C. Robert Cargill
Hardcover | Pages: 448 pages Rating: 3.66 | 4925 Users | 770 Reviews
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| ISBN: | 0062190423 (ISBN13: 9780062190420) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Dreams & Shadows #1 |
| Literary Awards: | The Kitschies Nominee for The Inky Tentacle (Cover) (2014) |
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A brilliantly crafted modern tale from acclaimed film critic and screenwriter C. Robert Cargill—part Neil Gaiman, part Guillermo Del Toro, part William S. Burroughs—that charts the lives of two boys from their star-crossed childhood in the realm of magic and mystery to their anguished adulthoodsThere is another world than our own—one no closer than a kiss and one no further than our nightmares—where all the stuff of which dreams are made is real and magic is just a step away. But once you see that world, you will never be the same.
Dreams and Shadows takes us beyond this veil. Once bold explorers and youthful denizens of this magical realm, Ewan is now an Austin musician who just met his dream girl, and Colby, meanwhile, cannot escape the consequences of an innocent wish. But while Ewan and Colby left the Limestone Kingdom as children, it has never forgotten them. And in a world where angels relax on rooftops, whiskey-swilling genies argue metaphysics with foul-mouthed wizards, and monsters in the shadows feed on fear, you can never outrun your fate.
Dreams and Shadows is a stunning and evocative debut about the magic and monsters in our world and in our self.
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| Title | : | Dreams and Shadows (Dreams & Shadows #1) |
| Author | : | C. Robert Cargill |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 448 pages |
| Published | : | February 26th 2013 by Harper Voyager (first published February 1st 2013) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Urban Fantasy. Fiction. Horror. Magic |
Rating About Books Dreams and Shadows (Dreams & Shadows #1)
Ratings: 3.66 From 4925 Users | 770 ReviewsCriticism About Books Dreams and Shadows (Dreams & Shadows #1)
Ive been mulling this book over in my head for a few hours now, trying to decide whether I like the book, or whether it is simply okay. After some deliberation, Ive settled on the 2/5 rating.This book is divided into two parts, and follows two protagonists, Colby and Ewan (yes, like Ewan McGregor). Commencing the unfulfilled promise of a fairy tale with once upon a time, the author quickly snatches the readers attention by ruthlessly shattering a perfect family. This is the beginning of EwansBrought to you by OBS reviewer Heidi*Beware of Spoilers*This book was such an interesting mix of things, Im not even sure how to explain, but I will definitely give it my best attempt, which I hope will make sense.This tale starts out with a wonderful little love story as we are ran through a little montage of how young Jared and Tiffany met, fell in love, got married, and went on to have a beautiful little boy that they named Ewan. But their lives are shattered when a fairy kidnaps their
enjoyably haunting, refreshingly different, quite annoying at times, with fantastic prose but no real satisfying story arc or characters.overall a hard book to rate. at times it annoyed the hell out of me and at others I absolutely loved it.overall its probably somewhere in between a 3 or 4 stars. one that I might keep on my shelf to loan out to fabtasy fans looking for something less formulaic
Reviewed by: Rabid ReadsThe first thing that the blurb for this book tells you is that DREAMS AND SHADOWS is written by an acclaimed film critic and screenwriter . . .And you can tell.Okay . . . But what does that mean?Well, it means that the book is written like a TV series. Maybe even an entire season of a TV series, and b/c of that, I think Ive figured out a quick way to test whether or not youd like this book.Did you like LOST? B/c LOST is:1. Dark and twisty.If you want to know what kind of
I liked this book before I even read it, just going by description, name and cover. It seemed...magical somehow. And, sure enough, it was. I'm not a huge fantasy fan, but this book was absolutely irresistable and thoroughly spellbinding from the very beginning. A good writer will tell you a story, a great writer will create a world and let you have a peak. Cargill definitely has the makings of a great writer, his style is cinematically vivid, which is understandable due to his background with
I loved Dreams and Shadows. I need to start reading more fantasy. It is always the imaginative reads that blow me away. I must have highlighted and wrote things down about a bajillion times while reading Dreams and Shadows, but I'm still having trouble finding the right words to describe all of my emotions toward this book.Dreams and Shadows had a beautiful beginning that turned very dark very fast. I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt when I laid my head down to sleep that first night I was going
Reviewed by: Rabid ReadsThe first thing that the blurb for this book tells you is that DREAMS AND SHADOWS is written by an acclaimed film critic and screenwriter . . .And you can tell.Okay . . . But what does that mean?Well, it means that the book is written like a TV series. Maybe even an entire season of a TV series, and b/c of that, I think Ive figured out a quick way to test whether or not youd like this book.Did you like LOST? B/c LOST is:1. Dark and twisty.If you want to know what kind of
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