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Dreamquake [sound recording (CD)] / Elizabeth Knox.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: SoundSoundPublisher number: BAB 071078 | Bolinda Audio BooksPublication details: [Melbourne] : Bolinda Audio Books, 2007.Description: 11 audio discs (13 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • spoken word
Media type:
  • audio
Carrier type:
  • audio disc
ISBN:
  • 9781921334207
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Read by Edwina Wren
Cast: Read by Edwina Wren.Summary: Aided by her family and her creation, Nown, Laura investigates the powerful Regulatory Body's involvement in mysterious disappearances and activities and learns, in the process, the true nature of the Place in which dreams are found. Suggested level: secondary.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The highly anticipated sequel to Dreamhunter (also available in audio by Bolinda). Inventive and richly imagined, Elizabeth Knox's dramatic conclusion will satisfy readers - whether or not they've read Book One.

The explosive and captivating sequel to Dreamhunter. The horror of the Rainbow Opera riot is the talk of the country. Dreamhunter Grace Tiebold's reputation is in tatters and Laura is in hiding. But the nightmare has only just begun. Rumours about the government's torture of prisoners have been suppressed and corrupt minister Cas Doran is free to take his plans to shocking heights. For at a secret depot deep within the Place, a new, terrifying dream has been unearthed - waiting to wreak havoc on the country and give Cas Doran ultimate power. Laura and Rose know they must stop him, but in doing so they start a chain of events that could shake dreamhunting to its knees and blow open the deepest mysteries of the Place.

Praise for Dreamhunter:

"a lyrical, intricate and ferociously intelligent fantasy" - Kirkus Reviews.

"Knox's fascinating story imagines the intersection of a haunting dreamworld with a gritty real world... This fully imagined world will surely lure readers back for multiple readings." - Publishers Weekly.

"A tantalising feat of imaginative fiction... perhaps the most dazzingly inventive of her books to date." - Magpies magazine

Compact discs.

"Complete & unabridged."

Read by Edwina Wren

Read by Edwina Wren.

Aided by her family and her creation, Nown, Laura investigates the powerful Regulatory Body's involvement in mysterious disappearances and activities and learns, in the process, the true nature of the Place in which dreams are found. Suggested level: secondary.

Compact discs

2 5 11 96 135

Sequel to: Dreamhunter.

Excerpt provided by Syndetics

From Dreamquake The stand of trees Laura had picked as a landmark was getting closer, but only very slowly. She sighed and picked up her pace. She was hungry, but that was no excuse for dragging her feet and daydreaming. A while later, when she'd raised a sweat and her mind was just idling, the thought that had been trailing her for days - possibly since Rose first told her about the "surplus rails" - finally caught up with her. She remembered that the Grand Patriarch had asked her about the "Depot." Laura raised her head and squinted up the line. The "Depot" wasn't the name of a dream - it was a destination, where something was stored. What else had the Grand Patriarch said? There was something else, a name from a rumor, because hadn't the Grand Patriarch said that most of his intelligence came from rumors? Contentment. Laura stopped walking when the word came into her head. She stood still, shivering and short of breath. The world darkened around her as her pupils contracted. Dread had crept up and pounced on her. And, now that she was still, she understood that her footsteps had masked a vibration. A steely rolling was coming from the line behind her. Laura spun to face back along the line. She saw the handcar bearing down upon her, fast. Riding on it were six rangers. Excerpted from Dreamquake by Elizabeth Knox All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.

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Publishers Weekly Review

Dreamquake by Elizabeth Knox concludes the Dreamhunter Duet (in a starred review, PW wrote of the launch title, Dreamhunter, "This fully imagined world will surely lure readers back for multiple readings"). Laura, daughter of Tziga Hame, the original dreamhunter who went missing in the first book, is determined to reenact a dream for the upper echelons of society that will reveal how the government is manipulating dreams in order to brainwash its citizens. But in so doing, she opens up a war for control of the Place, the source of dreams. (FSG/Foster, $19 464p ages 12-up ISBN 978-0-374-31854-3; Mar.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

