Commune 7: Bloody Sun

Commune #7

by Joshua Gayou, Devon C. Ford

The hit Commune Series is back with book 7! Rejoin some of your old favorites and plenty of unforgettable new ones on another deadly romp through post-apocalyptic America.

Books has settled the Smoky Mountains following the events of the Territory Wars. His freehold doesn't have much worth trading that neighboring settlements need, but he and many other inhabitants don't necessarily consider this a bad thing.

The low economic desirability of their freehold is what has allowed them to avoid fighting.

But the forces of Washington DC under Commodore Antony Kraemer have launched the reclamation of the Reformed United States of America. They've sent envoys to the major freeholders with the message that they are expected to rejoin the union or else.

Most Freeholders see Kraemer as just another warlord, intending to resist with violence. And while Books' new pacifist path may work for him, war is coming.

572 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 14, 2025

Reviews

[Erika's booked · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wanted to like it, but I can't finish it. There's too much senseless violence against kids in this for me to stomach.

[Jkane · Rating 2 out of 5]

These Commune B collaborations ruin the great work done by Joshua Gayou. This book was going along well until the story you thought you signed up for went down a back alley and came out on a very boring thoroughfare. If you’ve ever driven through Ohio, this is what it was like for the second half of the book. Exceptionally mundane. I thought the story was great until the attack. Afterwards, though, the story completely lacked direction. You have Book and Bug, two great characters. You have Jake. Yet our protagonist is none of those people; it is a know-it-all kid who doesn’t have a clue what he’s doing (much like the authors). I love the commune books not written by Ford, but this is not those books

[Jaime · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVE the characters that Joshua Gayou has brought to life. I get so involved in listening to RC Bray narrate these characters that I genuinely mourn with them and for them (Billy! Books!!)
David is a great new character and I love the dynamic with Jake (but Jake is just a cool character anyway) The new troop of characters bring another dimension and I find myself invested into who they are and their stories as well.
I wasn't ready for this book to end.
I will be forever thankful to my husband who first listened to Commune and said, "You should listen to this book, I think you'd really like it." I have been hooked since.
Looking forward to book 8 as I NEED more.

[Marcin W · Rating 1 out of 5]

(audio)
I usually dont write reviews on sequels as you should know by X-books what to think about it for yourself... so this is more for author:

Devon: stop it with the whole chapters of megalomaniacal bad guy cute-sy banter-threatening dialogue. 1 per book is more than enough.

Joshua: i can only assume this colab was for the money / you wanted to provide content at pace your publisher/fans demand. If you do it again you will loose me. Did you even read this before it was released / you approved this?

[Timothy Ward · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series stands out with its character focus and witty dialogue spoken into our ears by the amazing RC Bray. The post apocalypse adventures continue and do not disappoint. Emotion and vivid realism make this book one more banger for the collection.

[Phil Adkins · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book is fine but it removes any semblance of hope for any character caught in the story.

[George · Rating 4 out of 5]

Commune meets Cormac Maccarthy.

Gruesome stuff 1-2 of the story