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Will Darklanding continue?
In this climactic final episode of Season 1, you’ll find good people going to extraordinary lengths to save their home while improving life for the Ungloks. Can they learn to live together, or is that one step too far?
An ancient alien menace rises from the depths of the planet to terrorize Darklanding. Men and women rally at the Mother Lode.
TerroCom soldiers land in the middle of the swarm with just enough fire power to stay alive. Where is Thad’s deputy and the pig-dog? What secret deal is Shaunte making to save the company? How many charges will Thad’s blaster have left when the dark creatures come for him? The winners will determine the future of Darklanding.
The sheriff is forced to choose which friends to save and which friends to ask for help. Nothing is easy in a frontier town like Darklanding.
An ancient alien menace rises from the depths of the planet to terrorize Darklanding. Men and women rally at the Mother Lode.
TerroCom soldiers land in the middle of the swarm with just enough fire power to stay alive. Where is Thad’s deputy and the pig-dog? What secret deal is Shaunte making to save the company? How many charges will Thad’s blaster have left when the dark creatures come for him? The winners will determine the future of Darklanding.
The sheriff is forced to choose which friends to save and which friends to ask for help. Nothing is easy in a frontier town like Darklanding.
111 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 28, 2018
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Scott Moon
153 books216 followersScott Moon loves audio books, especially the works of George R.R. Martin, Patrick O'Brian, and Michael Connelly. He has been writing fantasy, science fiction, and urban fantasy thrillers most of his life and aims to read or listen to 100 books a year. Currently, he is a commissioned police officer serving in a street level counter drug and gang unit. Some of his most rewarding and heartbreaking work was as a detective in the Exploited Missing Child Unit. His favorite assignment is SWAT, primarily for the eighty pounds of tactical gear he gets to wear in the blazing summer heat. In 2005, he helped arrest a serial killer who had been at large for over thirty years.
Follow Scott Moon on Twitter @Scottmoonwriter or visit www.scottmoonwriter.com to view his author page.
Follow Scott Moon on Twitter @Scottmoonwriter or visit www.scottmoonwriter.com to view his author page.
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Displaying 1 - 19 of 19 reviews
July 8, 2018
Last book of Season 1, of The Darklanding series. I’m going to really miss the people and Maximus and Mast. I do hope Moon and Martelle come up with Season 2 very very soon! An applause for them and my sincere congratulations for such a marvelous read, thank you very much!
July 13, 2018
Whoa! What a way to end the season!
Intrigue, new aliens, double crosses, new partnerships - so many threads and yet a satisfying ending. Bring on season two!
This serialized story is part western, part sci-fi and part space opera. Some of the characters I didn’t care for in the beginning are now intriguing and the world that was so depressed and distressed at the start is pulling itself up. Get the series!
Intrigue, new aliens, double crosses, new partnerships - so many threads and yet a satisfying ending. Bring on season two!
This serialized story is part western, part sci-fi and part space opera. Some of the characters I didn’t care for in the beginning are now intriguing and the world that was so depressed and distressed at the start is pulling itself up. Get the series!
February 7, 2022
It's so unfair.
I've spent my whole life fighting against a childhood conditioning that spiders are to be feared/ are disgusting, and then I have to read about giant spider-like beings, just ready to eat me! Lol
But, seriously, this story had it all - well, fear, anger, fright, terror, and the occasional piece of slapstick humour, so I couldn't have asked for for more, really!
Well, I could have, but it would have been overkill to the rest of this great ending to this part of the story.
All I can hope for is that, like so many of the series that I love, then Craig is busy right now, writing a follow-up to each of them!
They are that good!
I've spent my whole life fighting against a childhood conditioning that spiders are to be feared/ are disgusting, and then I have to read about giant spider-like beings, just ready to eat me! Lol
But, seriously, this story had it all - well, fear, anger, fright, terror, and the occasional piece of slapstick humour, so I couldn't have asked for for more, really!
Well, I could have, but it would have been overkill to the rest of this great ending to this part of the story.
All I can hope for is that, like so many of the series that I love, then Craig is busy right now, writing a follow-up to each of them!
They are that good!
January 3, 2020
Great series
A good writer gets readers emotionally involved and cheering for the good guys
I am a huge dog lover and was happy to read about Maximus the farting pig-dog. I was "muchly" emotionally involved and couldn't wait to read what happened on the next page, then in the next book.
All of Scott Moons books/series have been great, this one is no exception. You will "greatly" enjoy.
A good writer gets readers emotionally involved and cheering for the good guys
I am a huge dog lover and was happy to read about Maximus the farting pig-dog. I was "muchly" emotionally involved and couldn't wait to read what happened on the next page, then in the next book.
All of Scott Moons books/series have been great, this one is no exception. You will "greatly" enjoy.
May 17, 2021
Not much of a series ending
Well I made it through the series of 13 and as usual the longer it went the lower the writing and editing quality. From book 10 forward it was like just write something involving the main characters and get it over with. There was a little depth added to some characters but so many plot holes and unanswered questions it will leave you wondering where the story went.
