- Taschenbuch: 368 Seiten
- Verlag: Roc (1. September 2001)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0451458435
- ISBN-13: 978-0451458438
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 16,8 x 10,4 x 2,8 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 625.424 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Through contact with aliens, humans some time in the future learn of the Dream, which allows interstellar communication; and through genetic engineering, they produce the Silent, humans who can enter the Dream. Subsequently, the Silent are often enslaved or hunted, and only the Children of Irfan, a quasimonastic order of the Silent, can protect its members and enforce their contracts. An unknown boy has the power to possess others' bodies against their will, and the Children are searching for him, either to protect him from government or criminal control or, if he is a criminal, to destroy him. In terms of narrative and world building, this is definitely a well-told tale, and Harper's skill at characterization is significantly above average. Moreover, his extrapolation of aboriginal Australian myth freshens the shopworn theme of telepathy. Even the future slums he imagines are memorably vivid, despite their early-twenty-first-century flavor. Intelligent entertainment. Roland Green
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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Like other members of the monklike order of the Children of Irfan, Kendi Weaver dedicates his life to identifying and training telepathically gifted humans, known as the Silent, in order to protect them from the Empire of Human Unity. When he discovers the presence of a powerful Silent on the conquered planet Rust, Kendi risks his life and his freedom to find the young man whose gift may bring an end to a tyrannical empire. This series opener should appeal to lovers of far-future space opera and sf adventure.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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A fascinating and complex tale of Science Fiction
24. Oktober 2001
Format:Taschenbuch
It is so rare that a book just grabs me and refuses to let go. I started "DREAMER" yesterday, and could not sleep until I finished it at 3 am! Steven Harper certainly knows how to tell an engaging tale and keep the reader's interest from start to finish.
Harper has created a new science fiction universe which shows incredible imagination and skill in world builing. His 'Silent Empire' is superb, both in it's concept and execution--a universe where Dreamers of numerous species communicate on a plane of existence entered by their thoughts. They can 'possess' the bodies of Silent slaves thousands of light years away, and are crucial in the running of the various galactic empires.
The plot revolves around two major points: a Silent being of great strength that has been recently sensed within the Dream, one who can possess the non-Silent as well; and there is also a great change taking place in the Dream, where the Silent are losing control, and a great storm of change is coming.
Told with great care and filled with fascinating characters, this is one of the best books I have read in a very long time.
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Interesting Story
26. Mai 2002
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I look for books by walking up and the isles until I find a book title that catches my interest. And so is the case with Dreamer: Silent Empire. What is it that caught my interest? The idea that humans can communicate over thousands of light-years of space through a interstellar gateway called the Dream. It is a place that only the Silent can walk. The Silent being a members of any race that have this ability, who at times are genetically engineered. So as it ends up the entire known galaxy is dependent upon this form of communication. Which causes problems for the Silent themselves. To be Silent on certain planets is to be a slave.
Enter the Children Of Irfan, an organization of Silent who free(if need be) and train the Silent in how to use their abilities. And they know something no one else does. There is a Silent out there who can posses Silent and Non-Silent against their will. A feet that should be impossible. All the clues as to this Silent's whereabouts bring them to a planet called Rust where a government, not to dissimilar to any third world country,enslaves any Silent for it own use. Can they find this Silent before any one else does? And when they do, what happens if this Silent proves to be to dangerous?
Over all a good read.
Enter the Children Of Irfan, an organization of Silent who free(if need be) and train the Silent in how to use their abilities. And they know something no one else does. There is a Silent out there who can posses Silent and Non-Silent against their will. A feet that should be impossible. All the clues as to this Silent's whereabouts bring them to a planet called Rust where a government, not to dissimilar to any third world country,enslaves any Silent for it own use. Can they find this Silent before any one else does? And when they do, what happens if this Silent proves to be to dangerous?
Over all a good read.
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A real page turner
5. September 2001
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People can enter the Dream, a mental plane of existence where thoughts are communicated to others though their bodies might be light years apart. Only the Silent may actually enter the plane of the Dream, but they can also take over the mind and body of another Silent if that person is willing. On the planet Rust, a new phenomena surfaces when teenage Sejal has the ability to take over the mind and body of Silent and non-Silent alike, up to eight at a time.
Agents of the Children of Irfan look for Sejal because they know if knowledge of him reaches the other Silents or the public at large, the ancient history Salem witch trials on Earth will look like a picnic. When they manage to locate and get Sejal to leave Rust, human and other species that can enter the Dream State have already learned about this unique individual. All have a use for him but the only people willing to listen to Sejal's wishes are the children of Irfan and even they doubt he should be allowed to live.
DREAMER is a fresh, original story that will interest readers who want something different. The plot has so many twists and turns that nobody will be able to predict what happens next. Steven Harper has created a clever concept tightened by the issue of the needs of the majority vs. the rights of one (similar to killing or exploiting instead of isolating Typhoid Mary) and weaves an exciting tale around it. Let's hope Mr. Harper is not silent about the Silent in the near future.
Harriet Klausner
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