Wake the Dead
Victoria Buck
Near future inspirational science
fiction
Series: Killswitch, and Transfusion
July 2014, Pelican Book Group
Ebook $.99
Print $16.99
About the Book
What if the first man reborn of an
evolutionary leap doesn't like his new life? Is escape even possible? The time
is right for introducing the world to the marvels of techno-medical
advancements. An influential man, one loved and adored, is needed for the job,
and who better than celebrity Chase Sterling? After suffering injuries no one
could survive Chase is rebuilt like no one has ever seen before. In the
not-too-distant future a man—if he can still be called a man—breaks away from
the forces taking over his life and finds new purpose in the secret world of
hiding believers.
My Review
Let me begin by saying that I bought
the sequel when I finished reading this book. Although you can read Wake the
Dead as a complete story, be prepared to want to carry on. The book opened like
a terrible nightmare. I’m not a fan of reality shows, but I can’t ignore the
hype that surrounds them, and when it’s no longer a secret in the near future
that a quasi-government has taken control of life as we know it, I am draw
reluctantly but compellingly in. Scary.
A TV star and his brilliant but
cheeky assistant go too far while researching the next astounding giveaway for
a reality game show which promises to “Change Your Life.” In a new era when
expectations are lower than they’ve ever been, the only way ordinary citizens
can achieve is through a lottery of sorts, a game played with their lives, upon
which they must, in turn, serve Big Brother.
Chase, however, has a secret weapon
he’s not even aware of…until he dies in spectacular technicolor. A victim of
his own research into providing a profound medical breakthrough for his
contestants, he slowly wakes up to reality and the truth of his own world. He’s
given real choices for the first time in his life. His decision-making journey
is what creates the thrilling last quarter of the story of a dystopian society
crying for recognition. Chase has the power to truly help the world “Change” if
only he’ll risk enough.
Told through the eyes of the main
character, Wake the Dead is a novel well written and researched, and
frighteningly plausible.
About the Author
Victoria Buck is a native Floridian
running a small business with her husband, who teaches her everything she needs
to know about both melodrama and comic relief. Wake the Dead is her debut
novel. Killswitch is the follow-up to book one. Transfusion is the last book in
the trilogy about the world's first transhuman. Now, on to other stories! If
you like the futuristic stuff, there's a little steampunkish novelette called
Gears available on Kindle. Victoria is currently working on two present-day
novels. No transhumans or insurrections. Of course, there has to be a bit of a
weird twist!
