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The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters, Volume One Paperback – December 30, 2008

by Gordon Dahlquist (Author)

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Here begins an extraordinary alliance—and a brutal and tender, shocking, and electrifying adventure to end all adventures.

It starts with a simple note. Roger Bascombe regretfully wishes to inform Celeste Temple that their engagement is forthwith terminated. Determined to find out why, Miss Temple takes the first step in a journey that will propel her into a dizzyingly seductive, utterly shocking world beyond her imagining—and set her on a collision course with a killer and a spy—in a bodice-ripping, action-packed roller-coaster ride of suspense, betrayal, and richly fevered dreams.

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Paperback: 480 pages
Publisher: Bantam; Reprint edition (December 30, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0553385852
ISBN-13: 978-0553385854
Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 1 x 8.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #475,295 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The secret of the blue glass

By E. A Solinas HALL OF FAMETOP 100 REVIEWERVINE VOICE on January 19, 2009

Format: Paperback

A title like "Glass Books of the Dream Eaters" sounds a long-lost Flaming Lips song. At the best, a wonderfully weird title for a mediocre book.

But fortunately, it actually has something to do with Gordon Dahlquist's bizarre, intricate debut novel -- a steampunky Victorian fantasy that slowly takes its three protagonists into the heart of a deadly conspiracy. "The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters, Volume One" gets through the first half of the story -- but have the second half on hand before reading.

After being dumped by her fiancee Roger via letter, Miss Celestial Temple follows him through town to a masked party at a country estate. But the creepy party turns deadly when she witnesses drugged sexual demonstrations and a dying man with burns around his eyes. She barely manages to escape this bizarre cabal, unsure of what to do next.
Then she encounters two strange men -- "Cardinal Chang," an assassin hired to kill her until he discovered that the cabal was experimenting on the prostitute he loves, and Dr. Svenson, a nervous ducal doctor whose Prince has become ensnared in their brainwashing. They compare notes over the cabal, the Process that seems to transform them, Roger's sudden lordhood, snatches of conversation, ghastly machines and a series of shocking paintings.

Most importantly, Svenson reveals cards made out of blue glass -- which somehow have memories imprinted in them. The search for the cabal's goals and the secret of the blue glass leads all three onto parallel, intertwined paths. Chang sets out on a search for the red-clad woman and a scarred ex-prostitute, while Svenson's journey takes him into the heart of a religious cult centering on the books made of blue glass...Read more ›

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Plot, Dialogue, and Characterization....Oh My!

By KDee on October 21, 2009

Format: Paperback

Gordon Dahlquist's first novel is a huge concoction of relentless plot, colloquial and intelligent dialog, and deep characterization that is at times superb in its ability to seem familiar and foreign on many levels. The story is about 3 very different characters: Miss Celeste Temple, Cardinal Chang, and Doctor Abelard Svenson who fatefully come together and form an alliance to foil a plot to enslave the masses by a huge conspiracy of powerful members of society.

The story explores and borrows themes and characterizations from many sources, inlcluding Sherlock Holmes stories, H.G. Wells books, A Brave New World, and the Wizard of Oz (thus the Title of this review:-). At times, the book almost reminds you of listening to an old time adventure story on the radio, where dialog and sound effects made the "visuals" of the story. If this seems like a motley stew for book influences, the story works because you care about the characters, and you care what happens to them. Set in a make believe land and time, that is meant to be reminiscent of Victorian England and a British Empire going sour, the dialog crackles with wit, insight, and descriptions. The descriptions outside of the dialog are detailed to the extreme, but add to the overall atmosphere of time and place that is familiar, yet alien in very creepy ways. In the 3 main characters, you simply cannot read this book without playing the game of deciding who would be the perfect actor or actress, as Dahlquist paints exquisite pictures of what they feel, and how they act and react to the mounting pressure to confront an evil conspiracy.

Miss Temple is drawn into the adventure as a woman scorned, her hurt feelings leading her to follow her fiance and his trail into the evil cabal.Read more ›

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Volume One is great, but then.....

By Chris in Denver on April 20, 2009

Format: Paperback

[Note: I am reviewing volume one and two together, because they shouldn't have been split in the first place (they weren't in the hard cover version). Do not read volume one unless you commit to volume two; volume one doesn't answer anything.]

When the prudish but confident Miss Temple receives an unexpected "dear Jane" letter from her fiance, she sets out to find out why she was unceremoniously dumped. So begins this mystery/adventure/steampunk story set in Victorian times in a loosely fictitious England. The number of unpronounceable villains stacks up (The Comte d'Orkancz and the Contessa di Lacquer-Sforza just for starters); while Miss Temple befriends an unlikely pair of confidants, including the hilariously named Cardinal Chang. The three set out to thwart a plot by a massively powerful Cabal that includes sci-fi-like Alchemy and more.

Volume One is a true page-turner, with a lot of action and excitement, and left me quite on the edge of my seat. Dahlquist introduces the reader to a rapid-fire series characters (with more absurd names), but I still couldn't wait to buy volume two to see how the story ended.

It is a pity Gordon Dahlquist couldn't have ended the story in volume one, because volume two was a chore. Where volume one was an adventure spanning several cities, hotels, mansions, trains, carriages and airships, about 90% of volume two takes place in one mansion. And what a mansion it must be, because there are about 250 pages of our heroes running down hallways, trying doors, finding spiral staircases, running down more hallways, finding more spiral staircases....repeat 50 or so times and you have the picture; and all while a party is going on in other areas of the house; must be bigger than the Pentagon. It got incredibly dull.Read more ›

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Five Stars

This is one of my all time favorite book series. A very original story unlike anything I've read before.

Published 1 month ago by Roger Anderson

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and admire the utterly original concept

This is one of the most unique books I have ever read and the complexity and troubled humour is gripping from beginning to end. Read more

Published 2 months ago by B. Gaskell-Denvil

Four Stars

Really good read, this is a hard book to put down

Published 7 months ago by Thomas Hopkins

Four Stars

Intricate, interesting.

Published 12 months ago by Josephine Mattox

I needed pushing to finish

I bought what turned out to be book 3 because I liked the cover and though my kid might enjoy it. Then she told me it was book 3 and she couldn't read it without the first two. Read more

Published 12 months ago by Greg Tarnoff

An amazing series of novels!

Beautifully written, taught, fascinating and intricate, these books will take you on a journey unlike any you've ever been on. Read more

Published 13 months ago by Jake B.

Good book

This book always has a surprise around the corner. I enjoyed it after receiving the recommendation from my son. Very good writer.

Published on March 13, 2014 by Linda A. Umholtz

Diamond in the rough

Bought this on a whim at the local library book sale. It's one of those books that the cover catches your eye. What a pleasant surprise! Read more

Published on June 15, 2013 by A&P

Brilliant and addictive

I've read each book of the series as they came out and then read from the beginning all over again.

Published on May 24, 2013 by Avril

Lots of words.

A decent 3 book series cliffhanger. Charactors are crafted ok. Plot good but more action and suspense would be appreciated.I only find myself wishing it would be over occasionaly.

Published on February 2, 2013 by charles r

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