Strange The Dreamer
Author: Laini Taylor
Publisher: Little Brown Books
Publication date: March 2017
Everyone in Weep knows about the Godslayer. They have heard the legend of how he vanquished the gods who lived in the citadel above their homes. The people of Weep live in the citadel’s shadow, cold and fearful. But Lazlo Strange, a war orphan living far from Weep, dreams of the city as it once was and as he still believes it to be - beautiful, full of wonder and magic. So when the Godslayer visits his abbey, he does everything he can to be accepted into his regiment so that he can finally see the city of his dreams. Lazlo expects to be traveling with soldiers of legendary ability. What he doesn’t expect is that he will also be traveling with a natural philosopher, engineers, a mathematician, and a girl who can climb anything. They all know of what the Godslayer has done. Yet no one knows that five of the gods’ children are still alive. Ruby, Sarai, Feral, Minya, and Sparrow eek out a meager existence in the citadel, hiding from the people of Weep and using their powers to survive. They don’t know that the Godslayer has arrived - not until Lazlo starts communicating with Sarai in his dreams. As their worlds collide, Lazlo and Sarai must figure out who they were born to be, and how to break free from their past as a romance forms between them.
Strange The Dreamer is one of the most captivating, thrilling, and enjoyable books I have read. What is beautiful about Strange the Dreamer is its strangeness - a fantasy book that manages to combine mystery and magic in a way that is compellingly different. This story is great for adults as well as mature young readers age 10 and up.
- D. K. Nuray
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