Dreaming Creek [Paperback]

Edmund R. Schubert (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 16, 2008

High school teacher Danny Wakeman has spent sixteen years believing that his childhood friend, Marcus Gaines, saved his life after an accident. But Danny's perspective on the world gets turned inside-out when he and the woman he wants to marry, Sara McBride, drink from the mystical waters of Dreaming Creek, trade bodies, and get stuck that way... Trapped in each others' bodies, struggling to fit in to each others' lives, Danny and Sara will have to pull together to overcome a perplexing lawsuit, a plot to defraud Danny out of his recently deceased parent's farm, and an attempted rape—all of which ultimately prove to bear Marcus's sinister fingerprints. And before it's over, Danny will discover that this pattern of treachery and violence goes all the way back to his supposed accident, which Marcus designed to cover up an even blacker secret...

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Edmund R. Schubert is the award-winning author of over thirty short stories, having been published in magazines and anthologies in the U.S., Canada, and Great Britain. In addition to writing, Schubert has held a range of editorial positions, including serving as fiction editor of the online magazine, Orson Scott Card’s InterGalactic Medicine Show. An anthology of IGMS stories, co-edited by Schubert and Card, was published by Tor (August, 2008). Dreaming Creek (LBF Books, October 2008) is his first novel.

Product Details

• Paperback: 372 pages
• Publisher: Lachesis Publishing (October 16, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1897562160
• ISBN-13: 978-1897562161
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,383,491 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One hell of a read, October 26, 2008

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Margaret C. Stout (Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dreaming Creek (Paperback)

"Danny Wakeman always believed his friend, Marcus Gaines, saved his life. But Danny's perspective on the world gets turned inside-out when he and his lover, Sara McBride, drink from the mystical waters of Dreaming Creek, and trade bodies..."

This book starts off slowly, as we get to know Danny, Sara, and Marcus. But once Danny and Sara make their fateful switch, all hell breaks loose.

Imagine "Freaky Friday" but with all the discovery implied by switching genders. Cross that with mystery, intrigue, and good old fashioned terror, and you've got Schubert's "Dreaming Creek."

One hell of a read. Highly recommended.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Story, Dark Moments, June 7, 2011

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Terry N. "Tess" (Baltimore, MD USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Dreaming Creek (Paperback)

I bought Dreaming Creek after reading the author's collection of short stories, The Trouble With Eating Clouds. I had heard that Dreaming Creek was billed as a mystery with a Twilight Zone twist (Schubert seems to have an affinity for TZ type stories), and it's an accurate description. However, this novel has some much darker scenes/moments than the collection of short stories. I enjoyed it immensely; but while the short stories would be rated PG to PG-13, this is definitely an R rated novel and readers should know that going in. Having said that, I really enjoyed the twists and turns Schubert takes his readers through, and there are some fun and funny moments to balance out the darker ones. Overall a highly enjoyable novel.

5.0 out of 5 stars Unusual and well worth the time, July 4, 2010

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Tracey L Cunningham - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dreaming Creek (Paperback)

Edmund R. Schubert is the editor of Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show magazine. He's published dozens of short stories, which I have gobbled up. Now that he has a novel out, perhaps he'll get the attention he deserves.
Dreaming Creek isn't your usual sci-fi/fantasy book. Schubert goes in depth into the characters with a wisdom and compassion that still manages to have some really funny moments. The story, although clearly outside the realms of what is possible, is rooted in the reality of a couple's lives together.
If you haven't read this yet, what are you waiting for?