Best Keith C. Blackmore Books

The best books by Keith C. Blackmore — 8 titles spanning Horror, Fantasy, averaging 4.45 BLT stars.

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Keith C. Blackmore built his reputation on the Mountain Man series, a grimy, propulsive take on the zombie apocalypse that strips away heroic fantasy and replaces it with grim survival arithmetic. His protagonist Gus is less action hero than reluctant scavenger — overweight, alcoholic, terrified — and that stubborn ordinariness is exactly what makes the series work. Blackmore writes horror with a blue-collar sensibility: the prose is lean and unsparing, the threats feel genuinely dangerous, and the dark humor lands because it earns its keep. Safari and Hellifax extend the world without softening it. Readers who want zombie fiction that respects how awful the end of the world would actually be will find Blackmore hits harder than most. If R.C. Bray's gravel-voiced narration is your entry point, it suits this material perfectly.

Keith C. Blackmore's highest-rated book in our collection is Well Fed (4.75 BLT stars). Browse the full list below.

Where to Start with Keith C. Blackmore

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    Well Fed

    Mountain Man • Book 4

    by Keith C. Blackmore

    4.75 BLT Score (2.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.4 Goodreads (2.5K)
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    Make Me King

    Mountain Man • Book 5

    by Keith C. Blackmore

    4.69 BLT Score (1.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.43 Goodreads (1.4K)
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    Mountain Man: Prequel

    Mountain Man #0.4

    by Keith C. Blackmore

    4.61 BLT Score (1.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.31 Goodreads (1.6K)
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    Hellifax

    Mountain Man • Book 3

    by Keith C. Blackmore

    4.46 BLT Score (3.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.17 Goodreads (3.0K)
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    The Mountain Man Omnibus Books 1-3

    Mountain Man #1-3 • Book 1

    by Keith C. Blackmore, R.C. Bray

    4.45 BLT Score (1.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.22 Goodreads (1.1K)
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    Mountain Man

    Mountain Man • Book 1

    by Keith C. Blackmore

    4.32 BLT Score (6.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.03 Goodreads (6.3K)
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    Safari

    Mountain Man • Book 2

    by Keith C. Blackmore

    4.29 BLT Score (4.0K ratings)
    ★ 3.99 Goodreads (4.0K)
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    Savage

    The He-Dog Chronicles • Book 2

    by Keith C. Blackmore

    3.99 BLT Score (68 ratings)
    ★ 4.65 Goodreads (68)

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