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Generation Dead

Book #1 from the series: Generation Dead

Phoebe Kendall is just your typical Goth girl with a crush. He’s strong and silent…and dead. All over the country, a strange phenomenon is occurring. Some teenagers who die aren’t staying dead. But when they come back to life, they are no longer the same. Feared and misunderstood, they are doing their best to blend into a society that doesn’t...

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Aural History

Ghosts, drugs, and Rock ‘n’ Roll. The year is 1997. Chris Mahon is a twenty-something bass player in a series of failed and failing bands, waiting for the big break that seems further out of reach with every passing day closer to the millennium. When Chris’s biological father Bob re-enters his life after a twenty-five-year absence, Chris’s...

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Break My Heart 1,000 Times

Living in the aftermath of the Event means that seeing the dead is now a part of life, but Veronica wishes that the ghosts would just move on. Instead, the ghosts aren’t disappearing-they’re gaining power.

When Veronica and her friend, Kirk, decide to investigate why, they stumble upon a more sinister plot than they ever could have imagined....

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Blog

A little over thirteen years ago, I experienced a trauma so great I couldn’t write fiction for about six months.





I was home alone, working, when a live report of the Sandy Hook school shooting appeared on my news feed, and then I turned on the television and watched the events unfold live.

My wife Kim was a teacher at the time (in Connecticut), both of my own children were attending school at the time of the event (in Connecticut). I write books for young people, many of which are set in...

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Hello, all. I tentatively re-enter (fully) the world of social media with a weekly newsletter through substack. You can sign up here or at https://generationdead.substack.com/ . My first post, meaningfully, will be on Jan. 6 and includes some book news. If you've enjoyed any of my books or legacy blog posts, I'd appreciate you signing up, interacting, and helping spread the word if you are so inclined.

Daniel Waters

Daniel Waters

Daniel Waters is the author of the Generation Dead series, Aural History, and Break My Heart 1,000 Times, adapted for film as I Still See You.