Synopses & Reviews
“It is like nothing else Ive ever read. The characters are so real, youll feel like you know exactly what they look like and how their voices sound and what they would say or do in any given situation. More than that, youll want to hang out with them. Then the world is so amazing and unique. You will want to go there. You will want to walk into ‘the Place. And you will want to sleep in a dream opera.”—Stephenie Meyer, The Twilight Saga Laura comes from a world similar to our own except for one difference: It is next to the Place, an unfathomable land that fosters dreams of every kind and is inaccessible to all but a select few, the dreamhunters. These are individuals with the ability to catch larger-than-life dreams and relay them to audiences in the magnificent dream palace. People travel from all around to experience the benefits of the hunters unique visions.
Now, fifteen-year-old Laura and her cousin Rose, daughters of dreamhunters, are old enough to find out if they qualify to enter the Place. But nothing can prepare them for what they are about to discover. In the midst of a fascinating landscape, Lauras dreamy childhood is ending, and a nightmare is beginning. Dreamhunter is a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
Review
“It is like nothing else Ive ever read. The characters are so real, youll feel like you know exactly what they look like and how their voices sound and what they would say or do in any given situation. More than that, youll want to hang out with them. Then the world is so amazing and unique. You will want to go there. You will want to walk into ‘the Place. And you will want to sleep in a dream opera.”—Stephenie Meyer, The Twilight Saga “Fascinating . . . will surely lure readers back for multiple readings.”—
Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
“A lyrical, intricate and ferociously intelligent fantasy . . . satisfies fully while pointing to the promised sequel. Provocative and compelling.”—Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
“Readers pining for a fantasist to rival Philip Pullman or Garth Nix may have finally found what they seek in New Zealander Knox.”—Booklist, Starred Review
“Attention-getting.”—Chicago Tribune
“This series opener is a satisfying soap opera for young fantasy readers who enjoy intricate prose.”—Voice of Youth Advocates
“Powerfully portrayed . . . It will appeal to lovers of fantasy set in the real world, who will eagerly await the resolution in the second volume.”—School Library Journal
“An engrossing blend of Edwardian civility, family love, and powerfully imagined dreamscape. . . . Knoxs writing is rich and interesting.”—The Horn Book Magazine “Knox effectively evokes the curious intersections and distances between the ordinary, earthly world and the parched otherworldly landscape of the Place . . . the adventures of the Dreamhunters are pleasingly harrowing.”—Bulletin of the Center for Childrens Books
Review
“It is like nothing else Ive ever read. The characters are so real, youll feel like you know exactly what they look like and how their voices sound and what they would say or do in any given situation. More than that, youll want to hang out with them. Then the world is so amazing and unique. You will want to go there. You will want to walk into ‘the Place. And you will want to sleep in a dream opera.”Stephenie Meyer, The Twilight Saga “Fascinating . . . will surely lure readers back for multiple readings.”
Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
“A lyrical, intricate and ferociously intelligent fantasy . . . satisfies fully while pointing to the promised sequel. Provocative and compelling.”Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
“Readers pining for a fantasist to rival Philip Pullman or Garth Nix may have finally found what they seek in New Zealander Knox.”Booklist, Starred Review
“Attention-getting.”Chicago Tribune
“This series opener is a satisfying soap opera for young fantasy readers who enjoy intricate prose.”Voice of Youth Advocates
“Powerfully portrayed . . . It will appeal to lovers of fantasy set in the real world, who will eagerly await the resolution in the second volume.”School Library Journal
“An engrossing blend of Edwardian civility, family love, and powerfully imagined dreamscape. . . . Knoxs writing is rich and interesting.”The Horn Book Magazine “Knox effectively evokes the curious intersections and distances between the ordinary, earthly world and the parched otherworldly landscape of the Place . . . the adventures of the Dreamhunters are pleasingly harrowing.”Bulletin of the Center for Childrens Books
Synopsis
The dreamhunting began as a beautiful thing, when Tziga Hame discovered that he could enter the Place and share the dreams he found there with other people. But Tziga Hame has disappeared and Laura, his daughter, knows that the art of projecting dreams has turned sour. On St. Lazarus's Eve, when elite citizens gather at the Rainbow Opera to experience the sweet dream of Homecoming, Laura, determined to show them the truth, plunges them into the nightmare used to control the convict workers. The event marks the first blow in the battle for control of the Place, the source of dreams. Then, when Laura's cousin, Rose, uncovers evidence that the government has been building a secret rail line deep into the Place, Laura follows it to find out what lies at its end. As she struggles to counter the government's sinister plans, a deeper mystery surfaces, a puzzle only Laura can unravel, a puzzle having to do with the very nature of the Place. What is the Place, after all? And what does it want from her?
Inventive and richly imagined, Elizabeth Knox's dramatic conclusion will satisfy readers - whether or not they've read Book One.
Synopsis
Laura comes from a world similar to our own except for one difference: it is next to the Place, an unfathomable land that fosters dreams of every kind and is inaccessible to all but a select few, the Dreamhunters. These are individuals with special gifts: the ability to catch larger-than-life dreams and relay them to audiences in the magnificent dream palace, the Rainbow Opera. People travel from all around to experience the benefits of the hunters' unique visions.
Now fifteen-year-old Laura and her cousin Rose, daughters of Dreamhunters, are eligible to test themselves at the Place and find out whether they qualify for the passage. But nothing can prepare them for what they are about to discover. For within the Place lies a horrific secret kept hidden by corrupt members of the government. And when Laura's father, the man who discovered the Place, disappears, she realizes that this secret has the power to destroy everyone she loves . . .
In the midst of a fascinating landscape, Laura's dreamy childhood is ending and a nightmare beginning. This rich novel, filled with beauty, danger, politics, and intrigue, comes to a powerful crescendo, leaving readers clamoring for Book Two.
"Dreamhunter" is a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
"It is like nothing else I've ever read." -- Stephenie Meyer, The Twilight Saga
Synopsis
“It is like nothing else Ive ever read. The characters are so real, youll feel like you know exactly what they look like and how their voices sound and what they would say or do in any given situation. More than that, youll want to hang out with them. Then the world is so amazing and unique. You will want to go there. You will want to walk into ‘the Place. And you will want to sleep in a dream opera.”Stephenie Meyer, The Twilight Saga Laura comes from a world similar to our own except for one difference: It is next to the Place, an unfathomable land that fosters dreams of every kind and is inaccessible to all but a select few, the dreamhunters. These are individuals with the ability to catch larger-than-life dreams and relay them to audiences in the magnificent dream palace. People travel from all around to experience the benefits of the hunters unique visions.
Now, fifteen-year-old Laura and her cousin Rose, daughters of dreamhunters, are old enough to find out if they qualify to enter the Place. But nothing can prepare them for what they are about to discover. In the midst of a fascinating landscape, Lauras dreamy childhood is ending, and a nightmare is beginning.
Synopsis
Beauty and danger. Politics and intrigue. Fans of Tamora Pierce and Suzanne Collins will revel in this layered and satisfying fantasy.
About the Author
Elizabeth Knox is the author of several books for adults, including The Vintners Luck. Her most recent book, Dreamquake: Book Two of the Dreamhunter Duet, was a Printz Honor Book. She lives in Wellington, New Zealand.