The Great Awakening
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Pub Date Jun 9 2026 | Archive Date Jul 22 2026
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Description
A mysterious transformation sweeps the globe overnight. A shared dream awakens humanity into a world of light, love, and unity. Fear vanishes. Conflict dissolves. Hunger, grief, and despair are no longer part of the human condition. Society reorganizes itself around peace, purpose, and effortless cooperation.
But some are left behind—trapped in their old selves while the rest of humanity moves forward without them. They endure pain, isolation, and quiet erasure under the guise of enlightenment. When a small group of the Unawakened escapes a brutal confinement, rebellion and scientific inquiry begin to peel back the dream’s surface, pointing to the possibility that its source is anything but divine.
As the truth emerges, peace reveals its price. Moral certainty collides with survival. The Great Awakening confronts readers with a haunting question: if an entrancing paradise ends human suffering, but quietly decides who belongs—and who doesn’t—would you let it continue, or would you dare to wake the world?
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Advance Praise
"The population’s new sense of tranquility sounds appealing, even as an undercurrent of dread [...] runs through it all. [...] That is part of what makes the novel so intriguing, in fact: Blake never tips the scales too heavily one way or the other, so it’s ultimately up to readers to decide, resulting in a thought-provoking story that will challenge them in compelling and entertaining ways." - Kirkus Reviews
"The Great Awakening is equal parts imaginative and unsettling. Anderson takes a bold speculative idea and uses it to examine how quickly peace can become coercive when everyone is expected to conform to the same vision of enlightenment. [...] I would recommend this book to readers who enjoy speculative fiction with philosophical, spiritual, and dystopian elements." - Independent Book Review
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| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9798901742020 |
| PRICE | $16.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 210 |
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