false 836593 2 In the alternate Renaissance world of <I>Point of Dreams</I>, the dead return with the ghost-tide to haunt the living, and when a ghost fails to appear, it may mean the person was murdered. Though a dead judge's ghost is missing, the regents of the city of Astreiant forbid Pointsman Nicolas Rathe to investigate. And that's not the detective's only problem. His suddenly homeless partner is moving in with him. The city is in a frenzy over a popular play, "The Drowned Island," and the dangerous spell book it has popularized. His assigned case, an actor's murder, appears unsolvable--the actor drowned in a theater in which there is no water. And another body has just been found in the theater.<p> <I>Point of Dreams</I> is an accomplished and entertaining fantasy mystery, written with the same rigor as the best nonmagical mysteries. Since <I>Point of Dreams</I> is the sequel to <I>The Armor of Light</I> and <I>Point of Hopes</I>, its early pages may be tough going for some readers unfamiliar with the previous novels, but all readers will find themselves captivated by the novel and unwilling to put it down before they reach the end.<p> Melissa Scott received the John W. Campbell Award for best new writer and has twice won the Lambda Literary Award for best science fiction novel. <I>--Cynthia Ward</I> 1686546 11 12 2001 Point of Dreams (Astreiant) total:39|5:2|4:0|3:0|2:0|1:0| 39 158 60 6 3 0 false false Mon Feb 09 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 16:26:29 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 20:05:44 -0800 2009 1 review of Point of Hopes, the prequel to Point of Dreams, but I like how subtle and understated the authors are about the details and structures of their world, like they are taken for granted being so much a part of Chnedolle's society that one doesn't notice them. D...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jul 20 08:41:59 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 21 11:25:07 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Nov 24 07:45:11 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 06:05:35 -0800 2008 1
Also, while the main characters (2 guy...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Mar 02 09:21:59 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 02 09:32:21 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Fri Aug 10 07:09:08 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 02 11:32:31 -0700 2009 Point of Hopes would be better, but alas. I had the same problems (too much minutia, not enough emotion, characterization, excitement) as I did with the first.]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Wed Jul 25 05:51:56 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 25 05:53:13 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Tue Oct 20 19:50:21 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 19:50:21 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Oct 09 14:48:48 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 14:48:56 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Oct 08 02:33:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 02:33:00 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Sep 13 10:08:57 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 10:08:57 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Aug 19 08:39:22 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 08:39:22 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Aug 06 21:07:04 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 21:07:04 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Aug 04 10:07:33 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 09:37:45 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jul 29 08:40:41 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 08:40:45 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jul 26 12:13:05 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 12:13:05 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Jul 23 15:56:49 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 15:56:49 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 18:25:27 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 18:25:52 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat May 30 14:54:45 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 14:54:45 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 19:38:38 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 19:38:38 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Apr 09 20:24:06 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 20:24:06 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=836593