Length6h 32m
About this audiobook
Hope Rises from the Ruins
In the desolate forests of Minnesota, Block the CleanerBot searches for a rumored safe haven where robots and humans might finally live in peace. New alliances form. Old enemies linger.
In a shattered Chicago, Nova grapples with the mantle of leadership amid rising tensions. A dangerous robot-human militia sweeps the Midwest, dragging war in its wake. To protect the city, Nova must hold the fragile peace together.
Cybel Venatrix embarks on a quest to rescue Oxford, only to find herself ensnared in the twisted grip of a power-hungry robot.
Will Block and his allies stand tall as the architects of a new peace, or will their adversaries throw the world back into turmoil?
Book 6 of the complete Rusted Wasteland series features a robot protagonist, found family, and page-turning sci-fi action.
This hope-punk tale of unlikely friendship and robot redemption delivers a powerful, emotional finale.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★★ 4.7 (220)
Includes Goodreads
GenreScience Fiction, Dystopia
Length6 hrs 32 mins
Narrated byRecorded Track
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateJul 14, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Opening credits
2Chapter 1: The whereabouts of life forms
3Chapter 2: Give the others a chance
4Chapter 3: On the verge of terminal destruction
5Chapter 4: Once I powered homes
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6Chapter 5: You know the rules
7Chapter 6: A guardian’s shield
8Chapter 7: For all of us
9Chapter 8: Northern reaches
10Chapter 9: Mistakes that cost lives
11Chapter 10: A piece of art
12Chapter 11: It would destroy her
13Chapter 12: A lonely outpost on the edge of the world
14Chapter 13: They have a program
15Chapter 14: We have to break some things first
16Chapter 15: A patchwork of fragmented data and rumors
17Chapter 16: The variables are multiplying
18Chapter 17: Slim odds of success
19Chapter 18: There are more of us
20Chapter 19: Something we build
21Chapter 20: The city she guarded
22Chapter 21: Something more
23Chapter 22: A prize he can’t resist
24Chapter 23: Such force and precision
25Chapter 24: A calculated risk
26Chapter 25: A janitor among warriors
27Chapter 26: A darkness lifted
28Chapter 27: Tell him to hold on
29Chapter 28: F’owers
30Chapter 29: Keep it going
31Chapter 30: Oregon looks nice
32Chapter 31: This is home
33Want more story?
34Author’s Note
35Closing
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