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'The pacing is always pedal-to-the-floor, the main characters are larger than life and the demons and other assorted monstrosities give Lovecraft's Cthulu mythos a run for their money' Barnes & Noble Online 'Something wicked this way comes in Christopher Golden's WAKING NIGHTMARES. An intriguing thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat, it highlights the nightmare that has been unleashed in Hawthorne and which the police are ill-equipped to handle. In a race against time, Keomany and Peter, along with several other secondary characters, must discover the source before Hawthorne is consumed and the terror spreads beyond the town limits to the rest of the world. Readers get glimpses into several lives as they are affected by the circumstances and must piece together the puzzle along with Peter and Keomany to determine the nature of the threat. A thrilling page-turner, WAKING NIGHTMARES is a great addition to the spring/summer reading collection' Romance Reviews Today ' A thrilling horror tale' scifibulletin.com 'Whether a reader has been waiting for Peter Octavian's return or just wants a good horror adventure, WAKING NIGHTMARES is a satisfying read' assignmentx.com
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Peter Octavian, once a vampire, now a powerful mage, has been living a quiet life in San Francisco. But when the barrier that used to prevent demons and monsters from entering the world have fallen, Octavian is compelled to do what he can to hold back the darkness.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Golden Needs a Mulligan, Aug 18 2011
By N. Bilmes "bookaholic" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Waking Nightmares (Mass Market Paperback)
Waking Nightmares is a nightmare of book that doesn't seem to end no matter how many pages it feels like you've forced yourself to read. Golden is pure evil as an author this time out; the first 150 pages are terrific, but like a roach motel, by the time you realize you've been lured into a situation that isn't as good as it seemed, you're stuck. The rest of the book is absolutely horrible. Nothing much ever happens. There are lots of scenes of chaos and fighting, but the main characters barely do anything except walk in at the end of each situation and temporarily quell a problem. There are countless passages and phrases in the text that tell us that the characters are sexually charged up...cast eyes at each other with lust...feel the heat from another character...Was Golden was dared by another author to see how many times he could repeat the same drudgery without his editor noticing? The last 150 pages of this book are so monotonous that I found myself wondering if I was trapped in an alternate dimension where books kept repeating the same prose that had been on the previous page.
I read and loved every other book in the shadow saga by Golden, and many of his other books as well. I was thrilled when I discovered that this had been published. Golden has built a huge cache of goodwill up over the years, so I'll give his Octavian sagas one more chance.
This book was a huge misstep for Golden.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
super urban fantasy, Mar 31 2011
By Harriet Klausner - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Waking Nightmares (Mass Market Paperback)
For centuries Peter Octavian was a vampire. After a millennium in Hell, he emerged as one of the most powerful mages on an earth where humans know vampires, demons and other species exist. Residing in San Francisco, Peter prefers a quiet life, but also believes it is his role to prevent the paranormal species from harming humans.In Hawthorne, Massachusetts a fisherman and his son find a box and open it. Soon afterward Earthwitch Keomany Shaw calls Peter to tell him she is drawn to Hawthorne because something dangerously evil is there; that malevolence will spread from ground zero unless they can prevent it from happening. Before the pair arrives, all perishable dairy produce curdle and spoil while a magical torrent inundates the area. When Peter and Keomany arrive, they find the magic getting stronger by the minute. People engulfed by magical energy turn to wraiths intent on hurting their family and neighbors. The two outsiders team up with Amber who has visions of what could occur if the evil is not stopped. With assistance from recently turned vampire Charlotte, they seek the source of the wicked magic, knowing that all they need is a miracle to stop whatever entity is behind this debacle.
The latest episode in the Peter Octavian urban fantasy saga (see Of Saints and Shadows) crackles with energy as the action never allows the heroes a respite; each understand time has run out. The protagonists taking a stand by fighting the entrenching darkness feel natural even with supernatural prowess. Fans of the series will feel the author is Golden with this super novel and its incredible cliffhanger.
Harriet Klausner
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Not the best but still good, May 3 2011
By dar - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Waking Nightmares (Mass Market Paperback)
Christopher Golden is one of my favorite author's, and I pre-ordered this book the day I found out there would be a new Peter Octavian book. Overall, it was pretty good. Keomany comes back, as well as Peter, but unfortunately there were several I wanted back that didn't make any re-appearances. My main problem with the book was that it took FOREVER to have something happen. I like Golden's buildups he usually does in his books, but this time it just kept going. The final battles were worth it, though, and the cliffhanger if nothing else shows there will be another book, and it should go back to the old-school Shadow Saga. Now if only Golden would write that fifth and last book of the Menagerie series...
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