I Dream in Color: A New Weird, Dystopian Sci Fi
The Dreamer Chronicles: Book 1
by Sarah Mazza
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Pub Date Nov 07 2020 | Archive Date Jun 15 2021
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Description
“They gave me dreams of euphoria, life without pain, and took the body I no longer needed. No one wakes from the pod dreams. No one ever wanted to. Except, I did.”
Alex rouses to near darkness, glass enclosing him on all sides, drowning in salty fluid. Except, his lungs don’t burn for air, his mind doesn’t fade away, and there is a mechanical umbilical cord extending out of his navel.
The Institute offers many services, but their specialty is a release from reality. All a Dreamer needs to pay is everything they have: blood, bone marrow and stems cells. A donation to biotech science. Thousands of broken souls sleep in their pods, every thought and each emotion manipulated, improved.
Alex is the only man to wake, to get out.
The world outside is as beautiful as it is cruel. Phosphorescent mushrooms illuminate streets patrolled by military police. There are riots in the capitol of this moon colony, and the never-ending war is coming home.
Can Alex pave a life of normality in a world ripping itself apart? To escape his past, the trauma and addiction, that lead him to a pod? He meets a group of unlikely friends, and perhaps life will be different this time.
Despite how Alex runs, the horrifying nature of his reality pursues him.
The pods Dreams keep tugging him back.
I Dream in Color is a story of loneliness, and the dark places our minds can go to. It is filled with visuals of wonder, in a strange, alien world. Mostly, it is about the human capacity to hold onto hope—and to lose it.
Perfect for fans of Jeff Vandermeer, Phillip K. Dick and N. K. Jemisin.
Advance Praise
"“There is one word that keeps coming to me to describe this book: Powerful.” – Goodreads Review
“The dystopian world has resonance and a grounding in reality that is, frankly, deeply unnerving.” – Goodreads Review
“It feels real, with a filter of the surreal put over it by the narrator.” – Goodreads Review
“They say all good sci fi is more of reflection of the present then prophetic vision of the future, and this very much is.” – Goodreads Review
“I [had] my mind blown! Like global thermo-nuclear war level mind blown.” – Goodreads Review
“Little things fleshed out the world and made the strangeness and alien-ness more real … and needs to be read to be experienced.” – Goodreads Review
“It is intense, and the raw and expressive writing doesn't give you a break, except in some much-needed moments of loving interactions between broken people.” – Goodreads Review
“I have read over eleven hundred books in my life, and I can honestly and sincerely say this is now among my most favorite reads of all time and not something I will soon forget.” – Goodreads Review
“‘What dreams may come’ as Shakespeare once mused, and if this book has anything to go by, they shall be dark and full of despair, although that only makes the softer lights of kindness and hope shine brighter.” – Goodreads Review
“The prose is very well written, the world described in almost poetic detail.” – Goodreads Review
“There were enough twists and turns to keep me on the edge of my seat.” – Goodreads Review
“An unapologetic yet empathetic story that shows the cyclical nature of poverty and marginalization. The poor are punished for their poverty, and those at the bottom are persecuted for wanting to change the system.” – Goodreads Review
“It started out as a dystopian tale of a young man fleeing from a lifetime of loss and the inability to cope with it. It evolved into so much more, and the concepts will hopefully make you think.” – Goodreads Review
Available Editions
| ISBN | 9780648988205 |
| PRICE | $2.99 (USD) |