The Awakening Is Almost Here
- Jimmy Harris
- May 10
- 2 min read
After an absurd amount of coffee shop chaos, late-night editing sessions, stormy Pacific Northwest inspiration, and far too many conversations about cursed necklaces, The Neverdale Chronicles: Book One – The Awakening is officially approaching release.
The Kindle edition is now available for preorder on Amazon ahead of its official launch on June 10, 2026.
The paperback edition is expected to arrive on May 22, 2026, and yes, holding an actual physical copy of this thing for the first time is probably going to feel mildly unreal.
Welcome to Neverdale
When fourteen-year-old Maria Mendoza pulls a strange glowing amulet from a flooded creek after a violent storm, she accidentally awakens a force that should have remained buried for a thousand years.
By the end of the day, nearly everyone in her small Pacific Northwest town has collapsed into an endless sleep.
Only Maria, Malik, Jake, and Layla remain awake.
Now the four friends are trapped in a terrifying race through abandoned streets, shadowed forests, hidden relics, impossible creatures, and secrets connected to ancient magic that was never truly gone.
And the deeper they dig, the more they realize the stories they grew up hearing were never just fairy tales.
They were history.
Advance Reader Copies (ARCs) Readers Wanted Sign Up for the Newsletter to Get Invites
Advance Reader Copies (ARCs) are currently being shared with early readers, reviewers, fantasy fans, librarians, bloggers, teachers, and anyone who loves mysterious adventures with humor, danger, supernatural lore, and emotionally damaged middle schoolers making terrible decisions under pressure.
Download your FREE Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) of The Awakening here before 7/1/26:
If that sounds oddly specific and exactly your thing, keep an eye on future Dispatches from Neverdale and sign up for the Newsletter updates for ARC opportunities and early access announcements.
Honest reviews on Goodreads.com and Amazon.com help independent authors more than most people realize, and every reader who joins the adventure this early genuinely means a lot.
Even ones who are suspiciously rooting for the Obscurian Order.
More Dispatches Are Coming
Expect additional updates soon, including:
Character Files
Bonus lore and deleted scenes
Behind-the-scenes inspiration from the Pacific Northwest
Creature and artifact spotlights
Future release updates
And whatever strange thing Jake accidentally touches next
Until then…
Stay away from classmates with glowing red eyes who look hungry for your brain.
~ Jimmy Harris
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