Awakened
Books | Fiction / Horror
3.1
(69)
James S. Murray
Darren Wearmouth
*** #1 The Sunday Times bestseller*** Publishers Weekly bestseller"This book is no joke. Get ready to not sleep tonight. Awakened does exactly what it advertises. Scary amazing fun." -- Brad Meltzer, bestselling author of The Escape Artist.“Awakened hits the high notes of Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child’s Relic and Scott Snyder’s The Wake [...] but its scope actually extends much further.” -- Kirkus***The star of truTV’s hit show Impractical Jokers—alongside veteran sci-fi and horror writer Darren Wearmouth—delivers a chilling and wickedly fun supernatural novel in the vein of The Strain, in which a beautiful new subway line in New York City unearths an ancient dark horror that threatens the city’s utter destruction and the balance of civilization itself.After years of waiting, New York's newest subway line is finally ready, an express train that connects the city with the burgeoning communities across the Hudson River. The shining jewel of this state-of-the-art line is a breathtaking visitors’ pavilion beneath the river. Major dignitaries, including New York City’s Mayor and the President of the United States, are in attendance for the inaugural run, as the first train slowly pulls in.Under the station’s bright ceiling lights, the shiny silver cars gleam. But as the train comes closer into view, a far different scene becomes visible.All the train’s cars are empty. All the cars’ interiors are drenched in blood.As chaos descends, all those in the pavilion scramble to get out. But the horror is only beginning. High levels of deadly methane fill the tunnels. The structure begins to flood. For those who don’t drown, choke or spark an explosion, another terrifying danger awaits—the thing that killed all those people on the train. It’s out there…and it’s coming.There's something living beneath New York City, and it's not happy we've woken it up.
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Author
James S. Murray
Pages
309
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published Date
2018-06-26
ISBN
0062687905 9780062687906
Ratings
Google: 5
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"2.5⭐<br/><br/>"The power cut. Total darkness. Glass shattering. So many screams. So many..." <br/><br/>Holy ******* opening. It is described on the back of the book, but I still absolutely loved the subway leaving on its first journey & coming back empty & covered in blood. AMAZING & SO CREEPY. <br/><br/>Obviously I was hooked on the beginning of the book. The short chapters keep everything moving along quickly, and I was dying to know what happened. <br/><br/>In opposition to the ease of the short chapters, there were entirely too many characters. It was difficult to keep everyone straight, and eventually I pretty much gave up on keeping track of who was who. <br/><br/>By the middle of the book, it started to become clear that answers weren't coming anytime soon, and my interest began to fade a bit. I'm not a huge fan of pure action - I need storytelling & suspense to carry it along, and Awakened ends up relying on fight scene after fight scene. If this is your thing, this book is definitely for you. I feel like I spent a lot of time waiting for anything else to happen. <br/><br/>I don't like when storylines are set up & then not explained. I am pretty sure that this was a ploy to get people to purchase the second book (if there is one), and that frustrates me. It's the first book in the series, and it's unfinished since almost nothing was explained. The things that were explained weren't explained that well, and the format for explaining them was not creative. <br/><br/>Awakened started out well enough to be an awesome horror/sci-fi thriller, but more than anything else, it's a political thriller with monsters. I probably would not have picked up this book if that's how I knew it was going to be. I feel like the purpose of this book was to get a TV or book deal - it's fine if that ends up happening, but I want the actual book/story to be the priority. <br/><br/>Thank you to Harper Voyager for sending copies to the NightWorms to review."
Emily
"Murr wrote a book?? I love Impractical Jokers, and when I came across an article talking about this new release I had to check it out. I was pleasantly surprised! It’s not necessarily my style (it’s kind of like a horror thriller) but it’s apparently going to be a trilogy, so I’m curious enough to want to check out the next two!"
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