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Make Me King (Mountain Man Book 5) Kindle Edition

by Keith C. Blackmore (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 697 ratings
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As the zombie epidemic wanes, one community hopes to expand—but a menacing rival group will do anything to stop them—in this post-apocalyptic horror series.

On the isle of Big Tancook, Collie Jones is making plans. She informs her fellow islanders that it’s time to resume her original mission: to find other survivors of the apocalypse, screen them, and bring them back with her. Every person who joins them is another valuable addition to their skill and gene pool.

But first, Collie must return to the place from whence she originally came and secure the elaborate government bunker known as Whitecap as well as its vast store of munitions. Assembling a team that includes mountain man Gus Berry, Collie returns to the mainland—and confronts a new enemy.

It seems a rival group is also determined to locate survivors, intending to build an empire. And they don’t like competition . . .

Full of twists and turns, drama and adventure, the stakes have never been higher, in Make Me King, the fifth book of Keith C. Blackmore’s thrilling Mountain Man series—perfect for fans of HBO’s The Last of Us.
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survival, zombie, apocalypse, undead, mountain man, RC Bray, dystopia, monster, adventure, hero
survival, zombie, apocalypse, undead, mountain man, RC Bray, dystopia, monster, adventure, hero

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Keith C. Blackmore is the author of the Mountain Man, 131 Days, and Breeds series, among other horror, heroic fantasy, and crime novels. He lives on the island of Newfoundland in Canada. Visit his website at www.keithcblackmore.com.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07WT5GQ71
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Podium Publishing; 1st edition (August 21, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 21, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 12156 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 316 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1039449883
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Dan G
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book series
Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2023
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The most gripping and immersive zombie series I have ever read. What a pleasure to take this journey. I powered through this book in about 5 days. Couldn't put it down.
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Lara
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow... Keith Blackmore picks up at a fast pace in this 5th MM5 installment and never lets up!
Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2019
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Thank you Keith for sharing Gus with us once again! Such a happy surprise to be flagged that MM5
was out. I wasted no time in devouring it although I had originally planned to save it for my cruise. I honestly could not put down this action packed, witty, and highly entertaining book; it took me back to the first book. And although I did nothing more strenuous than hold up my tablet to read, I was almost exhausted at the end by the characters' suspenseful adventures. Keith's writing is so descriptive and clearly depicted. Keith somehow manages to keep the story lines fresh with new characters, antagonists and horrors. But I'd be just as happy to read about Gus in his current role as Collie's right-hand man. Honestly, it takes a big man (and an even smarter one), to know when to hand control over, especially to a woman. That type of confidence and self assurance in a man is not a sign of weakness, if anything, it makes Gus human, and more endearing and sexy! Keith seems to know something about that.. Can't wait for the next installment!

If you're new to the Mountain Man Series, I'd recommend starting with the 1st book. There is also a prequel worth reading, and whatever you do, don't forget to read Gus's exploits in "The Hospital," a great short read about Gus's missadventures in an abandoned hospital.
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Randy Stafford
4.0 out of 5 stars Blackmore Still Keeps His Series Fresh
Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2021
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It’s been a few years since the zombie plague changed the world, but the zombies themselves have become little more than forces of nature. Oh, you can find pockets of them like the zombie heads kept alive for torture unsuspecting travelers that we saw in Well Fed. Or, for that matter, the swarm of them that emerged from the government bunker under Whitecap when Shovel’s gang freed them in the same novel. Mostly, though, they’ve ground their legs to stumps and finally even they died.

And, if the world is going to be rebuilt, people have to be gathered. Maybe not in the brutal way that Shovel did before his brother, the Mountain Man, Gus, took him out with a giant dump truck.

This novel takes place a few months after Well Fed, and the surviving characters of the previous books have settled on Big Tancook Island off the coast of Nova Scotia. Collie Jones, the JF2 soldier from that novel, proposes a mission to gather people up or, at least, open trade with them.

First, though, she wants to take a party back to Whitecap and retrieve the weapons that Shovel’s gang didn’t get to. Best not to let them fall into the wrong hands.

So, she takes off with a small party that includes Gus who she has grown close to her after the death of her husband Wallace. They’re even more battered now after their encounter with Shovel.

Gus and Collie aren’t the only ones looking for people.

Another group of survivors, settled around an old camping resort, is on a quest to reclaim one of their own, Carson, an auto mechanic and electrician too cantankerous to know what’s good for him.

And it’s here that Blackmore wrings some very dark elaborations on the previous novels in the series.

That ancient institution of slavery has returned as those other searchers find out when captured by Jolly Jake’s gang. Its chief enforcer is O’Leary, a mad dog, shotgun-toting plastic surgeon. Or, at least, so he says. Jake’s willing to humor this former used bookstore clerk. His homicidal ferocity is useful.

The scenes with Jake’s gang are horrifyingly humorous, and we also meet “meat puppet” Top Gun, an ex-gym teacher who threw in with the gang. But Top Gun’s a military trained sniper too, and he and Collie will find themselves exchanging shots more than once.

Both Carson and Top Gun provide depressingly realistic portrayals of how good people can be broken to collaborate.

And whom do they collaborate with?

