Dustwalker

By: Tiffany Roberts

Narrated by: Hollie Jackson, Ryan Turner

Length: 14 hrs and 26 mins

Publisher's summary

Walk. Scavenge. Destroy. Trade. A simple cycle that's suited Ronin for 185 years. With no clear grasp of his programming, the barren wasteland known as The Dust offers him purpose, a place where his armored undercasing, amped-up processors, and advanced optics can be put to use. The ramshackle towns on the edges of the waste serve merely as resupply stations between increasingly long treks. But one night - one human woman - makes him question everything.

Lara Brooks struggles to survive under the strict rules imposed by the bots in Cheyenne. With her sister missing, she's been on her own for weeks and fears the worst. Her only hope comes from Ronin, a bot she catches spying on her. He promises to provide for Lara and search for her sister. All she has to do is dance. It should be easy; she's done it before. But the longer she spends with Ronin, the harder it is to see him as just another bot.

In a city where humans are relegated to live in squalor, Ronin discovers a threat greater than any in the Dust - Warlord, Cheyenne's tyrannical leader. When Ronin ignores the rules, he unwittingly puts Lara in danger. Warlord is as intolerant of disrespect as he is of mankind.

Contains mature themes.

©2016 Tiffany Freund and Robert Freund Jr. (P)2018 Tantor

A thousand stars

A truly unique, moving and inspiring story with romance, suspense, action and more. Wish I could give more than 5 stars.

Emotional, Sweet, and Powerful sprinkled with Sexy

Holy crap this book has stunned me, it was not what I expected and it surprised me. It's very emotionally connected to what it is to be a person, or to be human. The romance is lovely and there are so many sweet parts I can't pick a favourite. Of course there is spice as well. But I found myself captivated with the story. There were tears of joy, shock, and sadness in this book but all worth it. Easily going on my favourite books shelf.

Holy hell

There are no words. This book was beautifully written and performed. I didn't just hear a story. I was transported into a world where trauma and brutality were real, but beauty and love could still be found for those who looked for it. The ending actually made me tear up. I was left sitting there dumbfounded, not knowing what to do next, because my whole heart was still in the book. It's definitely worth a credit.

A surprisingly deep tale about what makes us human

This has been on my TBR for ages and when I saw it free with Audible plus I downloaded with little fanfare. What a mistake. This story stopped me along the way and made me question the meaning of my life and the implications of its end. Its a surprisingly deep tale aboht what makes us human. The scenes about physical intimacy are well written and continue to ask important questions about the heirachy of needs for conscious beings beyond what is currently perceived. But the real reason I stopped to write my first ever Audible review is found in the final pages. It has the kind of epilogue that not make authors are gutsy enough to write. Worth every penny of my subscription this month.

Beautiful story

A wonderful story of love, loss, good, and evil. It delves into the meaning of humanity & consciousness in a beautiful way.

Great book

I typically don't like dystopian books but this author duo does a great job. The love story is great! The H and h both have good character development and you can see/ feel how both of them change as they help eachother grow and inevitably fall in love. The only complaint I have is the number of times the word optics was used ;).

OMG - the Ending had me Sobbing

I found this book becuase I listened to something else Hollie Jackson narrated (Ice Planet Barbarians) and loved her as a narrator. I almost didn't get this book becuase of the length but am so glad I did. I was up until 1 am listening on Saturday night and finally had to go to bed, only to wake up at 5am and immediately put my headphones back on while laying in bed so I could finish the story. Hollie does an amazing job bringing the characters to live without being overly dramatic or sounding like she's reading. But combine that with this story and I was sucked in immediately. There were a few story flaws I didn't get but that didn't stop me from enjoying the book. Wish they would explain why robots were programmed with desire and sexual need. That was just there but puzzled me. Other than that - I think I'm keeping this one to listen to again.

enjoyed

I actually enjoyed this book more than I expected. It has some definite unique qualities.

Don’t mind me, just ugly crying at the end

My first robotic/ai apocalypse type romance book and it was not disappointing. I love Tiffany Roberts and she did not fail with this one.

Great book

I love this book. The ideas are fresh the characters likable and the story engaging.