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Make Me King

Mountain Man • Book 5

by Keith C. Blackmore

Narrated by R.C. Bray

4.69 BLT Score
(7.8K ratings)
★ 4.43 Goodreads (1.4K) ★ 4.83 Audible (6.3K)

Why You'll Love This

Five books in, the zombies are almost secondary — R.C. Bray makes the real threat, human ambition, feel far more dangerous.

  • Great if you want: post-apocalyptic politics with earned stakes from a long series
  • Listening experience: deliberate tension-building, faction conflict over gore
  • Narration: Bray's gravel-and-grit voice gives every survivor real weight
  • Skip if: you haven't read the earlier books — context is essential

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About This Book

Deep in the post-apocalyptic wasteland, survivor communities emerge from the shadows of the zombie plague's devastation. Collie Jones leads her island refuge toward expansion, planning to recruit new survivors and claim a fortified government bunker loaded with weapons and supplies. Her vision of rebuilding civilization faces a brutal obstacle when her team encounters a ruthless rival faction with imperial ambitions. As mountain man Gus Berry joins the dangerous mainland expedition, the stakes escalate beyond simple survival into a territorial war that will determine which group shapes humanity's future.

R.C. Bray delivers a masterful performance that transforms Blackmore's gritty narrative into an immersive audio experience. His gravelly voice captures the harsh realities of this broken world while bringing distinct personality to each character, from Collie's determined leadership to Gus's weathered pragmatism. Bray's pacing builds tension expertly through action sequences and quieter character moments alike. The narrator's familiarity with the Mountain Man series creates seamless continuity, making complex relationships and ongoing plot threads accessible to listeners while maintaining the raw intensity that defines this post-apocalyptic saga.