Sumdar, the Tetralogy: Book One: Birth Into Dreams [Hardcover]

Peter Q. Warinner (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Wysteria Publishing; 1st edition (February 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967783941
• ISBN-13: 978-0967783949
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,057,826 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dream within dreams, February 27, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Sumdar, the Tetralogy: Book One: Birth Into Dreams (Hardcover)

I am a big sci-fi/fantasy fan.Ashimov's foundations, Dunes deserts,Clark's missions and Tolkien's Middle Earth.Even in imagination or far into the future or the past all was very real in their own sense. 'Sumdar'. It was quite different than the books that I have read.The story was the present, the now but had all the fantasies and dreams of another time and space. It makes you think about the Chinese philosopher who wondered if he was the butterfly in his dreams.'Dreams within dreams'.At first the story was vague and random making me wonder where it was heading towards. But as the story got deeper it was much more than I had expected. Every dream and reality was so tastefully intertwined that it makes you wonder at each step where you are. It brings out all the deep down fantasies and doubts and hopes and pulls it up into reality making you wonder what universe I, the reader, am in. Although the world that Pierre is in is imaginative, for me it was quite real. Maybe more so than any of the other books that I have read. It questions science,history,people,literature,religion and so on. Making you wonder what it means to be living in 'this' universe. If the world you are living really is 'the' universe.
The book starts out slow but as it gets to the end and as the random pieces fit together you get totally sucked into it. I read this book in a day. I couldn't stop reading.
I don't have any doubt that this book will be one of the best sci-fi/fantasy stories to be. I can't wait for the next book.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the great legends to be born in the 21st century., February 26, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Sumdar, the Tetralogy: Book One: Birth Into Dreams (Hardcover)

This is a story based on the premise of an alternative evolutionary branch of human beings called the Sumdar. Sumdars are fascinating, seemingly immortal, beings that live amongst ordinary humans. They look just like ordinary humans, and only Sumdars can recognize the difference. Sumdars have a fascinating and rich culture, a utilitarian and philisophical religion, a unique language, but most importantly, Sumdars have extraordinary, yet plausible, abilities that are far beyond what ordinary humans can ever imagine.
The story is told in four parts. The first book, subtitled Birth Into Dreams, has a character-driven plot that is rich in its use of imagery. The main character, a young American man of French ancestry, Pierre, is forced into a metamorphosis of both mind and body as he discovers that he is not the ordinary human he thought he was. As he experiences numerous adventurous encounters with several fascinating and eccentric Sumdar characters, he is haunted by the mysterious disappearance of his first true love, Grace. The story builds up with almost unbearable suspense in anticipation of answers that are laced into the countless unexpected twists of fate.
The story builds momentum as it draws the reader into what is likely to be considered a great work of American literature. This truly original concept is so well developed, that it will easily gain its status as one of the great legends to be born in the 21st century. Dare the reader to put this book down, and the reader will undoubtedly continue reading, unable to stop. Upon finishing this first book in the series of four, the reader will beg to know when book number two is expected to be released.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Curious, July 30, 2002

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george (Boston) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sumdar, the Tetralogy: Book One: Birth Into Dreams (Hardcover)

This story was a refreshing change from the typical ... that is pervasive today. I liked the fact that the plot didn't depend on pornography, vulgarity, violence or horror in order to get your attention. I found myself drawn into the point where I had to keep reading - It was confusing at first, but that just made me want to figure it out even more. The voice of the narrator can be eccentric at times, but that goes along with some of the weird characters. I also enjoyed trying to figure out the symbolism that obviously runs throughout the book - I think the most obvious clues are given within the Kunyar information. I give it five stars because I think the Sumdar story idea has great potential - I'm curious to see where this is heading in books two, three and four.