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~ Steven W Woeste (Author)
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To Wake The Dead is a new take on the raising the dead phenomenon. What happens when people rationally try to investigate the living dead, and to give meaning to their existence? Can such an otherworldly occurrence be justified with the current scientific understanding of living things? How would people, and society, react to raising the dead, especially if it were to become routine, and even done against their wishes?

Who would control the use of those who had the ability to raise the dead, and what would they be used to do? If it was our government, could they trusted? Ultimately, who could you trust?

To Wake The Dead examines exactly what happens when the borders separating the living from the dead are redrawn, sometimes forcefully, and sometimes violently. No matter what positions the new boundaries occupy, the world will never be the same.



About the Author

The author is a research-trained laboratory scientist, and also has ample experience in telling good stories. He has always liked a good tale, and has decided to tell one of his own in his book. Just because he lives in the Midwest doesn’t mean it’s all flatlands and boring scenery; much can happen in the fields of a fertile imagination, and you’re invited to share.

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  • Paperback: 176 pages
  • Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. (April 4, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0595389007
  • ISBN-13: 978-0595389001
  • Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,971,500 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A worthy first effort from an interesting author, October 5, 2006
By Andrew R. Chappell "drewchap" (Tempe, AZ United States) - See all my reviews
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Imagine Michael Crichton crossed with Stephen King and you have some idea of what's in store with To Wake the Dead. The novel is essentially split into two parts, the first dealing with the discovery of "the Talent"- the ability to resurrect dead animals/humans for a short time- and the second with business and government's attempts to capitalize on the Talent. Dr. Woeste puts his expertise in molecular biology to good use here, creating a plausible scenario of research into the previously unthinkable and the Talent's reception by the scientific community. I can't help thinking that if someone were to discover something like the Talent in real life, events might play out very much as they do in To Wake the Dead.

The second part of the novel jumps forward several years, and includes harrowing imaginings of how the Talent might be used for altruistic- and later, more sinister- purposes. This is where Dr. Woeste tangles with ethical questions through the detached lens of his narrator. Ed Harris (later his last name changes in a minor editorial slip) is a departure from standard science fiction heroes. He's a creature of routine, rationally minded and a little bit misanthropic. He does his job, worries about the state of the world, and keeps to himself. Although Ed might not be to everyone's taste, I enjoyed reading the story through his eyes, because it allowed me to layer my own thoughts and feelings onto the situation- Ed became a camera recording events for me which I was then able to interpret as I saw fit.

In the end, I thought To Wake the Dead missed out a bit on some of its initial promise, leaving some of the juicy ethical questions hanging, but I still enjoyed where it led. Steven Woeste has told an engaging and creepy story. I can't help thinking that with some editorial assistance, it would have been even stronger- but I found it very enjoyable. I know Dr. Woeste personally, and he is a fascinating person, with a bone-dry sense of humor and a taste for good horror. I think he's a worthy new voice in the genre, and I hope he's picked up for wider distribution and gets the chance to further hone his storytelling talents. Well done!
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Unusual entry in the undead genre, July 26, 2006
Animal physiologist Ed HARRIS receives an email from a scientist friend Tom urging him to come over to his university. Over there Tom shows him what he brought back from his latest field trip - an undead dog! The two scientists examine the poor creature and try to find out where it came from and how it got back from the dead. This introduction with the scientist's lab experiments and their subsequent investigation is a bit CSI like (e.g. they detect a .22 calibre bullet in the undead dog's skull and back trace it to a gun buff club). It turns out eventually that there are people, who have some strange supernatural ability (the Talent) to resurrect the dead. When the scientists present their findings at a conference of the National Society for Research Scientists they are met with disbelief, outrage and hostility by the scientific community, prompting Tom to commit suicide.
Fastforward ten years in the future: Men and women from around the USA with the Talent (including Ed HARRIS) are concentrated in an Institute, where they are given assignments.Grudgingly accepted by the population, resurrection of the dead for the benefit of society (e.g. resurrecting a shot crime victim for gaining eyewitness testimony) is commonplace. However, there is something horrifying in store for Ed HARRIS...

TO WAKE THE DEAD is an unusual entry in the zombie genre. There is also a bit of political paranoia thriller thrown in for good measure. My favorite scene is when narrator Ed HARRIS (the book is written in the first person) has to confront a fellow Institute agent and his undead son in a cinema. Great! Important: Do NOT expect a gore fest, or you will be disappointed! Also don't be put off by the fact that the novel is selfpublished (iuniverse). This is NOT the usual awfully written fanboy fiction that gives self-publishing a bad name. The style is very good and vivid. The author manages to keep you hooked throughout.
On the down side there are one or two spoofs (e.g. the new institute director enters a room although it was established earlier that he is already there), but it is nothing overly distracting.
Overall an entertaining read and a clear recommendation!
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2.0 out of 5 stars 3 great ideas unexplored, February 24, 2008
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The author has some great ideas and is a decent writer, but takes several liberties that make the story difficult to follow. The book begins with a scientist finding a zombie dog. Then the two do an abundance of scientific experiments on the dog, only to suddenly assume (with no proof) that special people can raise the dead. They then set out to find them. Then, with little warning we're years later and there's been a tremendous change to our society. We have no idea how it happened; all we know is that it did. Then towards the end, just as suddenly, it changes again. It's almost as if he put three different stories ideas together without doing the work to make them flow together. The book left me unsatisfied and confused (and missing my $15).

If I could suggest something to the author, it would be to work another couple of years on this book and make it the great novel it should've been.
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