Douglas Smith

Broschiertes Buch

The Hollow Boys

The Dream Rider Saga, Book 1

Beschreibung

WINNER OF THE 2023 AURORA AWARD FOR BEST YA NOVELWINNER OF THE 2023 JURIED IAP AWARD FOR BEST YA NOVELVanishing street kids. An ancient evil. The end of the world. Our only hope? A hero who can't leave home. At seventeen, Will Dreycott is a superhero...in his dreams. And in yours. Eight years ago, Will's parents, shady dealers in ancient artifacts, disappeared on a jungle expedition. Will, the sole survivor, returned home with no memory of what happened, bringing a gift...and a curse. The gift? Will can walk in our dreams. At night in Dream, Will hunts for criminals-and his parents. During the day, his Dream Rider comic, about a superhero no one knows is real, has made Will rich. The curse? Severe agoraphobia. Will can't go outside. So he makes his home a skyscraper with everything he needs in life-everything but the freedom to walk the streets of his city. Case, an orphan Will's age, survives on those streets with her younger brother, Fader. Survives because she too has a gift. She hears voices warning her of danger. And Fader? Well, he fades. When street kids start vanishing, the Dream Rider joins the hunt. Will's search becomes personal when Case breaks into his tower to escape her own abduction. Fader isn't so lucky. As Will and Case search for Fader and the missing kids, an unlikely romance grows between the boy with everything and the girl with nothing except the freedom Will longs for. But as they push deeper into the mystery, they confront an ancient power feeding on these forgotten kids to restore itself. And once restored, no one in the world will be safe. To defeat this creature, Will must do the impossible. Go outside.~~~ Indiana Jones meets Teen Titans in The Dream Rider Saga, a fast-paced urban fantasy trilogy from "one of Canada's most original writers of speculative fiction" (Library Journal).~~~ "The man is Sturgeon good. Zelazny good. I don't give those up easy." -Spider Robinson, Hugo and Nebula Awards winner "A great storyteller with a gifted and individual voice." -Charles de Lint, World Fantasy Award winner "His stories are a treasure trove of riches that will touch your heart while making you think." -Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo and Nebula Awards winner "Stories you can't forget, even years later." -Julie Czerneda, multi-award-winning author and editor

Autor

Doug Smith, MSSW has more than 12 years' experience in mental health and justice policy, as a policy expert at the Texas House of Representative and later as Senior Policy Analyst for Texas Center on Justice and Equity. He has more than eight years' experience serving as an Adjunct Professor of Social Policy at the University of Texas at Austin. Doug specializes in developing the leadership capacity of people with with life histories of mental illness, past trauma, and incarceration. A foundation of his work is partnering with organizations to create trauma-informed leadership practices. Doug also works with communities across Texas to prevent the arrest and incarceration of people with mental illness. Doug earned his master's in social work from the University of Texas at Austin. He graduated from Erickson Coaching International and is certified in trauma-informed coaching. Doug lived through mental illness, substance use disorder, and incarceration, and these experiences drive his passion to help people achieve their fullest potential. He is a husband and proud father and stepfather of three adult children and three rescue pups.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Spiral Path Books
• Seitenzahl: 382
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 619g
• ISBN-13: 9781928048275
• ISBN-10: 1928048277
• Artikelnr.: 66130694