Well I made it through the series of 13 and as usual the longer it went the lower the writing and editing quality. From book 10 forward it was like just write something involving the main characters and get it over with. There was a little depth added to some characters but so many plot holes and unanswered questions it will leave you wondering where the story went.
July 4, 2018
A fun read
This series has been a great escape. I find myself chomping at the bit for the next book about a week after the
last one. I'll be waiting for the next installment/season/episode whatever you want to call it, just as long as it's no more than 18 days away I'll be happy.
This series has been a great escape. I find myself chomping at the bit for the next book about a week after the
last one. I'll be waiting for the next installment/season/episode whatever you want to call it, just as long as it's no more than 18 days away I'll be happy.
July 4, 2018
A really fun read
I enjoy the characters. They are well thought out and diverse for this story line on this particular mining planet. I LOVE pig-dog! Looking forward to Season Two. I only thing that I don’t like is the stories are too short! Although that’s what short stories are. Keeps you hanging for the next.
I enjoy the characters. They are well thought out and diverse for this story line on this particular mining planet. I LOVE pig-dog! Looking forward to Season Two. I only thing that I don’t like is the stories are too short! Although that’s what short stories are. Keeps you hanging for the next.
July 18, 2018
Gunsmoke Meets Star Trek
Excellent ending to the first story arc of Assignment Darklanding. All 12 books have been an absolute hoot. I see Max as a kind of pig-dog Mr. Spock. Thad - Matt Dillon or James T. Kirk. The characters are well drawn and believable. Thad always ends up saving the day. Fun and fast to read. Give a Western Space Opera a chance. You won't be disappointed.
Excellent ending to the first story arc of Assignment Darklanding. All 12 books have been an absolute hoot. I see Max as a kind of pig-dog Mr. Spock. Thad - Matt Dillon or James T. Kirk. The characters are well drawn and believable. Thad always ends up saving the day. Fun and fast to read. Give a Western Space Opera a chance. You won't be disappointed.
September 6, 2018
What an adventure!
This series was so much fun, and now I'm in that after-book funk. That sadness that settles in when you know there are no more books waiting for you to read! I really hope season 2 will happen! I need to know what is next for Darklanding. I love the characters. Obviously, Mast is muchly my favorite!
Hope a TV series happens. These stories deserve it!
This series was so much fun, and now I'm in that after-book funk. That sadness that settles in when you know there are no more books waiting for you to read! I really hope season 2 will happen! I need to know what is next for Darklanding. I love the characters. Obviously, Mast is muchly my favorite!
Hope a TV series happens. These stories deserve it!
July 15, 2018
Muchly great reading Sirs Moon and Martelle!
Gunsmoke in Space? Maybe it is. I can definitely see this as a series for Netflix, et al. Whether it makes it to screen or not I hope the series continues to be written.
Gunsmoke in Space? Maybe it is. I can definitely see this as a series for Netflix, et al. Whether it makes it to screen or not I hope the series continues to be written.
July 15, 2018
I muchly like this series!
I completely vote for a season two. This is a fun series and I’d love to see more books. There still seems to be more adventures waiting to happen in Darklanding and I really hope to read them soon!
I completely vote for a season two. This is a fun series and I’d love to see more books. There still seems to be more adventures waiting to happen in Darklanding and I really hope to read them soon!
July 20, 2019
Episode twelve and the best of the series. Darklanding is fighting for it's life, as a strangle alien, long buried beneath the surface, begins a deadly war. Great series, with good characters, hopefully season two is coming!!
November 8, 2021
great read!
I love the series! Each book carried into the next. Story line is great. The author of this book has a great story telling mind. The characters in the series great ! Never a dull moment.
I love the series! Each book carried into the next. Story line is great. The author of this book has a great story telling mind. The characters in the series great ! Never a dull moment.
July 7, 2018
Readers
Leave a review , please . Demand a season 2 of Darklanding. We need more of this fantastic series. Grunt , grunt , snort .
Leave a review , please . Demand a season 2 of Darklanding. We need more of this fantastic series. Grunt , grunt , snort .
July 8, 2018
Excellent
I have always liked a good western,, and this series manages to combine a western feel in a sci to setting. Excellent will lol forward to series two.
I have always liked a good western,, and this series manages to combine a western feel in a sci to setting. Excellent will lol forward to series two.
July 23, 2018
Great story
Need to get studio working to make this a tv series, it will be a doozy. Write more, pretty please
Need to get studio working to make this a tv series, it will be a doozy. Write more, pretty please
August 4, 2018
Outstanding
I just finished book 12 I had a time time reading it. It's 2350h here in Texas and I'm going to miss pig dog and all the rest of Darklanding. Thank you
I just finished book 12 I had a time time reading it. It's 2350h here in Texas and I'm going to miss pig dog and all the rest of Darklanding. Thank you
September 20, 2021
Good read
Hoping to see a second season/arc of this series. Great characters lots of action what's not to like. Keep 'em comming
Hoping to see a second season/arc of this series. Great characters lots of action what's not to like. Keep 'em comming
October 18, 2021
Omg
Omg these books are so great.I can't wait to read more from these author's.This series is so great.I hope they make it a movie.
Omg these books are so great.I can't wait to read more from these author's.This series is so great.I hope they make it a movie.
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