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Rust: Season Two
Kimberly Archer died in New York and woke in Rustwood. She escaped the man pretending to be her husband and fought her way out of Bo Tuscon's basement of horrors. Now, with Fitch by her side, she wants answers.
But Rustwood won't give up its secrets so easily.
Powerful forces dwell in the sleepy mountain town, and their servants have sharp fingers and bloody smiles. There are worse things than death in Rustwood...
Rust: Season Two is an omnibus collection of the ongoing serial RUST. It contains Season Two, Episode One to Season Two, Episode Five.
But Rustwood won't give up its secrets so easily.
Powerful forces dwell in the sleepy mountain town, and their servants have sharp fingers and bloody smiles. There are worse things than death in Rustwood...
Rust: Season Two is an omnibus collection of the ongoing serial RUST. It contains Season Two, Episode One to Season Two, Episode Five.
- GenresHorrorParanormal
ebook
First published June 6, 2014
About the author
Christopher Ruz
36 books47 followersChristopher Ruz fell in love with dark fiction when a worn copy of Pet Semetary caught his eye at a local flea market. He bought it with his pocket money and hid it under his bed so his parents wouldn’t see. He was just eight years old and had no idea what he was getting into.
Poor kid.
He has written and published horror, epic fantasy, science fiction, and children's choose-your-own-adventure books. His debut trad-pub novel, a supernatural horror story set in the halls of the world’s weirdest hedge fund, arrives mid-2027.
His best known works are The Ragged Blade (Parvus Press, 2019) and his ongoing horror series Rust. Meanwhile, he publishes the Olesia Anderson series of pulpy spy novellas under the pseudonym D.D. Marks, and writes Adventure Coloring Books for Insight Editions.
He has sold stories to Asimov's Magazine, Andromeda Spaceways and Apollo’s Daughters, has beaten the grueling Immerse or Die challenge twice, and was a finalist in the 2017 Aurealis Awards.
When not writing, Ruz teaches art and design at Melbourne high schools.
Poor kid.
He has written and published horror, epic fantasy, science fiction, and children's choose-your-own-adventure books. His debut trad-pub novel, a supernatural horror story set in the halls of the world’s weirdest hedge fund, arrives mid-2027.
His best known works are The Ragged Blade (Parvus Press, 2019) and his ongoing horror series Rust. Meanwhile, he publishes the Olesia Anderson series of pulpy spy novellas under the pseudonym D.D. Marks, and writes Adventure Coloring Books for Insight Editions.
He has sold stories to Asimov's Magazine, Andromeda Spaceways and Apollo’s Daughters, has beaten the grueling Immerse or Die challenge twice, and was a finalist in the 2017 Aurealis Awards.
When not writing, Ruz teaches art and design at Melbourne high schools.
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November 20, 2015
I was blown away by the first one, and in the second, a lot of that surprise is gone now. It didn't completely have the same punch BUT, that didn't matter for my enjoyment. There are less disgusting critters in this one but there's more story. You learn a lot more and you definitely get to see more of Rustwood. For fans of the first, of course you're gonna keep reading. I can't wait for Ruz to get the third book done.
November 22, 2021
I was very underwhelmed with this one. It didn't have the same sense of unease and dread as the first book. It almost felt like it took a step back in the story. Even what I would consider big revelations nothing happened. Like it wasn't a big deal. There seemed to be a lot of cheap tricks to make it seem scary. All that did was lessen and weaken the story. Mostly I felt sorry for Peter, who I thought didn't do anything to deserve what happened to him in this book.
March 2, 2015
Great second installment for this series!
Rust really is a strong example of indie horror done right. There's a lot of originality here - the setting is really, really evocative. Rustwood has it's own feel. It's rainy, it's moody, everyone's on edge and it's all rotting underneath. It's beautiful in a disgusting sort of way!
Fitch and Kim are back in this installment trying to get Kimberley home while weaving through the increasingly strange and dark factions warring over Rustwood's underbelly. I really like Kim and Fitch as a duo, she's cynical and at times flakey or immature, Fitch is hardbitten and quite sympathetic. We don't get much of his backstory but it feels like the world at large gave up on Fitch a while ago. They're both flawed but competent and likeable, you want them to win - and it's a hard thing for them to win!
Where Ruz has really brought it in this installment was with the antagonists, without giving the game away, they're some of the more confronting and genuinely frightening monsters I've encountered. His prose and pacing are both fantastic too. There's real talent here.
The only thing that stopped this being a five star review was it was a little on the light side plot-wise for me. We covered a lot of ground, but it didn't quite feel big enough to be satisfying. That's probably in part due to the serial nature of the installments, but I felt like I'd read the first half of something that was ramping up to be great rather than something that stood on its own as great, I wanted another act to really bring it home.
That probably means I need to read the next installment!
Rust really is a strong example of indie horror done right. There's a lot of originality here - the setting is really, really evocative. Rustwood has it's own feel. It's rainy, it's moody, everyone's on edge and it's all rotting underneath. It's beautiful in a disgusting sort of way!
Fitch and Kim are back in this installment trying to get Kimberley home while weaving through the increasingly strange and dark factions warring over Rustwood's underbelly. I really like Kim and Fitch as a duo, she's cynical and at times flakey or immature, Fitch is hardbitten and quite sympathetic. We don't get much of his backstory but it feels like the world at large gave up on Fitch a while ago. They're both flawed but competent and likeable, you want them to win - and it's a hard thing for them to win!
Where Ruz has really brought it in this installment was with the antagonists, without giving the game away, they're some of the more confronting and genuinely frightening monsters I've encountered. His prose and pacing are both fantastic too. There's real talent here.
The only thing that stopped this being a five star review was it was a little on the light side plot-wise for me. We covered a lot of ground, but it didn't quite feel big enough to be satisfying. That's probably in part due to the serial nature of the installments, but I felt like I'd read the first half of something that was ramping up to be great rather than something that stood on its own as great, I wanted another act to really bring it home.
That probably means I need to read the next installment!
May 9, 2016
A sequel that improves upon the first is a rare and thoroughly wonderful treat. When it happens after such a brilliant first book, well, then you have Rust.
The multitude of plot lines etched out with vivid and varied characters brought this eldritch horror tale off the page with such an intensity of pace and suspense that I'm only writing this while I wait for the third to download.
The multitude of plot lines etched out with vivid and varied characters brought this eldritch horror tale off the page with such an intensity of pace and suspense that I'm only writing this while I wait for the third to download.
January 8, 2017
Rust Two does not disappoint! Yes, it does end with a cliffhanger. But, it is not the type of cliffhanger that makes you rage quit a series. However; I was quite happy to see that Rust Three was available for purchase! This book is just as exciting and well written as the first!
Please note that the cover to this book is different than the cover advertised on Amazon.
Please note that the cover to this book is different than the cover advertised on Amazon.
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