Book cover of A Prisoner of Dreamland

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Here there be manticores!Welcome to Dreamland, where the stars are hungry and unspeakable horrors dog the dreamer’s heels.Things are seldom what they seem in Dreamland: forests are labyrinths and butterflies have teeth. Nor is there any reliable map of the twilight continent. Every oneironaut charts their own out of the…


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2 authors picked A Prisoner of Dreamland as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

A Prisoner of Dreamland is truly a perfect title for this book because it makes you feel as if you are in a world that is slightly off kilter. Each story is different yet they are linked together by not just the style of writing but the unsettling feelings they invoke. I've read a lot of horror and weird fiction, but this one is unique - in a good way!

This collection of short stories totally captivated me. Boatman's style of writing is unique but never confusing. Every story captures you right from the beginning and takes you to a wildly imaginative place.

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