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Pawn's Dream |
by: Eric Nylund
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780380778874
ISBN: 0380778874
Label: Avon Books (Mm)
Manufacturer: Avon Books (Mm)
Number Of Items: 1
Publication Date: 1995-05
Publisher: Avon Books (Mm)
Studio: Avon Books (Mm)
Alternate Versions:
- Books > Subjects > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Fantasy > General
- Books > Subjects > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Fantasy > General AAS
- Books > Subjects > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction > General AAS
- Books > Subjects > Science Fiction & Fantasy > General AAS
- Binding (binding) > Trade > Mass Market > Paperback
- Books > Refinements > Format (feature_browse-bin) > Printed Books
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Roland Pritchard's dreams of being in a monastery in a fantastic world offer him an escape from his lonely existence as a convenience store clerk, although the monk has dreams of his own, nightmares of a future world.
Amazon.com Review:
"Dreaming awake and asleep," Roland Pritchard's life is a busy one. When he wakes in our world, he's stuck in a marginal job trying to care for his disturbed mother; when he sleeps in our world, he pursues a scholar's life in the isolated, mysterious Abbey. Sleeping or waking, both lives are frustratingly constrained, and when Roland is offered opportunities to break away in both worlds, he embarks on dual journeys of self-discovery leading to union.
Average Rating: 
Rating:
- Favorite AuthorI read everything I can find by Mr. Nylund. He's a fantastic writer and Pawn's Dream is a wonderful book. I just wish there were more books by him to read.
Rating:
- Sorcery GaloreEric Nylund is a superb sci-fi author. His use of language in story-telling is at a master level. His words never bore, and they allow you clearly visualize the worlds he has created in his mind.
I particularly loved this book as it reminded me of what an excellent action-adventure video-game might be like. No wonder the developers of the video-game "Halo" sought his talents to write their trilogy story.
There is one major drawback to this story, however, and that is that ... Read More
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- Excellent fantasy novel that anyone would loveThis well written fantasy novel opens with Roland Pritchard living a fairly dismal life as a convenience store clerk. He is treading water through life trying to care for his crazy mother ... but is she crazy? You'll need to read the book to find out. Meanwhile, assassins come after him and he is saved by a benefactor who tells him that the elaborate dreams he has been having about his scholarly life in an isolated Abbey in another time, are actually real. During sleep he travels back and forth between ... Read More
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- excellent bookThis was a fun and engrossing book. It was a real page-turner. I'm
surprised it's out of print. My one complaint? I wanted to keep reading,
but the book ended.
Rating:
- Terrific readI was working in a bookstore when this came out and Nylund stopped by and gave the folks in science fiction each a copy (signed, no less). Over the years, I never sold the book and vowed to eventually read it to repay the author for his kind gesture. Now that I've finished the book, I'm *really* happy I didn't sell this book.
Note: In an effort to avoid spoliers, there are many vague statements below. I apologize for this, but I don't want to hurt your reading experience.
The ... Read More
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