One of the first two books in the exciting, suspenseful new fantasy series for children. In The Dreaming Place, Nina and Ashley are cousins and bitter vivals. When menacing dreams begin to invade Nina's waking and sleeping hours, she is convinced that Ashley, who is involved with the occult, is responsible.
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26 of 32 people found the following review helpful
By Jessica
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I bought this book on the spur of the moment, having been reccomended to the author. I knew nothing about him before reading this book, and it turns out the book is aimed at a teenage audience.. but the only thing that makes it seem like taht is that the main characters are teenagers.
The whole book has a magical atmosphere and is about two cousins, and their journey towards understanding each other. The adventure takes place in the the spirit world, where one must overcome her fears and sacrifice much in order to save both of them.
By Diana
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Not bad at all. Quite an unusual and very interesting storyline. Unlike his other works in a number of respects and I wish he would pursue this line of storytelling rather than seeming to concentrate on his Newford novels. Failing that, this tale could have been improved by being longer.
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Newford Lite
24 Oct 2002
By Kieri
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
Let's face it...there are some Newford books that you have to make charts and maps and timelines for just to figure out what's going on. Not that I'm complaining--Jilly and Wendy and Sophie, Christy and Geordie, and newcomers like Mick and the Crow Girls are like slightly out-of-town best friends, and the city of Newford sprawls out on the landscape of one's imagination--it's a city that EVERYONE wants to visit.
"The Dreaming Place" is a Newford book without all of the backstory, which is vaguely annoying and slightly relieving at the same time. In "The Onion Girl," I kept a list on the inside cover of who all the minor characters (Mona, Margaret, etc.) were, and where I remembered them from. Here, there was none of that...just a straightforward story about an angry young girl having trouble finding a place in a stange country after losing her mother. So much trouble, in fact, that she attracts the attention of Something Nasty, and gets her naive cousin in Big Trouble.
Fans of de Lint's urban fantasy won't be disappointed in this light read. (Also, Newford buffs, I believe that this marks the first appearance of Cassie and Bones, of "Trader" and "The Onion Girl" fame.) the only thing that really got to me was the atrocious font that this book was printed in, and believe me, I got over that pretty quickly. So don't judge this book by its length, or the fact that it's classified as a children's book. "The Dreaming Place" fits flawlessly into the heart and soul of Newford.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
dreaming in place
2 April 2000
By A Customer
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Format:Hardcover
The Dreaming Place is a charming gem. It is one of deLint's early works but already shows his potential. The author deftly uses diverse mythologies to create a context which makes the plotline credible and intriguing. The characters are evocative and attractive while their interactions and individual complexities add to the novel's appeal without becoming overdrawn or distracting.
Readers familiar with deLint will find little new here but nothing to turn them away. New readers would find The Dreaming Place a good introduction to Charles deLint or urban fantasy in general. As in many of his other books, deLint weaves a complex fabric assimilating strands of mythology and popular culture into a gestalt fabric of beauty and haunting appeal.
Overall, a good read and a useful dreamsource.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
This is a SHORT story people
17 Dec 2002
By Cybele A. Baker
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is a delightful SHORT story by CDL. Full of interesting characters with the same sort of style we expect of CDL.
This book, originally printed in 1990 with Brian Froud's illustrations, was part of a special project I beleive conceived by Froud and CDL with others. I am very fond of this book and do not agree with folks that this isn't as good as his later work.
CDL had already written many novels by the time this book was released it was never intended to be a novel but just a short excusion into the world of Newford.
In all honesty I have been more disapointed with his more recent work, it all seems rushed contrived and almost boring in some cases. In fact, much of his new writing is too predictable now whereas this and his other older work is still amazing and new something to truly savor and enjoy.
This book, originally printed in 1990 with Brian Froud's illustrations, was part of a special project I beleive conceived by Froud and CDL with others. I am very fond of this book and do not agree with folks that this isn't as good as his later work.
CDL had already written many novels by the time this book was released it was never intended to be a novel but just a short excusion into the world of Newford.
In all honesty I have been more disapointed with his more recent work, it all seems rushed contrived and almost boring in some cases. In fact, much of his new writing is too predictable now whereas this and his other older work is still amazing and new something to truly savor and enjoy.
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