The Plane of Dreams

by William L. Hahn

In the southern empire of Argens just roiled by the rebellion of Yula, a band of adventurers returns from the Shimmering Mindsea bearing enormous treasure and minus one of its members. The Tributarians, unaware of the growing threat to the waking world, embark on separate plans. But the spirit of the hero lives on in all of them, as their good deeds have consequences beyond their original intention. Will it be enough to avert the peril they have unwittingly brought about?


This first novel-length tale set in the Lands of Hope features a complex world and intelligent, dedicated characters whose actions entwine over distances and beyond their own comprehension. Like any world worth living in, the Lands have humor, mystery, horror and action to delight and entertain the reader.


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First published September 3, 2012

About the author

Will Hahn has been in love with heroic tales since age four, when his father read him the Lays of Ancient Rome and the Tales of King Arthur. He taught Ancient-Medieval History for years, but the line between this world and others has always been thin; the far reaches of fantasy, like the distant past, still bring him face to face with people like us, who have choices to make.

Will didn't always make the right choices when he was young. Any stick or vaguely-sticklike object became a sword in his hands, to the great dismay of his five sisters. Everyone survived, in part by virtue of a rule forbidding him from handling umbrellas, ski poles, curtain rods and more.

Will has written about the Lands of Hope since his college days (which by now are also part of ancient history). His first tales include "Three Minutes to Midnight" a slightly-dark sword and sorcery novelette, as well as “The Ring and the Flag” and "Fencing Reputation", the first stories in the ongoing Shards of Light series. The first novel-length tale of Hope, "The Plane of Dreams" was published in September 2012, and 2014 saw the serialized publication of the seminal epic "Judgement's Tale" beginning with "Games of Chance".

Reviews

[Gilbert Stack · Rating 5 out of 5]

William L. Hahn’s first novel, The Plane of Dreams, is an excellent introduction to his Lands of Hope and is packed with appearances by the characters who drive his later stories. From the opening paragraph, I was sucked into this tale of danger haunting a group of adventurers—a cursed item which threatens to corrupt the world. Hahn attacks the problem from multiple angles—storylines which do not initially appear to be related but which intertwine seamlessly by the end of the novel. The Plane of Dreams is a hard driving adventure novel set in a world rich with history and excitement and unlike any other fantasy world I have ever read about.

[Gilbert Stack · Rating 5 out of 5]

William L. Hahn’s first novel, The Plane of Dreams, is an excellent introduction to his Lands of Hope and is packed with appearances by the characters who drive his later novels. From the opening paragraph, I was sucked into this tale of danger haunting a group of adventurers—a cursed item which threatens to corrupt the world. Hahn attacks the problem from multiple angles—storylines which do not initially appear to be related but which intertwine seamlessly by the end of the novel. The Plane of Dreams is a hard driving adventure novel set in a world rich with history and excitement and unlike any other fantasy world I have ever read about.

[William Hahn]

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