- Mass Market Paperback: 244 pages
- Publisher: Tor Books (11 Feb 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0812524217
- ISBN-13: 978-0812524215
- Product Dimensions: 17.1 x 10.6 x 1.7 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 335,712 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"One of the best writers in the field." --John Farris
"Lumley wields a pen with the deft skill of a surgeon." --"The Phoenix Gazette"
"Lumley wields a pen with the deft skill of a surgeon." --"The Phoenix Gazette"
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Swollen, glowing oddly in the gloom of night, the moon hangs lower and lower over the Dreamlands. Its weird, unearthly light transforms beautiful landscapes into twisted nightmares and imperils the sanity of any who walk abroad after sunset.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I couldnt get enough of this book, short that it is, its a great sequal to the hero of dreams / ship of dreams. It can be only described as a welcomed return to the dreamlands including all our favourite characters from the first 2 books. If you fancy a different take on the cthulhu mythios, i.e. Lumley's Titus Crowe cult investigation series then the dreamland series is an ideal place to look.
If you enjoy this then check the 4th book, containing more adventures of the troublesome duo: "ICED ON ARAN". I can only say one more thing, we want more..
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An epic, ambitious adventure
21 Mar 2001
Format:Mass Market Paperback
In my opinion, this book gets off to a shaky start. Hero and Eldin are to do battle with a conspiracy of the Dreamland's most evil forces. But rather than set up the situation with a gradual unfolding of events, Lumley shoves his characters right into it, explaining the full background of the conspiracy in a long letter from Randolph Carter. I found this to be somewhat forced and awkward, it was as if Lumley couldn't be bothered to set up the story in a more natural way.
Still, I can forgive him that, because once the weak setup is done, Hero and Eldin are launched into their most sweeping adventure yet.
But it's also the corniest adventure yet. All of the old villians are back and united - it reminds me of a silly Batman plot, with the arch-villians banding together to fight the caped crusader, but spend as much time fighting with themselves. Still, it works, as long as you don't take it too seriously.
This is the first of the Dreamlands books that introduces some Great Old Ones into the action. As usual with Lumley, he shows them as being far more interested in and susceptible to the affairs of men than Lovecraft ever would have. The HPL purists out there will probably be disappointed or offended. I'm not a purist myself, but I did have problems with some of the Nightgaunts starting to act heroic, on their own, being even a little bit human.
Once the action gets started, this is the most ambitious of Lumley's Dreamlands books, with harrowing escapes, battles between large fleets of sky-ships, all the way up to the incredible fate of our heroes at the end of the story. If you're willing to tolerate the absurdity of some of it, and can deal with the liberties Lumley takes with some of HPL's creations, it's a fun ride.
Reunion!
4 Mar 2000
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Our heroes are back for more adventures! In Mad Moon of Dreams everyone is back. The Hive Queen, Zura, almost every evil and good character we have ever met in this series so far. It leads to a fun reunion. Hero and Eldin however, still have their duties. An ancient god residing on the moon wishes to take over dreamlands. It is up to them to stop it.
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