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The Reset Roadhouse

The Borrowed World Series, Book 10

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The Reset Roadhouse

Written by: Franklin Horton
Narrated by: Kevin Pierce
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It was a hard-learned lesson but Jim Powell finally understood that isolating his group of friends and family was no longer the best idea. It was a strategy that had once kept them safe, but lately seemed to be doing exactly the opposite. Staying out of town and away from people had led to them missing critical intelligence—that there were people in their community actively plotting against Jim.

By having some of his people operate vendor booths at the burgeoning apocalyptic marketplace growing in town, they'd been able to learn who was conspiring against Jim. In true Jim Powell fashion, he'd taken them all out. Now understanding the value of having eyes and ears at the marketplace, Jim decides to act on an idea proposed by his friend Lloyd and open a roadhouse in a vacant building in town.

For Lloyd, it would be a place to play music and sell liquor made from family recipes. For Jim, a bar in their community would serve several purposes. It would allow him to provide employment for the people in his group, breaking up the routine and giving them a sense of purpose. It would also allow them to run a trading post, bartering off items they didn't need for items that would be more useful, just as they'd done at the public market that summer. Finally, it would be a way for Jim Powell to keep a finger on the pulse of his community, cultivating intelligence assets and keeping tabs on everything happening around them.

Even as Jim and his people work to open the roadhouse, they have no idea what's happening outside of their community. They know little about the war going on between political factions of their own government. They also have no idea that a great upheaval is about to take place that will change the course of the nation forever.

©2022 Franklin Horton (P)2022 Franklin Horton
Dystopian Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction Fiction
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Great new characters, but weak antagonists

Franklin Horton has a gift for creating amazing characters, but falls short in this title with regards to his antagonists who happen to be a trio of overaged antique dealers. The good news is that there's more books coming in this series and I will definitely be listening to them.

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Another great entry, but...

This is yet another entry into the series, wonderfully performed by Kevin Pierce. The only issue I have is with the development of the Randi character. She's gone from someone who has a distaste for how Jim interacts with the world to a borderline antagonist. Only falling short of this by lack of it being said out in the open. Honestly, it seems as if she doesn't want Jim to succeed in ANYTHING! Just sits there like a miserable wretch and complains. This doesn't go so far as to ruin the book, but after so many entries one would think her character would have developed more.

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