Humanity will be extinguished within seven days.
Wing Commander Jude Styles is a starfighter pilot trying to get pregnant before the world ends. Her wingman, Hamid Ashkami, just wants to block the spam messages he is receiving from someone claiming to be his dead ex-husband.
Instead they are locked in a media tour, shown off as the heroes who stopped the alien invasion by destroying the massive mothership known as the Dead Moon, persuading the masses that all will be fine if they keep calm and carry on.
Trapped telling the same lies, driven over the edge by post-traumatic stress and the constant flow of alcohol, it is only a matter of time before Jude and Hamid break down – and the fragments of the Dead Moon have already begun to fall from the sky.
Grim, human, and thought provoking, Dead Moon is a road trip driven by a friendship stronger than love and an impossible task: how do you go on living when the world is coming to an end?
At the end of August my second novel, Dead Moon, was published. It’s had great reviews globally and there is good news coming.
Sadly, to date, it has garnered only two reviews on Amazon – but it has had a fair amount of attention elsewhere (more news on that soon). If you’d like to find out more about Dead Moon and whether it might be a story you’d enjoy, check out the review excerpts below and click on the link to read the full reviews.
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If you have read the book, please take two minutes to write a short review on Amazon. It’s so sad and lonely at the moment.
Want to know more? Check out the reviews below. That’s right, people who aren’t married to me have read the book!
“This was completely bonkers, but in the very best way. Hamid and Jude ricochet around the country trying to solve various mysteries, being pursued by different dangerous people and slowly utterly destroying the luxury vehicle they’ve accidentally stolen, all before the world ends on Monday.”
“Judith and Hamid’s friendship is at the hearts of this story and it is a wonderful thing. The representation of PTSD is nuanced and accurate, while the depiction of comradeship in the armed forces feels authentic.
The action keeps going right to the end. There’s knife edge moments of danger and chases. I really liked the epilogue; it puts things in perspective.”
“As the story progresses the pace quickens. It feels like you’ve been slapped in the face and you’re like ‘Woah…. did that just happen!?’ And believe it or not… yes it did happen. I’m just as shocked as you are.
Keith Crawford is a talented author and this was a wonder to read. So many thoughts while reading, so many questions and even more answers. If you love books that will hack your mind, then dive into this one”
“This isn’t usually the type of book I would go for with it being sci fi but I thought I would give it a go and I was pleasantly surprised… I loved the friendship between the two main characters and how that developed, this was a central theme in the story and both of the characters were likeable. I also liked how the book made references to a dystopian United Kingdom and how things changed in the future.”
The Bookish Fangirl
“Truth be told I’ve not read much Sci-fi and let’s just say after reading this book I really need to read more. This book is packed full of action from fights to car chases and has an engaging storyline. And yet the ending is somewhat calm. The friendship between Jude and Hamid feels very real and you get a real sense of comradeship from it. The characters are both very likeable and have complex pasts especially when it comes to love. The book delves into issues such as alcoholism and focuses a lot on PTSD. This book was a thought provoking and engaging read.”
Thank you ever so much to everyone who has read and reviewed the book so far. It is particlarly pleasing to see that it can reach both sci-fi and non sci-fi fans, and it would be great to see a few more people take a chance on this book. Thanks!
Buy the book here – only £2.99 as an ebook!
