City of Dreams & Nightmare by Ian Whates – Review

City of Dreams & Nightmare by Ian Whates

“City of Dreams & Nightmare” has two strengths that make it such an addictive read. Sense of wonder and fast pace with many twists and turns. It is hard to overemphasize how many cool things the author throws in here, but I will give several examples:

-magical cape flying policemen – Tylus the Kite-Guard is one such

-nasty and even monstrous creation like the huge Demon Hounds, spider-like creations that act as spies or parasites that can influence the will of malleable people

-superb weaponry combining classical blades, swords and crossbows with lots of new, inventive ones

-intriguing aliens in the lizard like “Jeradine” and their highly valued “sculptures” made from – read the book to discover what!

-magical powers, including healing, ability to enter minds, ability to hide – or are they just advanced and forgotten science?

-several superb fight scenes, including a (small scale) battle that is for the ages

And that is just a sample of what the novel has to offer, so even if only for that and it is worth reading it.

“City of Dreams & Nightmare” grabs you pretty much from the first page and then you really do not want to put it down since it just twists and turns and the threads following the main characters above are all deftly handled with very smooth jumps and several crucial interludes following the “true movers and shakers” of the novel.

via Fantasy Book Critic: “City of Dreams & Nightmare” by Ian Whates (Reviewed by Liviu Suciu).