Sleepers Awake

by Patrick McNulty

A supernatural bounty hunter is hired by the Ministry of the Wraith to travel to a small Alaskan town to kill a woman before she unleashes a terrible fate upon the townspeople. There's only one problem...the woman is the bounty hunter's daughter.

Genres: Horror

262 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 1, 2009

About the author

Patrick McNulty was born in Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada. He married his high school sweetheart straight out of high school and then went on to university where he studied Neuroscience. After finding that he would rather write about strange behaviours of the brain than study them he left Ontario for British Columbia where he studied screenwriting and ended up working with the production company called the Zanuck Co.on an original screenplay he wrote called Dark Season. In the end Dark Season was not filmed so McNulty turned that screenplay into his first novel, Sleepers Awake.
After leaving British Columbia, McNulty joined the Canadian Armed Forces where he was trained as a medical technician and was stationed in Petawawa, Ontario. Currently he is a police officer in Ontario living with his high school sweetheart, their three beautiful children and their dog.

Reviews

[Cheryl · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a 4.5 star read.

[Bandit · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this book at the library with a fantasy label on it. Really wouldn't classify this as a fantasy, more like pretty straight forward action packed horror story. And I seem to be the first person to rate and review this one on GR, quite an honor. The jacket says that this book was adapted from a screenplay and it does in fact read like a movie, in a good way. Although the last 100 pages are pretty much non stop boom boom action, the rest of the book took time to develop some characters, introduce a setting (pretty creepy, small town Alaska during a snow storm), create very realistic dialogue and excellent pacing. Particularly good were the vivid (cinematically so) descriptions, very strong opening and apt ending, opening for a sequel. Recommended.

[Enka-Candler Library · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not bad, but not spectacular either. A quick little horror novel that's a bit like Stephen King, but without a lot of character development. Still enjoyed it though.
--Leisa

[Tony Parsons · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bishop Kane (Ministry of the Wraith undead bounty hunter) saved James Rayford (42) for last.
Danaid, AL. Sheriff Sean (dad), family consisted of Kevin (8, son,) & Petra (Sean’s GF, stepmother).
The Trading Post (1st/Main). Sheriff Sean went to see Billy Walters.
It seems all the stores are getting short of grocery items.
Nancy Tinsel (wife/mother) was telling Sheriff Sean; Floyd Tinsel (husband/father), took Randy Tinsel (son/brother, UCLA; biotechnology), hunting out at the Monk’s Head Mine. They had not returned.

Jessica Walters (daughter), told Ruth Walters (wife/mother), & Billy Walters (husband/father) there was a woman outside the house.
Billy found Petra unresponsive, cold/shivering.
What deep dark secrets does she hold?
What must Bishop Kane do?
The creature roared as it came through the window. Broken glass was everywhere.
Violet, & Kevin hid in the tub upstairs.

Who will live & who will die?

I did not receive any type of compensation for reading & reviewing this book. While I receive free books from publishers & authors, I am under no obligation to write a positive review. Only an honest one.

A very awesome book cover, great font & writing style. A very well written paranormal book. It was very easy for me to read/follow from start/finish & never a dull moment. There were no grammar/typo errors, nor any repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. Lots of exciting scenarios, with several twists/turns & a huge set of unique characters to keep track of. This could also make another great paranormal movie, or better yet a mini TV series. It was just OK, & not my normal read so I will only rate it at 4/5 stars.

Thank you for the free author; Ministry of the Wraith Press; Amazon Digital Services LLC.; book
Tony Parsons MSW (Washburn)

[Qianrui · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sleepers Awake is a good straight to the point action and horror book. I think the concept of ghosts hunting down evil spirits is so creative. I also like the way the book is formatted. There are a lot of exciting moments, but there’s also moments where the characters do and face normal things, making the book feel more real and unexaggerated. For example, in the end of chapter 5 and the beginning of 6, there is a family discussing that a relative is picking their son up and he complains about it, “Kevin slung his bag over his shoulder and said, “Aw, Dad, do I have to stay there tonight?” Little breaks like that are just good breathers.
McNulty also writes his book so that the reader gradually learns what is going on through the story, I think it is great to keep the reader in check. He also demonstrates dramatic irony because the reader knows who the Zijin, and the people working with them, are before the some characters do.
One of the conflicts, I think, is really compelling because it is about Bishop being at war with what is right and his personal feelings. Personally, I like the ending a lot, I would recommend this book to people who love the idea of people fighting demons or evil spirits. It’s a good book but it was a bit tedious to me.

[Christine Kempton · Rating 3 out of 5]

I got this book free from Voracious Readers for an honest review.
This was a weird book. I spent the first half of the book trying to figure out what was happening. I spent the second half of the book hoping beyond hope that what I thought was going to happen didn't happen. I also spent the second half trying to figure out if I liked this book. Turns out I did. It was a weird weird book though. When I thought about what I wanted to say about it I wasn't sure. I wasn't sure if I even would want to continue reading the rest of the series when I finished this book. By the time I read the last sentence I realized that yes I did enjoy the book and I'm curious enough to look into reading the rest of the series as I'm able to.

[nora m malotte · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sleeper Awake

If you pick this book up be prepared to be up until you are finished. This has got to to be the SCARIEST BOOK I HAVE EVER READ. It is a fast passed , NON STOP SUPERNATURAL HORRORS THRILLER. THIS IS HOW I THOUGHT THE WORLD AS we know it WOULD END. You will not be DISAPPOINTED. I totally RECOMMEND !

[Sarah Howard · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was really good. It’s got a lot of action. The characters are well developed and so is the town. You really get a good picture of the villains and the town. The villains are pretty original too. It’s gruesome at times and heartbreaking at others. It’s got everything a good horror story should have!

[Cynthia · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a very slow read for me. Took several starts and stops to get 'into' it. While it did provide some suspense, I wouldn't call it a thriller. It reminds me of an R rated movie that was cobbled into a G. Too much lull and not enough sweat and rapid heart beat in the characters. I hate to leave a bad review so I'll stop here.

[Stacy Rowe · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked this book. The dead and the undead. Hard to choose what side. Is small town living the way to go. Such an easy target when trying to take over as many people as you can. There is no hiding, there is no running and there is no pleading. Let it happen or fight.

[Tami Sloan · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very different read

I enjoyed this book immensely. The bad guys in the story were very imaginative. Gruesomly descriptive. I highly recommend. Could not put down

[Aviar Savijon · Rating 5 out of 5]

One outstanding book of horror and gore with a gripping and active plot line and story that unfolds with many twists and suspenseful drama. I loved it!!!!!

[Mark Abbott · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it, couldn't put it down. It kept me on the edge of my seat.

[DELIA SHEPPARD · Rating 5 out of 5]

Different

A different kind of horror and lots of action. I really enjoyed reading hopefully we'll read more about Bishop. Great character.

[Barbara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read

Could not put this book down, absolutely love his books, now on to my next read by Patrick McNulty, thank you Patrick

[Freda Witt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Qevil comes to a town to take over. Only a handful of people are able to stop them.

[Cathrine Lara · Rating 5 out of 5]

nail biter

This book had me jumping with every creaky noise… great work.. when is book 2 coming out!
Can’t wait for it

[Alex Dawood · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just ok

Too many overused adjectives and too many grammatical and sentence structure errors tells me the book was rushed .... Read like volume, not quality.