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  • Written by: Keith C. Blackmore
  • Narrated by: R.C. Bray
  • Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (286 ratings)

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Mountain Man: Prequel

Written by: Keith C. Blackmore
Narrated by: R.C. Bray
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In this prequel to the apocalyptic horror series, an overnight gig turns into a nightmare when zombies start coming for blood.

After a long day on the job, house painter Gus Berry is looking forward to relaxing and spending some time with his girlfriend before returning to work the next day. But none of that is going to happen.

Gus’s coworker Benny has found them a painting gig at the local Mollymart East, and it has to be done by morning. If Gus and his crew can complete the work on time, it could mean huge business with a major grocery store chain.

But as Gus and his fellow painters are about to discover, the much-anticipated zombie apocalypse doesn’t start with a bang; it starts on a Monday. And barricading themselves inside a megastore isn’t the end—it’s only the beginning . . .

©2017 Keith C. Blackmore (P)2018 Podium Publishing

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Worthy Prequel. Read it Fourth.

If you are a fan of the series, this book takes us back to when Zombies first showed up in all their full-speed, homicidal glory. They have inhuman ferocity and strength initially, gradually turning into the slower, vicious mindless cannibals we all know and love. Blackmore writes fantastically vivid, descriptive, and horrifying scenes. Then he adds flat-out funny dialogue. Best line: "Her boobs were perked up like two puppies smelling barbecue". Describing Zombie brains as "Head-Cheese and Bad Jam" is gloriously repulsive, but somehow humorous. It's clear Blackmore understands how silly this premise really is, and doesn’t take himself TOO seriously. Gus, an obese house-painter, makes you realistically ask the question "What Would ^I^ do if this crazy sh*t happened?" It's not 'Shaun of the Dead' parody, but attains a nice balance of scary and ludicrous.
Later books in the series shift from Zombie threats to Undead Animal threats to Human threats. This one is a good refresher...straight-up Zombie menace. It breaks up the plot progression in the 'Mountain Man' series nicely.

R.C. Bray is...well...R.C. Bray

This is a 9.5 out of 10 episode from one of the best collections in the genre.

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WOW

The writing, narration, and performance all very good. Can't wait for my next credit to next book in series. Crowbars death almost brought me to tears.

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Amazing

Another awesome listen. Favourite series so far on Audible. Now that I’ve finished them, I’ll be starting all over again. Have also followed narrator R.C Bray on to other books due to his performance. A pleasure to listen too. Can’t recommended enough.

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a great prequel

awesome prequel to a great series. after finishing the series it left me wanting. this added great back story to Gus.

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love the mountain man series

loved it... just like the rest of the series..I hope we someday get another installment..

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R.C Brays talented narration couldn't save this

R.C Bray is one of my favourite narrators and podium one of my favourite publishers of sci-fi audiobooks.

Unfortunately, even Bray's incredible talent could not save the terrible writing of this book. The dull opening was meant to build tension and suspense before shocking you with the introduction of the 'bad guys' (not to give away the story too much). But instead it went on in unnecessary and poorly executed detail, failing to bring the characters introduced, or the world to life in the process.

The worst offender, is that the dialogue heavy parts of the book, which are many, did not translate well into spoken narration. Instead of the dialogue flowing effortlessly, it was clunky and amateurish, almost every single line being followed by 'said character x'. Even when vaguely more imaginative attempts at clarifying who the dialogue belonged to were attempted, it failed to help the flow of conversation between characters, despite being boosted by Bray's exceptional performance.

Perhaps it reads better than it sounds, but as an audiobook, it was definitely not great.

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Another classic from Blackmore. I’m more than excited to listen to the second prequel.

I enjoyed the glimpse Blackmore offered on Guses personality before the fall. This allowed me to better understand Gus before the alcoholism took over, as we notice in the earlier books.

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Really good prequel.

This was well worth the money, exciting but funny at times. I have gone through 1 to 5 so far and enjoyed them all, each one is a little better than its predecessor. Also love the fact that is based in Canada’s east coast, love it there.

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Absolutely awesome.

A great story and a great performance. Felt every twist, turn, challenge and emotion faced by the characters. On to the next book!

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worth the purchase

it's definitely something to go back to midway through the series. It isn't necessarily going to ruin anything ifyou listen to it last. Seems like the very beginning and Gus and Tammy are the only names that are referenced in prior novels.

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