Get the entire multi-award-winning trilogy in one volume! This ebook includes all three books in The Dream Rider Saga:
- The Hollow Boys (Book 1)
- The Crystal Key (Book 2)
- The Lost Expedition (Book 3)
Plus exciting bonus material:
- Deleted scenes
- Alternate plot lines
- Character notes
- Setting background
- ...and more!
At seventeen, Will Dreycott is a superhero...in his dreams. And in yours.
Eight years ago, Will's parents, shady dealers in ancient artifacts, disappeared on a jungle expedition. Will, the sole survivor, returned home with no memory of what happened, bringing a gift...and a curse.
The gift? Will can walk in our dreams. At night in Dream, Will hunts for criminals?and his parents. During the day, his Dream Rider comic, about a superhero no one knows is real, has made Will rich.
The curse? Severe agoraphobia. Will can't go outside. So he makes his home a skyscraper with everything he needs in life?everything but the freedom to walk the streets of his city.
Case, an orphan Will's age, survives on those streets with her young brother, Fader. Survives because she too has a gift. She hears voices warning her of danger. And Fader? Well, he fades.
The Hollow Boys throws Will and Case together, as well as into danger and an unlikely romance, as they join forces to defeat a centuries-old body swapper preying on street kids.
In The Crystal Key, a trail of dark secrets leads Will, Case, and Fader to a mysterious world, trapping them between warring cults willing to kill for a dangerous and powerful artifact from Will's past.
In The Lost Expedition, Will's search for his lost parents propels the three friends deep into the jungles of Peru, where they battle an ancient evil to save all of reality.
Indiana Jones meets Teen Titans in The Dream Rider Saga, a fast-paced urban fantasy trilogy from "one of Canada's most original writers of speculative fiction" (Library Journal).
THE HOLLOW BOYS
Winner of the Aurora Award and juried IAP Award for Best YA Novel
"Thrilling YA fantasy." ?BookLife (Editor's Pick)
"A must-read story for YA fantasy fans." ?Blueink Review (★ Starred review)
"Inventive, engaging, and boundless fun." ?Ottawa Review of Books
"A fun supernatural tale with well-developed characters and a touch of romance." ?Kirkus Reviews
THE CRYSTAL KEY
Finalist for the Aurora Award for Best YA Novel
"This thrilling superpowered urban fantasy series continues to grip." ?BookLife (Editor's Pick)
"This fast-paced story delivers in a big way." ?Blueink Review (★ Starred review)
"High adventure leavened with romance and mystery. ... has everything that made The Hollow Boys work and turns it up a few notches." ?Ottawa Review of Books
"A fun and engrossing superhero sequel." ?Kirkus Reviews
THE LOST EXPEDITION
"A lavishly concocted ride brimming with magic, mystery, and mayhem... Takeaway: Explosive conclusion to this spectacular fantasy joyride." ?BookLife (Editor's Pick)
"There is a sweeping majesty to the world building we have not seen since A Wrinkle in Time. ... You should package up all three volumes to gift to any young adults in your life?or any adult nostalgic for the Golden Age of SF fantasy." ?Ottawa Review of Books
Autorentext
Douglas Smith is an award-winning Canadian author described by Library Journal as "one of Canada's most original writers of speculative fiction." His fiction has been published in twenty-six languages and thirty-two countries. His work includes the urban fantasy novel, The Wolf at the End of the World, and the collections Chimerascope, Impossibilia, and La Danse des Esprits. His non-fiction guide for writers, Playing the Short Game: How to Market & Sell Short Fiction, is a must read for any short story writer.
Doug is a three-time winner of Canada's Aurora Award, and has been a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award, CBC's Bookies Award, Canada's juried Sunburst Award, and France's juried Prix Masterton and Prix Bob Morane. A short film based on Doug's story "By Her Hand, She Draws You Down" won several awards at film festivals around the world.