Ride the Snake Road
Beamo Roamer's Hard Core Jaunt to the Wasteland
by LeRoy Wow
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Pub Date 19 Mar 2024 | Archive Date 12 Sep 2023
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Description
It's been over 1100 years since Doomtime. Beamo Roamer is a Zarkarian scavenge man who gets his eyes on a map that shows the way to the Lost Fort Knox gold. He then gets captured by a ruthless motorcycle gang who happens to be run by his former best friend Tee Sal and his alluring sister Little Bit. They force Beamo to lead them west to Area 51 in search of the greatest payload in history. Aggressive, genetically-modified beasts and bizarre trans-humans are waiting for them in the vast Wasteland. Not to mention chopper-riding, human-skin-collecting marauders are hot on their trail. Beamo wants the gold and wants to stay alive. In the end he finds out he wants Little Bit more than anything else.
Advance Praise
"Author LeRoy Wow has crafted a fascinating work of dystopia, science fiction, and interpersonal drama that will keep fans of realistic and gritty writing hooked from cover to cover." K.C. Finn for Reader's Favorite. Five Stars
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780964074729 |
| PRICE | US$21.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 329 |
Available on NetGalley
Featured Reviews
Andy M, Reviewer
Rating: 4.9/5
Review: World building, character development and a riveting plot round out this debut (nom de plume?) authors first turn at the wheel. This story line follows a post-apoc journey of a digger on a quest to find ancient Americas Fort Knox gold at Area-51. In league with a scrofulous band of murderers, Beamo Roamer must watch his back while looking for advantage over this forced alliance. Add to this, a constant external threat by the Mutant Angels who self-mutilate and collect human skin as a religious identifier.
This has poignant moments where emotive internalization wars with the strictures of forced immorality. Once your feet get soaked in the daily strife of living, you get slapped in the face with an intricate humor that leaves you lol. There are some real strange moments that flirt on the edge of Fantasy without the manufactured base of science.
If this truly is a first time author, watch out. He may end up the finest in the genre.
Bhi T, Reviewer
This is my kind of book: LeRoy Wow has created a dystopian world that springs out from the first page, immersing the reader, as the story progresses, in details that make it authentic. And in Beamo, we have a protagonist, whose unique voice and understanding of himself and his companions drives the narrative at a pace that left me breathless. This is a quest, a redemption, a search for not just treasure colored in myth, but love, friendship and belonging. There is blood and gore aplenty, but LeRoy has balanced and mixed this with humor and tenderness as well, A wonderful, gripping read.
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