Category:
Teen & Young Adult
Regular worth:
$5.99
Deal worth:
$0.99
Deal begins:
December 03, 2022
Deal ends:
December 03, 2022
Vanishing road children. An historic evil. The finish of the world.
Our solely hope? A hero who cannot depart residence.
At seventeen, Will Dreycott is a superhero…in his goals. And in yours.
Eight years in the past, Will’s mother and father, shady sellers in historic artifacts, disappeared on a jungle expedition. Will, the only survivor, returned residence with no reminiscence of what occurred, bringing a present…and a curse.
The present? Will can stroll in our goals. At evening in Dream, Will hunts for criminals—and his mother and father. During the day, his Dream Rider comedian, a couple of superhero nobody is aware of is actual, has made Will wealthy.
The curse? Severe agoraphobia. Will cannot go exterior. So he makes his residence a skyscraper with the whole lot he wants in life—the whole lot however the freedom to stroll the streets of his metropolis.
Case, an orphan Will’s age, survives on these streets along with her youthful brother, Fader. Survives as a result of she too has a present. She hears voices warning her of hazard. And Fader? Well, he fades.
When road children begin vanishing, the Dream Rider joins the hunt. Will’s search turns into private when Case breaks into his tower to flee her personal abduction. Fader is not so fortunate.
As Will and Case seek for Fader and the lacking children, an unlikely romance grows between the boy with the whole lot and the lady with nothing besides the liberty Will longs for.
But as they push deeper into the thriller, they confront an historic energy feeding on these forgotten children to revive itself. And as soon as restored, nobody on the planet will probably be secure.
To defeat this creature, Will should do the inconceivable.
Go exterior.
Indiana Jones meets Teen Titans in The Dream Rider Saga, a fast-paced city fantasy trilogy from “one of Canada’s most original writers of speculative fiction” (Library Journal).
Praise for The Hollow Boys:
“Smith has created a dramatic, vivid fantasy world … The Hollow Boys is an assured, confident novel with strong world-building, sharp dialogue and the perfect balance between action and emotional growth for its main characters. … In short, this is a must-read story for YA fantasy fans.” —Blueink Review (? Starred evaluation)
Praise for Douglas Smith:
“The man is Sturgeon good. Zelazny good. I don’t give those up easy.” —Spider Robinson, Hugo and Nebula Awards winner
“A great storyteller with a gifted and individual voice.” —Charles de Lint, World Fantasy Award winner
“His stories are a treasure trove of riches that will touch your heart while making you think.” —Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo and Nebula Awards winner
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