Alarm Clock Dawn

by Eric Vance Walton

Alarm Clock Dawn, author Eric Vance Walton's debut novel, is the chilling story of a world only decades ahead of our own. Adam Harkin is an employee of XenTek, the most powerful corporation the world has ever known. Adam begins to question the purpose of his existence in a world where people are no longer citizens; they are merely consumers. Every aspect of a person's role in society is to be determined by one number-their credit score. The planet is protesting corporate greed and insatiable consumerism through crippling super storms that erupt without warning. In a race against time, thousands of people are waking up from this nightmare, burning their Consumer Identification Cards and doing the only thing they can to strike back-dropping out of this toxic society. One by one they join the camps outside the cities. The fate of humanity itself is at stake and the clock is ticking. There is only one road to freedom...to awaken!

354 pages, Paperback

First published July 10, 2013

About the author

Eric Vance Walton is an American poet, novelist, and essayist whose work moves between literary fiction, poetry, and contemplative nonfiction. A native of Columbus, Ohio, he now lives and writes in Inver Grove Heights,
Minnesota.

He received the 2005 Thurber Treat Prize for his fable The Heiress and the Pea. His poems, essays, and short stories have appeared in literary journals and magazines. He studied fiction, poetry, and independent publishing at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis and completed a short-fiction course with C. Michael Curtis, longtime fiction editor at The Atlantic.

Walton’s books include the dystopian novel Alarm Clock Dawn; the poetry collections Ephemera and Poems from the Edge of the Apocalypse; the mindfulness titles The Perfect Pause and Mindful Moments; and the indie-author guide One Word at a Time. His latest book, Walking With the Muse: A Collection of Short Stories (2026), gathers fiction written across more than thirty years—an intimate record of craft, memory, and a lifelong conversation with inspiration.

When he isn’t writing, he walks wooded trails, travels, drinks very strong coffee, and practices meditation. Find more of his work at ericvancewalton.net.

Reviews

[Kristi Casey]

Loved this book. I read it in two days because it was a quick read and because I couldn't put it down. Perfect blend of science and materialism and the search for peace. This is the author's first novel but is the first of a trilogy.

[Kristi]

Loved this book. I read it in two days because it was a quick read and because I couldn't put it down. Perfect blend of science and materialism and the search for peace. This is the author's first novel but is the first of a trilogy.