School Library Journal Review

Gr 9 Up-This title begins where Dreamhunter (Farrar, 2006) left off, and is written in the same detailed, eloquent prose. Dreamhunter Laura Hame has just inflicted the sleeping patrons at the Rainbow Opera dream palace with a nightmare that blows a government conspiracy wide open. Now everyone knows about the sickening, horrific dreams used by Cas Doran and his Regulatory Body to control prison convicts. But mysteries remain about the origins of The Place, the invisible geographic area a rare dreamhunter is able to enter for the purpose of acquiring dreams, and Doran's secret railroad being built there. As Laura and her family attempt to uncover secrets and bring Doran to justice, they deal with internal divisions about the right course of action to take. Passions run deep between these complicated characters, and Knox beautifully portrays a family dynamic infused with genuine affection. Laura's tender relationship with her Sandman, a creature she created, is further developed and becomes an integral piece in the puzzle of The Place. The reality that is ultimately revealed catches readers by surprise yet manages to tie all loose ends together in an emotionally satisfying way. Richly layered and thoroughly enthralling, Knox's literary duet is a unique blend of fantasy and history that stands out as a stunning achievement in recent young adult literature.-Emily Rodriguez, Alachua County Library District, Gainesville, FL (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Booklist Review

Knox's Dreamhunter (2006) deserved the widespread notice it received. This companion is just as good, making the resulting Dreamhunter Duet an organic whole that will be considered among youth fantasy's most significant recent works. Returning readers will quickly recall the complexities of Southland's turn-of-the-century reality, as Knox eases background into opening scenes describing 15-year-old Laura Hame's act of spectral terror --the novice dreamhunter's misguided protest against governmental exploitation of dreams. Her methods may have been crude, but her close-knit extended family rallies to investigate the questions at the heart of her action: Are the dreams harvested in the unearthly Place actually communicable memories? Are they drugs of idleness, tools for mind control, or harmless, even healing entertainments? Underlying the mystery are larger coming-of-age themes: cousin Rose's participation in a debutante ball plays with notions of decorative femininity, while Laura's consuming attachment to magical sandman Nown seems a safe projection of her sexual desire (eventually satisfied, though not graphically depicted) for her human suitor, Sandy. The logic supporting the book's most metaphysical twists isn't always transparent, but like a poem whose images signal potent untapped meanings, Knox's haunting, invigorating storytelling will leave readers eager to return to its puzzles--and to reap its rewards. --Jennifer Mattson Copyright 2007 Booklist

Horn Book Review

(Middle School, High School) The second part of Knox's Dreamhunter Duet, set in a society where capturing and ""performing"" dreams constitutes the basis of the entertainment, political, and even medical industries, is thoroughly impressive-for its sure, literary prose, nuanced characters, and fully realized Edwardian setting, but even more so for its original, surprising imagery and plot. Having conveyed the terrifying dream ""Buried Alive"" to a large audience, dreamhunter Laura Hame and her family mobilize an inquiry into the use of nightmares in the ""education"" of convicts, only to realize that an ambitious politician has plans to take over Founderston by imposing a debilitatingly pleasant dream, ""Contentment,"" on its populace. Laura, helped by her disgruntled lover Sandy and the golem-like Nown (a literal sandman of her own creation), comes to a full understanding of the astounding nature and purpose of the Place-the ""Land with consciousness"" that furnishes the dreams in which dreamhunters trade. Dreamquake is rife with suspense and breathless moments but is most notable for its vivid interplay of powerful, mythic imagery. Knox uses the New Testament image of buried and resurrected Lazarus as a metaphor to explore some of our deepest urges and fears-sexual and imaginative creativity, consciousness, and the need for a sense of meaning. An involving-and challenging-read, Knox's fantasy is outstanding in its ability to make us think both poetically and analytically about human nature. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.

Kirkus Book Review

Dreams captured for healing and entertainment fuel a profitable industry in this dense, literate fantasy. Fledgling dreamhunter Laura Hame surreptitiously broadcasts a horrific nightmare, certain that the ensuing riot would provoke an investigation into the use of dreams to torture convicts. Her plan backfires, suggesting even more sinister schemes against the Place, the source of dreams. As her friends and family seek to outmaneuver the plotters, Laura and her golem-like creation Nown unearth the real secret of the Place--and are faced with a heartbreaking choice. A slow start recapitulates much of the first book, and painstakingly sets out clues for the forthcoming dark discoveries. Names and events are heavy with symbolic portent, while legendary and literary allusions add depth and light. About halfway through, subterfuge, danger and passion begin to propel the narrative, until the climactic revelations tremble on the knife edge of bathos. A slyly ambiguous epilogue rescues the tale from sentimentality, making it an essential purchase for libraries owning the first volume. (Fantasy. YA) Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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