The Waiting Dead

The Waiting Dead - Paperback

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The Waiting Dead - Paperback

The Waiting Dead - Paperback

by Bill VanPatten
$16.18
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"VanPatten delivers a fun, thoughtful fantasy with a big heart."-Kirkus Reviews

". . . a quest of redemption and restoration that echoes themes of loyalty, devotion, and a singular friendship that crosses all barriers of time and space."-BookLife (Editor's Pick)

" . . . a touching and thoughtful novel." -BookTrib

"Loved it!"-Reedsy Discovery

". . . readers will root for [the protagonists], as both characters confront their pasts and contrive to find a future. . ." -Blue Ink Review

After twenty-five lonely years in Deathway, fifty-year-old Guillermo "Guy" Truman gets a call to return to Earth. He is shocked and angered to hear the voice of his ex-partner, who dumped him for someone half his age ten years before he died. He lands in Chicago and runs into twelve-year-old potty mouthed Torrance. Torrance died fifteen years before and has been called to Earth by his dad-a man he resents and blames for his death. An unlikely pair, the two agree to accompany each other on their missions. With only three days to accomplish their tasks, they must work around the rules that govern the dead while on Earth. During their journey, they discover that death can have as many twists and turns as life-and that, even for the dead, there is something called fate.
ISBN9798303286269
Author Bill VanPatten
PublisherIndependently Published
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedFebruary 2025
LanguageENG- English
Pages236
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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The Waiting Dead

The Waiting Dead - Paperback

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About Bill VanPatten

Bill VanPatten had a long and distinguished university career before he left academic life for fiction writing (although as you can tell, he still keeps a foot in the door of second language research). He is internationally known for his work in both second language acquisition and second language teaching, having published several top-selling Spanish and French textbooks, close to 200 journal articles and book chapters, a dozen edited volumes, and almost a dozen books. Bill was the host of the highly successful radio show/podcast Tea with BVP and subsequently Talking L2 with BVP.

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