Dustland Requiem
Sigurd Martinez is a simple boy with a single goal: taking care of his family. But in the heat of the desert sun, the violence and corruption of gangland Mexico make it harder and harder to tell what’s worth fighting for, and how much is worth sacrificing to get it. Back in the suburbs, Charisma Roberts is readjusting to life after a rough summer full of mayhem and madness — with the help of a spoony bard and an old friend, she’s determined to fix the mess she’s created.
Though these two idealistic youths have never met, they’re about to find they have much more in common than just a bad poet — the desert book, narrated by the fantastic Mr. George Evans and scored by 25 songs.
Highlights between the covers
the full playlist page →“Heeey! Well look who it is! Didja miss your friendly neighborhood narrator, the fantastic Mr. Geroge Evans? I bet ya missed me, didn’t you? Of course you did. S’okay, there’s no need to be shy.”
“I never would’ve guessed how much of a difference one person makes.” — The Journal of Charisma Roberts. Same day: Ann Arbor, Michigan — “I think she’s here, Mommy. I think she’s here!”
The road so far & the soundtrack
Dustland Requiem playlist25 tracks · playable
Roaming Cadenza
Book one — the road-trip novel that started A Bard’s Folktale, scored by 26 songs.