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AlbakiReads Editorial Grief, dreamscapes, and a dangerous bargain in San Francisco
Grief, dreamscapes, and a dangerous bargain in San Francisco
Zoe’s move to San Francisco after her father’s funeral leaves her facing financial strain and a private refuge: a shared dreamworld with her lost brother, Valentine. When a used record store reveals vinyl inhabited by lost souls, that refuge becomes entangled with the restless dead. The shop’s proprietor offers contact with Zoe’s father, but each step of the bargain demands something more personal. Dead Set places bereavement alongside supernatural thresholds, using dreams, ghosts, and a growing payment to frame Zoe’s passage through loss. The novel’s central tension lies between the comfort of reunion and the escalating cost of trying to cross the boundary between life and death.
Good fit for readers who enjoy
- Adult readers of contemporary urban fantasy
- Readers interested in stories that connect grief with ghosts and dreamworlds
- Fans of supernatural bargains and afterlife portals
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Grief and bereavementDreams and the afterlifeSupernatural bargainsSibling connectionSan Francisco
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Book Overview The New York Times bestselling author of the Sandman Slim series delivers a wonderful stand-alone dark fantasy in which a young girl is c...
The New York Times bestselling author of the Sandman Slim series delivers a wonderful stand-alone dark fantasy in which a young girl is caught between the worlds of the living and the dead.
After her father's funeral, Zoe moved to the big city with her mother to start over. But change always brings trials, and life in the city is not so easy. Money is tight, and Zoe's only escape, as has always been the case, is in her dreams--a world apart from her troubled real life where she can spend time with her closest companion: her lost brother, Valentine.
But something or someone has entered their dreamworld uninvited. And a chance encounter at a used record store, where the vinyl holds not music but lost souls, has opened up a portal to the world of the restless dead. It's here that the shop's strange proprietor offers Zoe the chance to commune with her dead father. The price? A lock of hair. Then a tooth. Then . . .
- A Supernatural Coming of Age: For Zoe, reeling from the loss of her father, navigating grief is as treacherous as navigating the world of the restless dead.
- Urban Fantasy Setting: Explore San Francisco's gritty supernatural underground, from a record shop where vinyl holds lost souls to a mysterious portal to the afterlife.
- Dangerous Magic: A deal to speak with her dead father seems like a dream come true, but the price starts with a lock of hair and only gets more sinister from there.
- A World of Dreams and Ghosts: Zoe's only refuge is a secret dreamworld she shares with her lost brother, Valentine--but an unwelcome visitor threatens her last safe space.
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 320 | Language: English | Publisher: HARPER VOYAGER | ISBN: 0062339281
FormatPaperback
Pages320
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0062339281
EAN9780062339287
PublisherHARPER VOYAGER
Publication Date2014-10-14
EditionReprint
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight0.52 Pounds
Length7.13 Inches
Width5.07 Inches
Height0.8 Inches
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