Sorrow Draw

De: Tim Brumbaugh

Narrado por: Justin Crunkleton

An Alternate History/Post-Apocalypse/Western genre fusion.

The American Civil War ended in 1863 when a comet struck North Africa, plunging the world into an environmental disaster that survivors call The Calamity. Eighteen years later, former Union soldier Cornelius Conny White turned to bounty hunting for a New England warlord. Survival in a post-apocalyptic United States is hard and cruel, and Conny can feel his humanity slowly ebbing away. When a job takes him and his partner, a Bedouin exile named Farhad, on a long journey through a desolate and dust-choked South, they find themselves in Sorrow Draw, a mysterious town in what used to be the state of Texas.

A violent clash between the former slave population and the ruthless Paluxy Boys gang, led by a tyrannical preacher named John Mothershed, threatens to pull Conny into the bloody fray. Haunted by the vile things he's done in the past, Conny must choose between losing what's left of his humanity or risking everything to find redemption and save his found family.

Sorrow Draw is a Post-Apocalyptic Alternate History Western novel that reimagines a past in which the American Civil War is interrupted by an apocalyptic extinction event. The few who survive must struggle through the hardships of navigating a now barren and empty world. It's a grimdark tale of sacrifice, honor, love, and the human will to endure.

©2024 Tim K Brumbaugh (P)2024 Tim K Brumbaugh

The characters were vivid and the story hauntingly inviting.

Its written in such a way that you can love some characters and absolutely detest others. it never let's up once it starts and it can break you.

Timothy brumbaugh is the Mozart of telling stories so vivid you feel like you really know the characters in real life 👍👍

Sorrow Draw is by far the best book I've read in 20 years hands down ! Tim Brumbaugh is the Mozart of telling stories so vivid you feel like you really know the characters in real life. Right from the start Conny, Farhad, Nikki, and Crowkiller become the heroes of this tale and you get completely drawn in and invested in their journey to California and the possibilities of a better life. And you can't wait to see what's gonna happen next on their journey. It gets good really fast ! His character development is on another level like I have never seen before. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a good read Sorrow Draw delivers and then some 👍👍. This was just the book I needed to get me back into reading ! :) I absolutely can't wait for the second part to come out , and I can't wait to see what's next. 10 Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

For me it all started with a random tik tok video in my feed.

I myself enjoy western stories from reconstruction era to the turn of the century. This story has an added twist with a meteor striking the African continent. Causing an almost nuclear like winter over much of the United States. Ending the Civil War between North and South and throwing the country into an apocalyptic wasteland. we always picture post apocalyptic stories set in the future. This is a nice change of pace to that genre. The story itself is meaty with multiple character archs happening and weaving seamlessly at once. The narrator and author paints a grim world full of danger, tyrannical confederate general, a fire and brimstone crazed preacher, bounty hunters, cannibals, stolen money from a far away land, I'm excited for book 2 and what happens to our protagonists. Do they make it out of Sorrow Draw TX alive? Do they survive through the Indian lands to reach the Republic of California? Is it what they hoped it would be or just a fairy tale they hoped it wasnt.

Dark, unique, and somehow familiar.

A nice mixture of likable and unlikable characters with well done backstories and motivations. I loved the real star of the story, the world setting. A post apocalypse world where a catastrophe abruptly ends the American civil war and most of organized society.

I really enjoyed the characters and the pacing of the book. I was pleasantly surprised by the diversity of the characters.

The setting feels like a mashup between the film Tombstone and Cormac McCarthy’s two novels Blood Meridian and The Road. Less bleak, but no less serious. I really enjoyed the setting and the uniqueness of it. As a civil war buff, the alternate history was a nice touch.

At first, I wasn't sure if I was going to like the narrator. It's all personal taste, but Justin Crunkleton’s voice and slower draw fit the story and grew on me. I ended up enjoying his narration of the book after the first chapter or so.

The narrator did a good job with bringing out some of the character's personalities.

A few times I could hear a mouse click at the end of the chapters, which was slightly immersion breaking, but not something that ruined the book for me.


I definitely recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a dark setting, post apocalypse, or western story. Or, anyone that's looking for something unique with a familiar feel to it.

I can't wait for the next installments of this series.

A new world

An interesting world is woven in here. A new take on a dystopian end. Most of the characters are rich, although they will strike you as two dimensional. What else but two dimensional could you be in such a world?

Get ready for a GREAT ride!

Where do I begin? Tim has written a truly great story here. Sorrow Draw literally drew me in, from start to finish I didn't want the story to end. When I was listening I would sit just a bit longer in the car get squeeze out a few more lines. I was drawn to each character and the plight and struggles they had during the story. Narrator does a great job with each character and I felt them in the car with me has he portrayed them. Great book Tim and I cant wait for part two!

Strong characters and storyline

Not my usual reading choice but there was great character development, description of the landscape, action, and even love that kept my interest. The ending leaves you wanting more!

It was slow, but I'm done.

Funny, when I first picked this book, it was not a ( Book 1 ), just a book.
Unfortunately, around Chapter 38, it became more so that it was not just a singular book.
While I was easily drawn into the characters and wished for a final outcome, I doubt I'll go to book 2, if it were to come out...
... just sayin '

The best book I have read in a long time!

Sorrow Draw was fantastic! At a time I was slugging through about 5 books that really made me feel like I need a complete break from reading, I found Sorrow Draw. Within the opening I fell in love and knew I discovered treasure.

I abandoned those other books as I explored the desolate world of Sorrow Draw. Early on, I could feel how much lore would be within these pages and, equally exciting, how much of it isn't. This book contains an entire universe and I love every minute of exploring it. The characters were great, very well-wounded, diverse people all just trying to survive in a post-apocalyptic world during the 1800s. Nikki Free's introduction was one of the most badass character intros.

I enjoyed all the different perspectives we got to explore as each chapter was dedicated to a particular character. About halfway through, they begin to intertwine more as the story escalates.

Several parties are on their way to California, considered the "new Eden," and an oasis in a country rendered to a dust bowl. The story ends on a tight cliffhanger, making me eager for the next part. This was quite the journey and I loved every step of the way.

Don’t waste your time

Nothing about this was good. The story felt like it was trying desperately to be an epic tale. Has to speed it up just to be able to listen to the narrator