter Clines!

I've yet to find a book by Peter Clines that I haven't loved. This is just another example of the rides he takes us on. Strong female characters are just the icing on the cake for this. Put this on your to-listen list!

my least favorite in this collection

I struggled to finish this story. I absolutely loved 14 and the Fold. Paradox Bound started fading for me, and this edition to the series was just a flop. There was no intrigue, desire to help solve the mystery. The two main problems the good guys face seem disjointed and forced and the ending was abrupt. But as always Ray Porter was amazing. A great reader.

why make it part of the threshold series...

This book was good, not great. not sure why he made it a part of the threshold series. Because of the monster...idk. ending was a big let down. Mr. Cline has been watching too many twilight zone reruns.

ZOMBIES!!! (on the moon)

Definitely worth the prices of admission (1 credit) for this wonderful horror style B-Flick from the 80's.

Remote camp on the moon? Check.
Men and women staying together? Check.
Greedy guy who makes the situation worse? Check.
Millionaire's son? Check.

All of this is amazing and deserves our attention, so let's just add the icing ot this delicious cake: They got Ray Porter to narrate it. This early in 2019 and I have one of my favorite books for the year. Thanks Peter and I can't wait for another addition to the Threshold series!

IMHO

For the record I lobe Peter clines books. I love ray porter as a narrator. the voices, the accent the charm and sass he can create for characters. Love it!

I am about 3/4 of the way through the book. The first half of the book felt like the hero’s just brain storming of how to fix the bad situation they find themselves in. Normally it is fun to be an outside audience while this happens as we learn and piece together a solution for ourselves but there is so much knocking down of each other’s ( the characters) opinions it starts to be not fun as a spectator. I found myself increasingly annoyed as the story progressed.

This story has been done before, the only thing that changed was the setting in where it takes place. I was hoping for an interesting twist on an old tale, again I am not done with the book. I am hoping peter can pull off an awesome ending to make up for the somewhat redundant story line.

There are slot of fight scenes that felt clumsy to me. I had a hard time following the scenes transition. Maybe it is just the setting that I am not familiar with. It is space after all and I do not want to knock peter cloves ability to paint a picture in my head. He did a hella good job on the first two threshold books!! I was able to follow Andy wiier story in artimis , so idk.. I feel bad having negative things to say about this.

Anyway just wanted to write these thoughts down while they were still fresh in my head. I know I misspelled a ton of thing and grammatical stuff. Give me a pass I’m writing this on my lunch break

Unfortunately disappointing

(Minor Spoilers) I love Peter Clines' work so far, the past two Threshold books are some of my favorite book-based memories. However after the events of The Fold I was eagerly anticipating the story of Mike, Nate, Veek and Jamie and how they dealt with this daunting problem. Needless to say I was disappointed immediately at the start when hearing the date the story would take place in.

But I put my disappointment aside and gave the book a chance because Peter Clines has always delivered excellence. However this story felt phoned in, the plot could be seen coming by the five minute mark. The link to the Threshold series was essentially a long cameo with no real ties to the overarching plot of the universe. Most characters aside from the main two protagonists seemed one dimensional and most others seemed so blatantly ignorant and hard headed that it was unbelievable.

Maybe by itself, if I had zero expectations and desires going into it I would have enjoyed it, but alas I had high hopes and was thoroughly dissapointed. But I haven't lost faith in Peter Clines, because I'd still give my left leg to read more about the characters I fell in love with during 14 and The Fold.

great story cant wait for more

it was compelling and i couldnt stop listening, i cant wait for the next book in the threshold universe

There is a big suprise here

I listened to this book with ever-increasing interest.
Peter Clines supplies the foundation by which Ray Porter portrays the characters in a no-nonsense realism that will keep you hooked till the end. of the book.
Thanks Audible !