All throughout the series, we’ve been hearing about horrifyingly brutal the gangs are out in western Canada. We heard it from the bikers who assaulted Gus’s mountain lair in Mountain Man. The Norsemen said it in Hellifax. Shovel said he was the lesser of two evils compared to them.

And they were right.

The gang is the Leather. They want their own meat puppets. And, unlike Shovel, they aren’t offering gratitude or comfort in exchange for obedience. Obey the Leather or your flesh will feel its hammers, tongs, and knives on your flesh.

But they also want a girl, Monica, that Collie’s group rescues.

The Leather may dress and act like a Mad Max gang. They favor bows and arrows and catapults over gunplay, but they’ve done something no one else has. They’ve created zombie soldiers.

And, in the climax inside Whitecap, we’ll learn some more about how zombies came to be – and why there’s more than one kind.

There’s even more gunplay here than Well Fed, but indispensable Gus finds himself wielding a baseball bat again to save the day.

There’s plenty to like in this novel – if you accept supersoldier Collie. Her story becomes more poignant in this novel. As usual, Blackmore is very good at detailed action scenes, and with Top Gun and Collie squaring off, some of it takes on a conventional military flavor.

I’m continually impressed by how well Blackmore uses an old idea, the zombie apocalypse, and keeps bringing something new to it. There’s horror a plenty here as well as disgust and fear, but there’s also humor and tenderness.

There’s also a cliffhanger ending, but I’m confident Blackmore’s next installment in this series will come up with a compelling finale.
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Megan Park
5.0 out of 5 stars Just brilliant
Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2022
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One of the best dystopia/end of world/zombie series I've ever read...and I've read a lot of them. So blimmen addictive I had to buy every book he has written so far. But it's this Mountain Man Gus who you can't help but follow. Love his attitude...probably not the healthiest but it seems like an honest reaction to where he finds himself. I can understand the idea of an imaginary friend especially when everyone else worth chatting to is gone. Anyway...I suggest you buy the entire series and get reading. Don't wait for it to become a Netfix series because I doubt they could find the perfect actor to play Gus...let your imagination do it for you.
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Dr Scientist
5.0 out of 5 stars Yesssssssssssssssss!
Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2019
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One of my favorite things about this author is among all the fiction there are pockets of serious reality. My favorite part of the series is the wearing down of the zombies feet etc.
Then there are the constant reminders in this 5th book of the huge physical and emotional toll that these adventures have taken on each character. Their bodies are destroyed. Poor Gus has no teeth. But also their hearts are broken and they are in a constant state of trying to pick up the pieces of their damaged psyche.
This book showed a side of Gus I never thought the author would go for and it was such a lovely surprise.
Let us not forget this author's true true mastery of the English language. I found some shocking new phrases in here that I'm adding immediately to my vocabulary.
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Seth Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars pleased to revisit Gus's world
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2020
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I've read several complete post-apocalyptic zombie series and find myself most enjoying the ride-alongs with Gus in the Mountain Man books. Mountain Man book 5: Make Me King does not disappoint at all. Keith Blackmore is not crapping these books out, though it does seem he has hit a stride for being able to develop the episodes with regularity and continuing to hit the right notes.

The characters from the last book and others in this universe have matured and are suffering PTSD as they have been through a lot. Gus is sober now. Groups of people are setting about rebooting civilization and the worldview is that of Eastern Canada. yay! Can't wait for the next book, and there will be one, according to the author's note at the end.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great addition to the series.
Reviewed in Canada on September 26, 2019
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So thrilled to read this most recent addition to the Mountain Man series. I've read them all up to now and am so glad Mr. Blackmore didn't end it with the last book as I had believed. Great characters and lots of action.
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naomi
5.0 out of 5 stars Apocalyptically Fresh and a fantastic read.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 4, 2019
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Love this series. I was very pleasantly surprised to see this latest edition to the series and I’m also very happy to see there will be more!
I came across the series years ago and have listened to all previous books by audiobook. (The narrator is amazing). But as this one hasn’t had an audio-version yet, I bought the book and zipped through it in a couple of days. Just as good, just as fresh and cannot wait for the next one.
It’s not usually the type of book I’d go for (as I’m a 30 year old woman from the UK) but it certainly floats my boat! Moreeeee.
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SJM610
5.0 out of 5 stars Great series
Reviewed in Australia on March 18, 2021
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Another page turner, that I couldn’t put down. Because of my commute to work, I read and listen to the audio version. Excellent book, author and narrator!
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Brandon
4.0 out of 5 stars Couldn’t help myself
Reviewed in Canada on March 4, 2020
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After finishing Well Fed, I really couldn’t help myself from starting this one straight away. Gus is no longer that lonely survivor on the mountain. He’s less gritty, more calculating, less... drunk. His character has completely flipped in a lot of ways, but Blackmore has done such an amazing job keeping the stories like the deadheads within them... alive and f***ing kicking. I’m looking forward to the next one!
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Georgette.H.Denholm
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 4, 2019
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I have loved this series of books so much.The stories never lose momentum,and I am always amazed at how it keeps on being exciting,real and So damn interesting.
I'd really like you to keep Collie in the picture ,she is such a pivotal part,and if I was ever caught up in zombie apocalypse,I hope I would have the good fortune to get behind her, or someone like her.
Mr Blackmore I agree with your colleagues,their is still so much more to say,so be dear, an get typing.I need a guaranteed great read,an you're it.
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