| The Awakening | |
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Cover of The Awakening |
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| Author(s) | Kelley Armstrong |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Darkest Powers |
| Genre(s) | Paranormal Horror Paranormal Romance Urban Fantasy |
| Publisher | HarperTeen |
| Publication date | April 28, 2009 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover, Paperback) |
| Pages | 368 pp |
| ISBN | 978-0061662768 |
| Preceded by | The Summoning |
| Followed by | The Reckoning |
The Awakening is a novel by Kelley Armstrong from Darkest Powers trilogy. It is the sequel to The Summoning.[1]
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The Awakening takes place directly after the events in The Summoning. Chloe has been recaptured by The Edison Group, a team of supernatural scientists responsible for manipulating her DNA, therefore enhancing her necromantic abilities. While there, she discovers that she, and other supernaturals are experimental subjects who were genetically modified at birth. However, some of the experiments backfired, increasing their powers and making them volatile and unstable. Those 'failures' who could not be rehabilitated at Lyle House were considered a threat and killed.
Chloe and Tori (a witch) lead the Edison Group to a factory where they were "supposed" to meet Derek and Simon. Chloe and Tori escape after struggling with Tori's mother, Diane (also a witch), but not before Diane hits Chloe's aunt Lauren with a seemingly fatal spell. The two girls run and hide. Chloe reads a letter her Aunt Lauren gave her which explains that she only ever wanted to help young supernaturals but it wasn't until her own niece was in danger that she realized how dangerous the Edison Group was.
The following day, Derek and Simon track them down. The four of them decide to find Kit Bae, Simon and Derek's father, who will be able to help them all. On the bus to Albany, Chloe is woken by Derek who tells her that he feels another change coming on. She offers to go with him and asks Tori to tell Simon that if they don't make it back to the bus, they will meet up in Albany.
After finding a secluded spot in the woods, Derek attempts to change but only makes it halfway before his body forces the change back to human. The two get to know each other better as they walk into the next town, though their peace is soon disrupted by an encounter with two werewolves, Liam and Ramon. The standoff ends in a brutal fight. Chloe intervenes, stabbing Liam in the leg and after another altercation, she and Derek escape.
They catch a bus heading to Albany where they find Tori and Simon, but their father's friend Andrew is missing. Suspecting that Andrew has been captured, they decide to leave in the morning. Before dawn, the Edison Group attacks them. While hiding, Chloe hears a voice that sounds like her Aunt Lauren's, guiding her to safety. She realizes with some panic that she wouldn't hear Lauren unless she was dead and wonders if The Edison Group has killed her Aunt. Chloe and Simon are approached by a man that Simon recognizes as Andrew Carson, the man they've been looking for. Andrew helps them to safety and Derek arrives with Tori. They all escape in a van and Andrew tells them that he's taking them to a safe house for supernaturals where they can rest up and eventually help take down The Edison Group.
Chloe Saunders is the narrator of The Darkest Power series and is the trilogy's main protagonist, an aspiring filmmaker who describes herself as being quite plain and unremarkable. Though she admits to at first having a crush on Simon Bae, she also shows signs of being attracted to his brother, Derek Souza with whom she ultimately becomes close to and strikes up a deep friendship.
Derek Souza is at the start of the series. Derek is observed by Chloe as being sullen, quiet, and abrupt. Due to his sheer physical size and brute strength, Chloe finds him scary and imposing. He is the first to tell her about her supernatural abilities and she soon discovers that he is a werewolf, approaching his first change.
Rachelle Rogers is an Exustio half-demon who is at Lyle House after exhibiting a fascination with fire and being diagnosed as a pyromaniac. She quickly befriends Chloe though she later betrays her, under the misguided belief that she is doing the right thing, and allies herself with the Edison Group.
Simon Bae is a sorcerer who befriends Chloe. She admits to having a crush on him and he appears to share her feelings.
Victoria Enright is an antagonist in The Summoning though in The Awakening, she becomes an ally to Chloe as they try to escape The Edison Group. Tends to be sarcastic, and is very independent
Elizabeth Delaney is a friend of Chloe Saunders who was murdered by The Edison Group in The Summoning. After uncontrollable outbursts of power, Liz was removed from Lyle House and executed. She is also known as Liz.
Dr. Lauren Fellows is Chloe's maternal aunt who has served as a mother figure to Chloe. She is a part of the Edison Group though she has no supernatural powers. In a letter to Chloe, Lauren explains that her sister (Chloe's mother) took part in the experiment in order to lessen the chance of having a necromancer child. Her mother feared that any child she had would suffer the same fate as her brother, Ben, who was driven crazy by his powers and committed suicide (though it's possible he was driven to his death by ghosts).
Dr. Marcel Davidoff is a head doctor and leading member of Project Genesis. He appears to be quite friendly and caring though he shows a particular affection for Rae. Chloe discovers that the password on his computer is Rae's birth mother's name, Jacinda, and there are hints that he may have been romantically involved with her.
Diane Enright is a member of the Edison Group and is on the board of Lyle House. She is also Tori Enright's mother.
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