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Republic of Dreams

Richard Lambert

Republic of Dreams

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October 5, 2023
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A thrillingly beautiful fantasy, both epic and intimate, where dreams carry us between worlds, where tree- wolves and half-angels walk at our side, and where the fate of a kingdom hinges on the bonds of family and friends. Deft, delicate, ceaselessly imaginative.
Jonathan Stroud

Synopsis

Shadow Town: Book 2

In the kingdom of Balthasar some children have the power to use dreams to change reality- an activity fraught with danger. Changing the world can have lethal consequences. Meddling with nature can lead to ecological disasters spinning irrevocably out of control. Crown Princess Tamurlaine, about to be crowned queen of Balthasar wants to control dreams and dreamers, but a conspiracy led by power hungry Malladain, a family foe aims to kill her on the day of her coronation. Can her trusted friend Toby from our world save her? Toby, Tamurlaine and their staunchest allies, Anon a half-angel, Burston a school friend and Jinky, an orphan and refugee, must battle against the superior forces of those utterly corrupted by power in a land where no one can be trusted ...

Product Information

Number of pages
336
Publisher
Everything with Words
#ISBN
Number of pages
9781911427285
Date of Publication
October 5, 2023
Format
Paperback
Weight
286
g
Dimensions
3.5
x
20
x
12.8
cm

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Richard Lambert has won many plaudits, his excellent latest The Republic of Dreams returns to the double world of Shadow Town. Over in Balthasar, young queen-to-be Tamurlaine discovers a plot against her life. In our world, her friend Toby must stop the villainous Malladain from recruiting more young Dreamers to that nefarious end.
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I really enjoyed this! It is such a unique concept and really well executed.
Goodreads reviewer - JM

About the author

Richard Lambert

Richard Lambert was born in London. He has had many different jobs, including teaching medieval history at Bristol University. One of his stories was shortlisted for the Sunday Times Short Story Award and another won the Fish Short Story Prize; his poems have been published in the Times Literary Supplement, The Spectator, and The Forward Prize Anthology.

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