Waking the Dreamer: Transhuman #1 [Paperback]

Andy Kaiser (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 16, 2011 | Series: Transhuman

Tyler Ford is a thirteen-year-old boy on a family vacation, and is stuck with his odd and irritating parents and his cool older brother. Tyler meets Eena, a girl who Tyler quickly realizes hides a strange mystery. After a midnight meeting that doesn't go at all the way he expected, Tyler realizes Eena's secrets are not just mysterious, but frightening. They are dangerous and supernatural, and thanks to Eena, he is involved whether he wants to be or not.

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About the Author

Andy Kaiser is the author of the “League of Scientists” and “Dev Manny, Information Technology Private Investigator” books. He’s appeared in high-profile tech sites like Gizmodo, Slashdot, Boing Boing and Techdirt, and in geek-friendly magazines like 2600 Magazine and Skeptic. Andy Kaiser’s day job is for i3 Business Solutions, an IT consultancy in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.

Product Details

• Paperback: 210 pages
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (December 16, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1467933937
• ISBN-13: 978-1467933933
• Product Dimensions: 0.4 x 5 x 7.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,382,955 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Andy Kaiser is the author of the "League of Scientists", "Dev Manny, Information Technology Private Investigator", and "Transhuman" series. He also writes for many websites, including the "Digital Bits Technology Column" and "Digital Bits Skeptic".

His articles have been featured on high-profile technology news sites like Gizmodo, Slashdot, Boing Boing, Geek Speak Radio and Techdirt, and in geek-friendly magazines like 2600 Magazine and Skeptic.

Andy Kaiser's day job is as a Lead Technologist for i3 Business Solutions, an IT consultancy in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars spooky narrative February 19, 2012

By Libby Cone

Format:Kindle Edition

Tyler and Zack are thirteen- and fifteen-year-old brothers. Tyler sees himself as an out-of-shape video gamer, while looking up to Zack as a natural athlete and ladies' man. There are moments of tension between them, but their brotherly solidarity, and Tyler's own inner strengths, are affirmed when they go to a rustic lakeside resort with their parents for vacation and Tyler is attracted to a mysterious girl named Eena. The brothers are quickly swept up in a plot involving programmed human subjects, transferable supernatural powers, and a mysterious metal box. Their aloof survivalist father and hysterical ADD-afflicted mother are well fleshed-out, though they mostly stay out of the way of the two boys. Kaiser is good at character development and dialog; we see Tyler tap both his native and his newly conferred powers without jealousy on the part of Zack, who is less concerned with being #1 than Tyler realizes.

Much of the action takes place in darkness, adding to the spookiness of the narrative (though I kept having trouble figuring out the levels of darkness when sometimes two characters made "eye contact" but other times couldn't see in front of their faces). This is book one in a series, so there are plenty of loose ends dangling at the end of the story, but enough of them are tied up so as not to leave the reader feeling manipulated.

This book is for Young Adults. Perhaps they will not mind the editing problems that cropped up from time to time: "seaweed" and "waves" being used to describe things in a lake, the use of "lead" instead of "led." Fairly minor stuff, all in all.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't put it down! February 14, 2012

By rockstarla

Format:Paperback

Waking the Dreamer was a really fun read. Eventhough I've never been a 13 year old boy, I was taken right there into the story-- was walking along the beach on Lake Michigan at night, getting lost in the woods, and discovering supernatural powers I didn't know I had. This is a great read for anyone who's looking for a new kind of mystery/young adult/science fiction/adventure/coming of age story... I can't wait for the next book!