Dream Weaver

Overview

Anatolia – Autumn, 1405 AD.The Ottoman Sultan and the barbaric Turko-Mongol conqueror Timur Lenk are both dead.The empire is on the verge of collapse, caught up in bloody civil war. And dark powers are rising, employing Uzbeg mercenaries and blood magic to wrest control of the country.In a small Mediterranean coastal town, a street-wise sixteen-year-old orphan named Ali starts to have uncontrollable nightmares he thinks are predicting the future, only to learn they are creating the future.His dreams attract unwanted attention, and in an attempt to rid himself of them, Ali sets off on a quest to find a mythical sage called Luman, pursued by the evil men who killed his mother and will stop at nothing to capture him and corrupt his unwanted powers with gemeye blood magic. An historical adventure/fantasy/romance story for Young Adults that will appeal to readers young and old.

Reviews

"Part history, part pure fantasy in the tradition of the Arabian Nights, Steve Paulsen’s Dream Weaver is the thrilling story of a generous and courageous young man whose dreams have unusual properties. When he sets out to learn the truth of his past, he meets the beautiful and feisty Rose, and together, they journey across a beautifully nuanced landscape.” —Isobelle Carmody, best-selling YA author.

“A magical blend of fantasy and history, this book takes the reader on a wondrous adventure through exotic locations and amazing dreamscapes, into the furthest reaches of the imagination. I loved every word!” —George Ivanoff, Multi-award winning kids and YA author of the You Choose and Other Worlds book series, and the popular non-fiction Survival Guides series.

“Steven Paulsen’s YA historical fantasy diligently charts a dreamer boy’s bare feet sprinting along a vivid Mediterranean backdrop and stumbling across the vast Badiyat Ash-Sham desert. In a world where the port is a marketplace for crafty begging and the arid sands a place for hope, dreams summon taste and cartwheel in multihues. Dream Weaver is a fast-paced, seascape and desertscape escapade, vibrant with discernment and a hearty sense of place.” —Eugen Bacon, World Fantasy Finalist and award-winning author of Danged Black Thing, Mage of Fools and Chasing Whispers.  

Author Biography

Steven Paulsen is an award-winning speculative fiction writer. His bestselling spooky children’s book, The Stray Cat (Lothian/Hachette), illustrated by Hugo and Oscar Award winning artist Shaun Tan, has seen publication in several English and foreign language editions. His horror, science fiction and dark fantasy short stories, which Jack Dann describes as rocket-fuelled with narrative drive, have appeared in books and magazines around the world. The best of his weird tales can be found in his short story collection, Shadows on the Wall (IFWG Publishing Australia, 2018), an award-winner.