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R4R #12: Black Redneck vs. Space Zombies (Steven Roy)
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Definitely Jefferson! But only because I have a crush. Believe it or not, Shorty is one my favorites too. He's the tall, silent ... okay, not tall at all, but he's got the silent part in the bag! The end was marvelous, exactly the way I'd want the first adventure to end if I lived in Picayune.
Thanks for the great review, Kelly. I'm so glad you enjoyed the book. I'll ask you the same question I asked Becky. Who is your favorite character?
Becky wrote: "Definitely Jefferson! But only because I have a crush. Believe it or not, Shorty is one my favorites too. He's the tall, silent ... okay, not tall at all, but he's got the silent part in the bag! T..."Yeah, Shorty is more the wide, silent type :) I really hope to do a lot with his character and back-story in coming books.
I really liked Mary she is tough like a mini daisy but more smart after shorty communicates with her to be honest I liked Jefferson, daisy, tom, shorty and old ed but gray man was a shining star too
Honestly, Steven, there are so many characters to love that it's difficult to choose just one favorite. But I agree with Kelly on Mary. Circumstances have made her mostly self reliant, and she's so feisty, which made me like her instantaneously. And who couldn't love Gray Man?!
Thanks so much. I worked hard to make all the characters different and at different points on their lives. The scenes with Mary were some of the more fun to write. But, the whole thing was pretty damned fun to write.
Feel free to nominate the book for the book of the month for this group. That would be pretty awesome.
Steven wrote: "Feel free to nominate the book for the book of the month for this group. That would be pretty awesome."It would be my pleasure!
You're so awesome. Being book of the month here would be some great exposure :)
Summary:
Those worlds didn't have a Black Redneck.
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Jefferson Balladeer is an African American who was adopted as an infant by the Balladeer family of Picayune, MS. When Ma and Pa Balladeer die in a car crash, it’s left to Jefferson’s older brother, Big Beau Balladeer, to raise Jefferson.
While Big Beau is large of heart and body, he’s not the ideal caregiver for the naturally intellectual Jefferson. Big Beau teaches young Jefferson the only thing he knows, how to be the ultimate redneck.
Jefferson grows up to be a rodeo star and an expert marksman, and, as Big Beau would say, a certified, grade A ass-kicker. Jefferson becomes known as the Black-Redneck.
When Jefferson is seventeen, he begins to question what he wants to do and who he really is. To further complicate matters, he finds out Pa-Balladeer told everyone that he adopted Jefferson so he could haul watermelons and cut wood.
Jefferson puts Picayune in his rear view mirror and doesn’t plan on ever stepping foot in Mississippi again.
Twelve years later, Big Beau gets himself killed in a drunk driving accident, and Jefferson learns he is the sole heir of Balladeer farm.
Jefferson decides to turn the massive plot of land into a huge subdivision. The people of Picayune are not happy.
Jefferson’s plan is going great until a creature known as the Devourer falls from the sky and begins turning the good people of Picayune into Space-Zombies. (Don’t you hate when that happens?)
What Jefferson thought of as a major inconvenience turns into a struggle for survival against a creature that has destroyed countless worlds.
Now, if Jefferson hopes to survive and save the world, he’ll have to remember all his rodeo and shooting skills. He’ll have to take one last ride as the Black-Redneck.
Epub, 300
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