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The Dream Chronicles Book One
"Rotenberg tells the tale in short, action-packed chapters that go down like chilled vodka shots." --Toronto Life--Must Reads review for Murder of Crows "This novel heats up and never stops." --Globe and Mail review for Placebo Effect THE DREAM CHRONICLES envisions a potential future for humankind as security keeps trumping individual freedom. It is a warning and a celebration of the human spirit. It is adventure on the high seas of pirates and slavers and huge governments are in hot pursuit of the Dreamers; The ENTREPREN TRADERS (who control all interplanetary commerce and the life-extension drug Kiltrin) watch carefully, aware that stability is the greatest asset their business has and these Dreamers are a new chaotic reality in the galaxy; and then there is the ever powerful S3 with its head offices in New Omaha Beach on planet Earth--scheming, spinning the webs of its ancient spy master CYRUS MALONEY III. With each new encounter the intrepid dreamers learn more about their abilities and seek out more of their kind. But the galaxy is a dangerous place. Everyone they meet could be a member of S3, could turn them in for the huge rewards offered for them by the REBEL COLONIES or the UNITED DOMINION OF PLANETS. Even the pirates from whom they took the starship are in hot pursuit. But before the young adventurers is the possibility of glory. Of completion. Of dreams. Of human kind's shared destiny.
352 pages, Hardcover
Published February 23, 2017
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About the author
David Rotenberg
23 books19 followersDavid Rotenberg has been a master acting teacher for over 20 years. He has directed on Broadway, in many major regional theatres, for television, and he has published six novels, including the Zhong Fong detective series, all of which are available at your local bookstore or online. The series is in the process of being optioned for film.
David has taught at York University, the National Theatre School of Canada, the Shanghai Theatre Academy, the University of Cape Town, and Princeton. He regularly teaches professional classes in Montreal, Vancouver and Halifax. He directed the first Canadian play in the People's Republic of China. Most recently, David has directed at Penn State University and at York University, where he adapted and directed a stage version of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.
The roster of his students reads like a who's who in ranks of Canadian actors, including Scott Speedman, Rachel McAdams, James McGowan, Polly Shannon, David Hirsh, Jonas Chernick and Shawn Doyle. His unique techniques are used by actors in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, South Africa and the People's Republic of China.
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David has taught at York University, the National Theatre School of Canada, the Shanghai Theatre Academy, the University of Cape Town, and Princeton. He regularly teaches professional classes in Montreal, Vancouver and Halifax. He directed the first Canadian play in the People's Republic of China. Most recently, David has directed at Penn State University and at York University, where he adapted and directed a stage version of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.
The roster of his students reads like a who's who in ranks of Canadian actors, including Scott Speedman, Rachel McAdams, James McGowan, Polly Shannon, David Hirsh, Jonas Chernick and Shawn Doyle. His unique techniques are used by actors in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, South Africa and the People's Republic of China.
Like him on Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Pla...
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July 24, 2017
The first in a compelling new science fiction series by the accomplished Toronto mystery writer describes a horrific future deprived of dreaming but with salvation possible in the gestalt of five young Dream Navigators.
August 13, 2017
Fast paced page turner The Dream Chronicles is Fun
"To horse, to horse, the game is afoot!"
I loved this! Apparently the first installment in a series, Rotenberg, boldly wearing his influences, has created A Brave New Galaxy, dystopian, absurd and chaotic. Tightly wound with moving, fast paced and vivid scenes, peopled with really compelling characters. Space Pirates, Slave Masters/Mentors, Dream Navigators and five young genetically gifted Dreamers falling through space in the race to find The Gateway that will restore balance in the universe once it is closed, or passed through. In the United Dominion Of Planets live sedate on New Omaha Beach, a city designed for the pleasure of it's citizens OR join the quest to develop the ability to navigate dreams and complete human kind's shared destiny. Fun stuff! But the real payoff is the humanity Rotenberg brings to his characters giving the book a surprising emotional dimension to a genre that is usually plot heavy.
"To horse, to horse, the game is afoot!"
I loved this! Apparently the first installment in a series, Rotenberg, boldly wearing his influences, has created A Brave New Galaxy, dystopian, absurd and chaotic. Tightly wound with moving, fast paced and vivid scenes, peopled with really compelling characters. Space Pirates, Slave Masters/Mentors, Dream Navigators and five young genetically gifted Dreamers falling through space in the race to find The Gateway that will restore balance in the universe once it is closed, or passed through. In the United Dominion Of Planets live sedate on New Omaha Beach, a city designed for the pleasure of it's citizens OR join the quest to develop the ability to navigate dreams and complete human kind's shared destiny. Fun stuff! But the real payoff is the humanity Rotenberg brings to his characters giving the book a surprising emotional dimension to a genre that is usually plot heavy.
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