Dreamquake
The dreamhunting began as a beautiful thing, when Tziga Hame discovered that he could enter the Place and share the dreams he found there with other people. But Tziga Hame has disappeared and Laura, his daughter, knows that the art of projecting dreams has turned sour.
On St. Lazarus’s Eve, when elite citizens gather at the Rainbow Opera to experience the sweet dream of Homecoming, Laura, determined to show them the truth, plunges them into the nightmare used to control the convict workers. The event marks the first blow in the battle for control of the Place, the source of dreams.
When Laura’s cousin, Rose, uncovers evidence that the government has been building a secret rail line deep into the Place, Laura follows it to find out what lies at its end. Meanwhile she has to come to terms with her feelings for Sandy, a young dreamcatcher, and accept her changing relationship with Rose.
As Laura struggles to counter the government’s sinister plans, a deeper mystery surfaces, a puzzle only Laura can unravel, a puzzle having to do with the very nature of the Place. What is the Place, after all? And what does it want from her?
American Library Association’s Michael L Printz Award for excellence in young adult literature (2008); ALA Best Book Award (2008)
About the Dreamhunter Series
Books in series order
- 1.Dreamhunter(2006)
- 2.Dreamquake(2008)
Reading age: 14+ years
This series should be read in order.
Set in 1906, Dreamhunter describes a world very similar to ours, except for a special place, known simply as The Place, a mysterious region filled with dreams of every kind. Only a select group of people can enter The Place: The Dreamhunters, men and women who are able to 'catch' the dreams and relay them to eager audiences in the magnificent dream palace, The Rainbow Opera.
Fifteen-year-old cousins Laura Hame and Rose Tiebold both come from famous dreamhunting families. Now, they are about to find out whether they, too, are part of this prestigious group of Dreamhunters. But nothing in their darkest nightmares can prepare them for what they discover. For within The Place lies a horrific secret kept hidden for years by corrupt members of the Government. A secret that demands to be told...
Note: The Dreamhunter Duet has also been combined into an Omnibus edition, titled 'The Invisible Road', which won the anthology section of the Julius Vogel Awards in 2009. The duet has also been published in a single book titled, 'The Rainbow Opera'.