Dead Moon

By: Peter Clines

Narrated by: Ray Porter

Audible number-one best seller Peter Clines returns with a thrilling tale of the creature above - and the deadly threat below.

In the year 2243, the Moon belongs to the dead.

The largest graveyard in the solar system, it was the perfect solution to the overcrowding and environmental problems that had plagued mankind for centuries. And the perfect place for Cali Washington to run away from her past.

But when a mysterious meteor crashes into one of the Moon’s cemeteries, Cali and her fellow Caretakers find themselves surrounded by a terrifying enemy force that outnumbers them more than a thousand to one. An enemy not hindered by the lack of air or warmth or sustenance.

An enemy that is already dead.

Now Cali and her compatriots must fight to survive. Because if they don’t, everyone on the Moon may be joining the dead.

And maybe everyone on Earth, too....

©2019 Peter Clines (P)2019 Audible Originals, LLC.

Critic reviews

"Narrator Ray Porter actually catches a break with this gruesome science-fiction audiobook. Much of this thriller's cast is composed of thousands of silent zombies, so Porter doesn't have to differentiate much among them.... But he still shines while bringing to life multinational characters, ably employing distinctive accents and timbres. He really ramps up the tension as a dwindling handful of survivors struggles to save humankind from a chilling threat." (AudioFile Magazine)

Not my favourite

I really wanted to love this, but I found it extremely slow to get going and without the two most important things I expect from a Peter Clines novel - awesome characters/character interactions, and twists.

I felt that the characterization was too little and much too late. I didn't have any reason at all to care about any of the characters until about 2/3 of the way into the book. By then, I would have already returned it, if it wasn't a Threshold book, to be honest.

The first 2/3 of the book is a very linear, standard story without surprises of any kind. It just wasn't very interesting, especially without strong characterization to carry the story along. There weren't any of the cool mysteries like the green roaches or blacklight fixture of "14", to pique my interest and make me wonder what was around the corner.

Don't get me wrong - there are some really cool scenes, and the Big Bad when it finally appears, really delivers! I feel like this book would have worked WAY better as a novella that omitted most of the first part of the story. I just didn't feel the moon zombies really added anything. Which is too bad because I thought the concept of moon zombies was pretty exciting :P

Still looking forward to the next book... just hoping it will be a little more like 14 and The Fold as far as pacing/characterization!

I was expecting much better from this book

I've been a big Peter Clines fan since "The Junkie Quatrain" and I've listened to the first 2 books in the "Threshold" series several times. for some reason I've had to struggle to get interested in "Dead Moon"and I'm just not feeling it. However I am the first to admit that with audio books, I can be really hard to please. so if you're a fan I still suggest that you get the book and give it a try.

Disappointing

I love 14 and The Fold, so when I saw that Dead Moon was the 3rd in the Threshold series I was excited. And then I read the synopsis and realized that the characters I had grown to love in those books were not going to be part of this one. That's disappointing to say the least.

And the start of this one is a bit slow. So I was tempted to just stop listening, but I decided to ignore that it's supposed to be a sequel and stuck with it because I do love listening to Ray Porter and the action picked up a bit. But then the idiots were super idiotic and zombies and ugh.

Overall, as a stand alone story it's OK. Ray Porter's narration elevates it a bit. But I'm sad that the Threshold series didn't get a better 3rd story.

Not as good as first two threshold books

The premise of the book is cool but the story is a hot mess. So disappointed in what cold have been amazing. It seems rushed and loosely put together.

Believe the reviews. Ugh.

This book is somehow labeled the next in “The Threshold” series, after The Fold. That was enough for me to buy it. I didn’t read the reviews, because I didn’t want to spoil it—and didn’t think I needed to read them, given how much I enjoyed the other two books.

The narration is superb. The story is Zombies on the Moon. That’s about it. I suppose this book might work for you if you’re into zombies. Because it’s zombies, but on the Moon. I don’t care about zombies, so I don’t know whether Clines brings anything new (other than the Moon!?) to the genre.

I really don’t know what The Threshold series is about, but I do know I’ll read the reviews of the next one before I buy!