A Song for Rust-City

By: Simina Lungu

Narrated by: Amber McCulloch

Deirdre Morgan is a Reconstructor working at the Rust-city Criminal Investigations Agency. She is one of the Touched, people with extrasensory perception serving society but always kept on the fringes, feared and mistrusted for what they can do. Deirdre has been transferred from one team to another, until she becomes a part of Agent Sebastian Cadwalder’s unconventional squad.

Everything changes when Deirdre’s new team must look into the kidnapping of the famous Gaila Starborne, beloved opera singer, daughter of a powerful businessman, and fiancée of the first alien ambassador on Earth. Conspiracies will be unmasked, painful secrets will be uncovered, and by the end of it all the world will feel a little less safe…

Part science-fiction, part mystery, A Song for Rust-City blends atmosphere and suspense, offering an entertaining and thoughtful glimpse into a possible future.

©2024 Cora-Simina Lungu (P)2025 David N. Wilson

Interesting

Interesting liked the story, very different from anything I’ve read before. However, the voice actor was uneven with odd phrasing and pronunciation. The writing was a bit stilted and doesn’t work well with narration.

Good story

The story is interesting and complex. But the writing is simple especially the dialogue. And the narrator is only serviceable. I was able to get past these distractions and enjoy the story.

Entertaining mystery set in the future

This was a Deal of the Day at a very low price, so it seemed worth the risk of a purchase as you cannot return cash purchases. I liked it far more than expected, not giving it five stars as it cried out for more sophisticated technology. It could be something was lost in the translation. It is worth a credit.

Okay but

The story concept was ok but the background was difficult to understand and the plot took unexplained jumps.

Good story but lacking something

Overall the story and characters were good and believable but still no wow factor. Granted not ever book can have a wow factor. This was good and entertaining