{"product_id":"the-dreamer","title":"The Dreamer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eChildren of Light, listen well, for this is a tale of caution...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Tale of the Mad Dreamer is a well-worn story among the Alvar. The Dreamers deal in premonition and memories of lost eras - their minds connected to the Entity that is the source of all power. The gift - or curse - of Dreaming chooses children at random, taken from their families to train to control their strange powers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLucky for Theren, and his best friend Valyn, they have been spared such a fate. Popular and powerful, Theren's future looks bright; poised to be selected by the Hunters at the Choosing, before he will embark his first Brotherwalk - the annual pilgrimage of men to find a lover and prove their mettle in the sprawling forests of Alvaren.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut after one strange night, Theren and Valyn find their futures forever altered - secrets and mysteries setting them on a path that will have them questioning their very reality. Fate threatens to pull them apart, and face an uncertain future alone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor sometimes, it seems, Dreams don't follow the rules.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dreamer is a standalone book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge recommendation\u003c\/strong\u003e: for mature readers 18+\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre\u003c\/strong\u003e: High Fantasy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJean Swan\u003c\/strong\u003e is a fantasy and speculative fiction author from the south-east of Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInfluenced by the book-lovers in her family, she and her little brother were inspired by authors such as Emily Rodda, Sara Douglass, Tamora Pierce, and Kate Forsyth to create fantastical adventure games to play in the garden – complete with multiple character arcs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJean has always loved character-driven books, as they reflect the complex highs and lows of humanity. Her full-time work as a clinical psychologist means she sees all the colours of people’s lives, and the incredible resilience of the human spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is why Jean loves speculative fiction. Alternate worlds offer solace, a place to escape when we need it. But we also find ourselves in these places; in characters we love (or love to hate), and in reckoning with the full scope of what it is to be human. Even amidst cataclysmic events, of gods and magic, and all that is epic about the genre, these are just stories about people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookshop On The Way","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55063097508206,"sku":null,"price":29.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/7621\/9502\/files\/Image_14_67c271f3-d70b-4399-ad06-89aadaceecc4.jpg?v=1789897982","url":"https:\/\/thebookshopontheway.com\/products\/the-dreamer","provider":"The Bookshop On The Way","version":"1.0","type":"link"}