Awakened
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Received this ARC copy as a Goodreads giveaway.
Awakened
by James S. Murray, Darren Wearmouth
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.
Awakened
by James S. Murray, Darren Wearmouth
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.
I received this ARC copy direct from the publisher as part of a Goodreads giveaway. The publisher encouraged me to share my review of the book so here goes.
Basically, the novel was a blend of science fiction, horror, and conspiracy theories. It was about a new subway system being built under the Hudson River connecting New Jersey with New York City. The system has a state of the art pavilion located underneath the river and this is where most of the story takes place. It's opening day for the subway and both the mayor of New York and the President along with many guests are in the pavilion awaiting the arrival of the first subway "Z" train to enter the tunnel from New Jersey and arrive at the pavilion. But when the train arrives, it is decimated and filled with blood and gore. So what happened? Was it a terrorist attack? Well no, it was attacked by these strange superhuman creatures that live deep underground! So what are these creatures and how can the survivors in the pavilion overcome them? It turns out that a couple of the survivors actually work for a nefarious organization called the Foundation for Human Advancement who knew about the creatures and have supposedly been protecting humans from them for years. Well can our group make it out through the tunnels? And why do the creatures seem to want pregnant females?
Overall, I thought this one was pretty cliched. It included elements from a lot of different sources. The creatures reminded me of the creatures from "Alien". The plot was somewhat similar to the novel "Relic" and it even included a James Bond type supervillian as the head of the Foundation! The story shifted back and forth between different groups trying to rescue the survivors and the survivors trying to escape. Character development was pretty lax with most of the book focused on action. I think this would probably make a pretty good action movie starring Dwayne Johnson but for a book, I was hoping it would hurry up and finish!
4/28/18: Adding this one to the Small Surprise Bookbox. Enjoy!
Basically, the novel was a blend of science fiction, horror, and conspiracy theories. It was about a new subway system being built under the Hudson River connecting New Jersey with New York City. The system has a state of the art pavilion located underneath the river and this is where most of the story takes place. It's opening day for the subway and both the mayor of New York and the President along with many guests are in the pavilion awaiting the arrival of the first subway "Z" train to enter the tunnel from New Jersey and arrive at the pavilion. But when the train arrives, it is decimated and filled with blood and gore. So what happened? Was it a terrorist attack? Well no, it was attacked by these strange superhuman creatures that live deep underground! So what are these creatures and how can the survivors in the pavilion overcome them? It turns out that a couple of the survivors actually work for a nefarious organization called the Foundation for Human Advancement who knew about the creatures and have supposedly been protecting humans from them for years. Well can our group make it out through the tunnels? And why do the creatures seem to want pregnant females?
Overall, I thought this one was pretty cliched. It included elements from a lot of different sources. The creatures reminded me of the creatures from "Alien". The plot was somewhat similar to the novel "Relic" and it even included a James Bond type supervillian as the head of the Foundation! The story shifted back and forth between different groups trying to rescue the survivors and the survivors trying to escape. Character development was pretty lax with most of the book focused on action. I think this would probably make a pretty good action movie starring Dwayne Johnson but for a book, I was hoping it would hurry up and finish!
4/28/18: Adding this one to the Small Surprise Bookbox. Enjoy!
