Dream A Little Dream: A Tale of Myth And Moonshine (Mass Market Paperback)

by Piers Anthony (Author), Julie Brady (Author) "Nola lay facedown on her bed, staring at the knife in her hand..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
Bestselling fantasist Anthony teams up with another first-time author (as he did in Quest for the Fallen Star, Forecasts, June 8) for this story of a fairy tale world called Kafka, born of the dreams of humans known as "Creators." Nola is one of the Creators, a battered woman whose only solace is the beautiful, so-very-realistic sleep visions through which she travels with a black winged unicorn named Spirit. When Kafka is threatened by the cruel and "noxious" creatures known as the Fren, King Eric Edward sends his only son, Mitch, to find Nola and bring her to Kafka to help save the world. Together with Spirit and a cast of assorted creatures including Misty ("the resident friendly ghost"), lisping carnivorous worms, telepathic dogs, flighty wood nymphs and a "stareless" basilisk named Snort, Nola and Mitch set off on the dangerous journey to the land of the Fren, ruled by a king who will stop at nothing to destroy them. The story jumps awkwardly between Kafka and Earth, with little lift supplied by the cardboard characters and weak plotting. In spite of positive messages about self-esteem and self-reliance, the novel is a downer. Admirers of Anthony's popular Xanth novels will look in vain for the pun-laden humor so prevalent in those tales, while others will be put off by the haphazard execution and precious tone.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

From Library Journal
Retreating from the abuse and misery that characterize their everyday existence, Nola and Tina seek refuge in a world of lucid dreams only to find that their dream world lies in peril from those who would crush all hope. Veteran sf and fantasy author Anthony and first-time novelist Brady collaborate in this fantasy adventure that uses the quixotic nature of dreams as a background for a modern-day pilgrimage of hope. For large fantasy collections.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Tor Fantasy; 1st edition (September 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812564901
• ISBN-13: 978-0812564907
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,592,817 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best start for a new series, October 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Dream A Little Dream: A Tale of Myth And Moonshine (Hardcover)

This book was great! I thought that the story of Nola and her imagination was intriging. I can't wait for another book by these two authors comes out. I'll be the first on line. If you liked Piers Anthony's Chaos Mode series, you'll love this new world of dreams and wishes.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A heart touching story..., March 4, 1999

By	Benjamin Gremillion [e-mail] (Slidell, Louisianna, America) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dream A Little Dream: A Tale of Myth And Moonshine (Hardcover)

When I first looked at this book ,it was sadly not for Julie, but for Piers Anthony. But as always after I picked it up I could not put it down! Even if two authors had written this book about Tina and Nola, they both deserve the credit. Now I know Piers is a great writer ,but Julie is just as great. It was actually a very heart touching story...and a sometimes sad one. This story was greatly illistrated and I thought that Nola and Tina were very good character structures. All in all I give this book my compliments and a five-star rating.

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I liked the idea., October 3, 1999

By A Customer

I'm a 42 year old female, and as much as I love fantasy..... maybe it's my stage of development at this time in my life...but I didn't enjoy this book as much as I'd expected from the description of the story on the jacket, and my enjoyment of Piers Anthony's work in the past.

If this book was aimed at adolescents, personally I would like to have seen the two main characters react to each other on a strictly emotional level, rather than a physical one. It's hard enough for ADULTS to distinguish between lust and love.

I understand the need to escape into a dream wordl, but I never did understand abusive relationships because people who REALLY LOVE YOU don't treat you that way! I've met a lot of people who treat total strangers with more courtesy and respect than members of their own family, or people they supposedly love. I found the lead "heroine" annoying as rather than developing into a mature adult, she didn't take responsibility for HER actions in the abusive relationship. He was a BAD MAN, but she kept dragging the guy back after he'd leave her! Would like to have had this phenomenom explained more and the reader taught how to deal with that type of behavior in the real world we all have to live in. Escape doesn't SOLVE the problem. She did START to learn to stand on her own, rather than depend on her friends to rescue her.

Would love to see another book from the author, Julie Brady, in how her characters learn to develop mentally and emotionally into mature adults. I liked the idea for the book and hope to see more from this author.