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In Your Dreams (Holt, Tom) (Hardcover)

by Tom Holt (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 474 pages
  • Publisher: Orbit; hardcover edition (3 Jun 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1841491594
  • ISBN-13: 978-1841491592
  • Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 13 x 4.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 226,990 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars In the context of the series, it is a 4, on its own, a 3, 11 Oct 2005
By Chris Chalk "Chris" (Croydon, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: In Your Dreams (Paperback)
Well firstly, this book is a follow up to The Portable Door and before you go on any further I would stress that to aid overall understanding and enjoyment of the series, I would read that one first. Also that one is a funnier book and it's always good to get you in the right frame of mind.

Now that's out of the way... In Your Dreams picks up directly where The Portable Door finishes, Paul is still working for the highly unusual city firm J.W. Wells & Co but at least is now slightly more informed as to what the firm actually does. Now if your thinking that's typical of all new starters at city firms and that eventually everyone learns how they make money out of derivatives, you are a little of the mark. Paul is developing his magical powers in the highly competitive and not to say lucrative world of, erm, well actually... What do they do again?

As you may have gathered, things are far from black and white in the world Paul and his girlfriend Sophie inhabit. So much so that the addition of Paul's company car - Monika - causes him not to feel amazement, as one might expect when you drive a sentient car, but annoyance at its - sorry her - down right obstinance. Paul is going to have to overcome far more pressing issues though, if he is going to succeed in the cut throat corporate world, and unfortunately for him when Sophie leaves him to go to the Hollywood office, he is going to have to do it alone...

In Your Dreams explores more of the magic infested world that was created in The Portable Door and also gives us more of an insight into the Senior partners, most notable Judy di Castel'Bianco and the dashing Ricky Wurmtoter, as well as his assistant Benny Shumway. These are excellent characters to explore and are really well done. The advantage of a fantasy novel is that the characters can be anything you want them to be, but add this scope into some quirky observations of real city life and you have a really interesting set of people. Thankfully we see more of Rosie - Mr Tanner's Mum who is at times down right hilarious.

As others have mentioned this book is darker than the first, and doesn't have the same level of funny moments but I would challenge people not to find large swaths of it worthy of its predecessor. Unfortunately the comedy moments in the book weren't enough to lift this book to the heights of enjoyment I derived from the first book but I do not see that as a major issue. The scenes in the Bank of the Dead and the circumstances in which Paul visits them can at times be way out of keeping with the spirit of the rest of the book but does show a certain amount of flexibility in the writing and skill to keep the subject matter varied.

To me this book is clearly the 2nd in a trilogy and should be treated as such. There is a journey Tom Holt is trying to take us on, this instalment just felt a little like the Little Chef on the motorway; necessary but not exactly why you took the journey. I just hope the Earth, Air, Fire & Custard manages to pull it all together.

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Like it!!!!, 25 Jan 2005
By Mr. Daniel W. Weinberg "dwein22" (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: In Your Dreams (Paperback)
Tom Holt has definitely tried more towards serious fantasy rather than Comic Fantasy. There's more "Swords and Sorcery" fantasy than Comedy in this book.

That's not to say there's no laughs, far from it. Just far fewer than most of his previous books.

I'd say that you have to read "The Portable Door" before this book otherwise you'll have no background to the characters or the organisation.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Good read, 6 Jul 2006
By Andrew Lewin "AJ" (London) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: In Your Dreams (Paperback)
Follow on from Portable Door. Not a bad book. You do starting thinking "but it's obvious you fool". A little to much focus on the character's internal dialog rather than what's happening in the work place round him. Certainly doesn't seem to get over the reluctant hero complex early enough in the story, although that seems to stem from the characters lazyness. Still you start liking him is spite of that. Interesting world but not explored enough really. Good but had potential to be better.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Reads like counting sheep?
Tom Holt has been writing fantasy fiction for many years now and fans know what to expect from his work. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Sam

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than the portable door
Slowish start to get new readers upto speed, but a more complex and exciting read than its predessor The Portable Door. Read more
Published on 12 Jan 2006 by CjW

4.0 out of 5 stars Reasonable
This follow up from Tom's hilarious book 'the portable door' was a bit of a let down for me. Read more
Published on 31 Dec 2005 by G. Jones

4.0 out of 5 stars Read it, and The Portable Door.
Don't be put off by any mildly negative reviews you read below. This book is a joy to read. I haven't read any of Holt's other works except The Portable Door (which I ordered as... Read more
Published on 24 Feb 2005 by robin_m_j

3.0 out of 5 stars Too complicated to be that funny
The book starts with Paul receiving a note from Sophie telling him that, despite the love philtre, she's breaking it off and going to work in their New York office. Read more
Published on 1 Sep 2004 by Francisco

3.0 out of 5 stars More fantasy than comic but still a few laughs
This book along with "The Portable Door" seem to be a new direction for Holt.
The books contain far more standard fantasy than previously, with a romantic angle etc. Read more
Published on 9 Aug 2004 by plot hound

4.0 out of 5 stars Holts back on target
Having felt disappointed with the Valhalla by Tom Holt I wasnt looking forward to reading this novel and as such put it off towards the end of my reading list, however, this is... Read more
Published on 1 Jun 2004 by Gareth Wilson

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