Awakening

The 11th Floor #2

by Charles Culver

Part two of the series, The 11th Floor, takes you on Luke's journey to find answers to the nightmares that have been haunting him since his experience a few months prior.Mentally tortured and physically exhausted, Luke seeks help from a psychiatrist. The doctor suggests an unorthodox method, which Luke initially dismisses. It ultimately proves to be useful, but will it be too late?Questions are answered. Lives are endangered. Will Luke have what it takes to conquer the evil that haunts him? ------Featured on October 06, 2012freebooksy.com/freebooks/2012/10/...

Genres: Horror

65 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 9, 2012

Reviews

[Stuart Keane · Rating 4 out of 5]

The 11th Floor: Awakening is a sequel to The 11th Floor. Where a lot of book series tend to embellish, go bigger, better and faster with every outing, the author decides to keep the pace the same with a few tweaks. This actually works for the book itself and reads more like a second longer chapter then a separate book altogether.

Luke, the protagonist from the first book, is still having nightmares. After visiting a doctor he realises that he can control his dreams and in doing so face his nemesis from the original outing. Once he gets a handle on this, he intentionally goes back to his dreams in order to confront his demons.

The story is shorter and a little less terrifying than the original but the author has fun with it. Luke is now a Neo-type figure (The Matrix, slyly referenced in one sentence), able to control his abilities in the dreams and use them to prevent danger and death. Like the crossbreed of Nightmare on Elm Street and Inception, this book is more action orientated then horror but it still manages to cap a story arc not finished in the first book. As Luke enables himself in the nightmares, it becomes apparent that more sinister forces are at work and he is the only one who can stop them.

Another solid outing from Charles Culver. This may not be everyone's cup of tea but I enjoyed it immensely. I actually read both books in one sitting and I can't wait for a third instalment (which may have been hinted at the end of the book). I will definitely read more work from this author.

[Bill · Rating 4 out of 5]

The adventure continues. Lucid dreaming follows the bad guys apparently cannot be killed permanently

[Heather]

This is a short novella but it packs a punch....psychological horror with elements of Hell in it.

This was a slippery ride into the psyche. It will keep you guessing until the end and then you will say.. man I should have figured this out.

I wish it would have been longer and hope he continues the story.

[Jamie Burch · Rating 4 out of 5]

i thought it ended rather abruptly.

[Debbie Genge · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another amazing book....