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A haunting in the Indian heartland ends with a priest’s violent death.
Enter Samir Grey-fiendishly intelligent, terminally unsociable and catastrophically human. No divine
visions, no lightning-shaped scar-just a mind that won’t quit and a tongue sharp enough to draw blood.
To uncover the truth, Samir must descend into a nightmare of uniquely Indian horrors: corpse-eating
vetalas, vengeful pishachs, ghouls, demons, and the most terrifying of all, bureaucracy and red tape.
Wickedly funny and blisteringly acerbic, The Waking Dead drags urban horror kicking and
screaming into small-town India, where folklore and reality bleed into each other-and the real monsters
may be the ones still breathing.'
Review
The Waking Dead is a delightful romp of a book. Solid plot, interesting characters, great setting and genuine wit. I read this in one sitting and had to share a few of the sharper funny bits with my wife as I went along. The protagonist is smart, ruthless, determined and snarky as all get out-exactly what I’m looking for in a contemporary fantasy. There were at least a dozen lines in here that I would have been delighted to have written myself. Absolutely a great read, you should try it. -- Kelly McCullough, author of the Fallen Blade series and Numismancer
Monteiro turns his hand to horror, with chilling and entertaining results. -- Mike Carey, author of the Felix Castor series
About the Author
Rohan Monteiro has spent years studying the thin line between the living and the dead, and occasionally tripping over it. The author of Keep Calm and Go Crazy (2016), Shadows Rising (2024) and Shadows Revealed (2025), he
insists his characters are entirely fictional, though several have started answering his emails.
When not raising corpses, he can be found reading, playing badminton badly or at home avoiding people.
He believes good stories, like ghosts, can follow you home and crawl into your bed. The Waking Dead is his fourth novel.
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- ISBN: 9780143473664
- Author: Rohan Monteiro
- Publisher: Penguin Books
- Pages: 240
- Format: Paperback
Book Description
A haunting in the Indian heartland ends with a priest’s violent death.
Enter Samir Grey-fiendishly intelligent, terminally unsociable and catastrophically human. No divine
visions, no lightning-shaped scar-just a mind that won’t quit and a tongue sharp enough to draw blood.
To uncover the truth, Samir must descend into a nightmare of uniquely Indian horrors: corpse-eating
vetalas, vengeful pishachs, ghouls, demons, and the most terrifying of all, bureaucracy and red tape.
Wickedly funny and blisteringly acerbic, The Waking Dead drags urban horror kicking and
screaming into small-town India, where folklore and reality bleed into each other-and the real monsters
may be the ones still breathing.'
Review
The Waking Dead is a delightful romp of a book. Solid plot, interesting characters, great setting and genuine wit. I read this in one sitting and had to share a few of the sharper funny bits with my wife as I went along. The protagonist is smart, ruthless, determined and snarky as all get out-exactly what I’m looking for in a contemporary fantasy. There were at least a dozen lines in here that I would have been delighted to have written myself. Absolutely a great read, you should try it. -- Kelly McCullough, author of the Fallen Blade series and Numismancer
Monteiro turns his hand to horror, with chilling and entertaining results. -- Mike Carey, author of the Felix Castor series
About the Author
Rohan Monteiro has spent years studying the thin line between the living and the dead, and occasionally tripping over it. The author of Keep Calm and Go Crazy (2016), Shadows Rising (2024) and Shadows Revealed (2025), he
insists his characters are entirely fictional, though several have started answering his emails.
When not raising corpses, he can be found reading, playing badminton badly or at home avoiding people.
He believes good stories, like ghosts, can follow you home and crawl into your bed. The Waking Dead is his fourth novel.
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