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Ben Wakeman

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in Boone, NC, The United States

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Fiction, Thriller, Science Fiction

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Ben Wakeman has a gift for putting you inside his characters and turning you loose in a world you thought you understood until the light bends in an uncanny way that changes everything. Fans of Richard Powers and Pat Conroy will find a home here.

A lifelong musician, he's written hundreds of songs and released five albums, and that sensibility runs through his prose.

HARMONY HOUSE is Wakeman's third published novel. He actively serializes his novels, delivering them with inspired audio narration and original musical scores for subscribers around the world.

He lives and works in Atlanta, Georgia. You can follow all his writing and creative projects by subscribing for free to his publication at www.catchrelease.net.

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Average rating: 4.78 · 54 ratings · 33 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Memory of My Shadow 4.73 avg rating — 22 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Harmony House by Ben Wakeman (Goodreads Author), Shane Bzdok (Cover Design) 4.79 avg rating — 19 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rewind, Playback 4.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Midnight Vault \| Volume II by J. Curtis (Goodreads Author), Shane Bzdok, Bryan Pirolli (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Death Comes for the Archbishop

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Ben liked Troy Putney's review of Harmony House: "Wakeman weaves a suspenseful tale where environmental idealism is compromised for viewership, and duplicity becomes a means to an end during the taping of a reality show being live-streamed to the world. By building unique and compelling characters, " Read more of this review »
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Ben liked J. Curtis's review of Harmony House: "I loved this book from the first time I heard Ben's audio version on Substack to the paperback that now sits on my shel— oh, well, I've given away my copy to someone already. Time to pick up a spare. Few people can write an ensemble, fewer still can m" Read more of this review »
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