Castle Dreams [Paperback]

John DeChancie (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1992

A would-be usurper to the throne of Lord Incarnadine, now dead, has the Realms Perilous in a spell-induced uproar that has all the inhabitants battling for the throne.

Product Details

• Paperback: 228 pages
• Publisher: Ace; Reissue edition (April 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0441094147
• ISBN-13: 978-0441094141
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,341,260 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

John DeChancie is a well-known author of science fiction and fantasy. He is most famous for his Skyway Trilogy (STARRIGGER, RED LIMIT FREEWAY, PARADOX ALLEY) and his seriocomic fantasy adventure series beginning with CASTLE PERILOUS and running to eight volumes. His short stories have appeared in many different magazines and paperback original anthologies. Living in Los Angeles, he is at work writing more fiction in addition to screenplays and teleplays. He has a background in music, TV and film production, and was the 2005 recipient of the Forrest J. Ackerman Award for significant contributions to Science Fiction.

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4.0 out of 5 stars An Interesting Departure., March 6, 2002

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Blaine Christian (South Park, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Castle Dreams (Paperback)

As a large fan of the Castle series I've reviewed most of the books in the lineage and one caveat I always presented was 'read them in the order they were published' and I stand by that as sound advice.

Castle Dreams may be the exception. While I wouldn't read it first or second, I wouldn't shy away from reading it last...particularly because the final book Bride Of The Castle is arguably the weakest of the eight.

The reason behind this is Castle Dreams is more of a 'what-if' story for the Castle Perlious Universe. It's essentially a story from a book within the Castle's vast library...a story within a story. As such, the events are fictional even within the fictional world of Castle Perlious.

Personally, I stand by reading them in order, but if you want to finish the series off in a better way...save Castle Dreams for last.