Burning Roads, William Joseph Roberts
Burning Roads, William Joseph Roberts
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Burning Roads
Dead Man's Run Book 1

Author: William Joseph Roberts

Narrator: Joshua Saxon

Unabridged: 5 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/03/2023

Synopsis

Atlanta cabbie by day, amateur autoduellist by night, Ricky Turner is living the dream.That is, until he wakes up in a Gold Cross facility to discover his last match was more than a failure, it was a fatality.Indebted for the cost of the clone body and reboot, Ricky heads back to the arena to do the one thing he’s good at: drive offensively! But at the rate amateur matches pay out, it’ll take several lifetimes to clear his debt.Luckily the AADA has announced a new nationwide road rally, designed to challenge even the heartiest of autoduelling teams and with prizes fit for a king. Its name?Dead Man’s Run!Can Ricky and his clandestine crew traverse the wasteland from Atlanta to Sturgis and survive against packs of cannibals, roving biker gangs, and wannabe autoduellists out to make a name for themselves?---Welcome to the world of the Car Warriors: Autoduel Chronicles — Tales from the freeways of the future, where the right of way goes to the biggest guns and death sports rule the airwaves. From clandestine highway battles to prime-time arena combat, jump behind the wheel, follow the fast-paced action, and never forget to Drive Offensively!Car Warriors Autoduel fiction is licensed by Steve Jackson Games Incorporated and set in the Car Wars universe.

Reviews

Goodreads review by John on June 22, 2023

Exciting CarWars Action Roberts has written what I hope to be only the first of a long line of Car Wars ovens in support of the new 6th edition of the classic game. Not only does he perfectly capture the feel of the Car Wars environment he has put together a genuinely compelling novel as well. I reco......more

Goodreads review by Mike on July 03, 2023

awesome Great story and a gem to all classic & new Car Wars players. Can’t wait for book 2 to come out!......more

Goodreads review by Ilena on July 07, 2023

When I was a kid growing up in the Michiana area, I loved demolition derby races on tv! And as a young adult, I watched all the Road Warrior movies. I was a late-comer to watching NASCAR, but enjoyed them for 10 years. This book was right up my alley! I highly recommend it!......more

Goodreads review by Aaron on December 05, 2023

Decades ago, I read "Why Johnny Can't Speed," the short story that was the inspiration for Steve Jackson's Car Wars game. I played the game as well and loved every dice roll and failed maneuver and crash. Dead Man's Run is an excellent addition to the decades long game/world of Car Wars. Mr. Roberts'......more

Goodreads review by Peter on July 26, 2024

Dead Man's Run This is a very entertaining read that really gets to the nub of what made the fiction in the old ADQs so enjoyable. The feel for the world of Car Wars is spot on. The pages flow by and whilst you know that the heroes will win out, the how they do so isn't always obvious and that helps......more

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