{"product_id":"strange-the-dreamer-9781444788952","title":"Strange the Dreamer","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Prepare to be enchanted'' \u003ci\u003eSun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe magical \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e bestseller by Laini Taylor, author of the \u003ci\u003eDaughter of Smoke and Bone\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe dream chooses the dreamer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince he was five years old, Lazlo Strange has been obsessed with the mythic lost city of Weep, but it would take someone bolder than he to go in search of it. Then a stunning opportunity presents itself - in the person of a hero called the Godslayer and a band of legendary warriors, and he has to seize his chance or lose his dream forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e What happened in Weep to cut it off from the world? What did the Godslayer slay that went by the name of god? And what is the mysterious problem he now seeks help in solving?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe answers await in Weep, but so do many more mysteries - including the blue-skinned goddess who visits Lazlo''s dreams . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e*********\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA recipient of the Michael L. Printz Honor award for excellency \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e[A] stunning, sensory feast of a novel\u003c\/b\u003e . . . the story's plotting, emotional charge and sheer sensuality sweep the reader along with ever rising intensity. * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ecomplex and layered\u003c\/b\u003e world of battling gods and humans . . . Gorgeously written in language simultaneously \u003cb\u003edark, lush, and enchanting, the book will leave readers eager for the next.\u003c\/b\u003e * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003eLaini Taylor set my imagination on fire so hard that it spontaneously combusted . . . \u003cb\u003eThis is the kind of story that paves dreams.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe love between Lazlo and Sarai . . . is \u003cb\u003etouching and well-drawn.\u003c\/b\u003e You share Lazlo's dreams of the of the beautiful world from his stories, and Sarai's understanding of (and horror of) their actions, and genuinely hope for the pair of them. * SFX *\u003cbr\u003e5*s: \u003cb\u003eThis whimsical and diverse tale reads like a dream.\u003c\/b\u003e One for you, your best friend, and any lover of myths and monsters you know. * Heat *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrepare to be enchanted.\u003c\/b\u003e * The Sun on Sunday, Fabulous Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cb\u003ea magical world of warring gods and humans,\u003c\/b\u003e an orphaned librarian hunts for a long-lost community * Grazia *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLovers of intricate worldbuilding and feverish romance will find this enthralling.\u003c\/b\u003e * Kirkus reviews *\u003cbr\u003eThe story's unexpected twists and revelations leave the reader\u003cb\u003e enthralled, enchanted, and entirely entranced.\u003c\/b\u003e * New York Journal of Books *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePulls you into its dreaming world and makes it hard to leave.\u003c\/b\u003e * SciFiNow *\u003cbr\u003ePart adventure novel, part romance and part exercise in epic myth-building, it's \u003cb\u003egorgeously written and full of surprises\u003c\/b\u003e * Tasha Robinson, book critic NPR *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739254436183,"sku":"9781444788952","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781444788952.jpg?v=1720051653","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/strange-the-dreamer-9781444788952","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}