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Death (7 reviewers), Grief (4 reviewers), Blood (4 reviewers), Violence (3 reviewers), Child death (3 reviewers), Gore (2 reviewers), Murder (2 reviewers), Xenophobia (2 reviewers), Kidnapping (1 reviewer), Rape (1 reviewer), and Genocide (1 reviewer)Moderate
Rape (6 reviewers), Child death (5 reviewers), Slavery (4 reviewers), Sexual content (3 reviewers), Sexual assault (3 reviewers), Sexual violence (3 reviewers), Confinement (2 reviewers), Blood (2 reviewers), Genocide (2 reviewers), Adult/minor relationship (2 reviewers), Violence (1 reviewer), Torture (1 reviewer), Toxic relationship (1 reviewer), Grief (1 reviewer), Kidnapping (1 reviewer), Murder (1 reviewer), Death of parent (1 reviewer), Emotional abuse (1 reviewer), and Xenophobia (1 reviewer)Minor
Rape (6 reviewers), Kidnapping (4 reviewers), Sexual assault (3 reviewers), Sexual content (2 reviewers), Death (1 reviewer), Physical abuse (1 reviewer), Sexual violence (1 reviewer), Slavery (1 reviewer), Suicidal thoughts (1 reviewer), and Blood (1 reviewer)Moods
adventurous 86%
mysterious 69%
emotional 62%
hopeful 33%
sad 25%
dark 24%
inspiring 20%
tense 20%
reflective 18%
challenging 12%
funny 8%
lighthearted 7%
relaxing 4%
informative 0%
mysterious 69%
emotional 62%
hopeful 33%
sad 25%
dark 24%
inspiring 20%
tense 20%
reflective 18%
challenging 12%
funny 8%
lighthearted 7%
relaxing 4%
informative 0%
Pace
medium 58%
slow 35%
fast 6%
slow 35%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Character: 46% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 81% | No: 9% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 4% | N/A: 0%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 14% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 54% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 0%Average rating
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The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around—and Lazlo Strange, war orphan and junior librarian, has always feared that his dream chose poorly. Since he was five years old he’s been obsessed with the mythic lost city of Weep, but it would take someone bolder than he to cross half the world in search of it. Then a stunning opportunity presents itself, in the person of a hero called the Godslayer and a band of legendary warriors, and he has to seize his chance or lose his dream forever.
What happened in Weep two hundred years ago to cut it off from the rest of the world? What exactly did the Godslayer slay that went by the name of god? And what is the mysterious problem he now seeks help in solving?
The answers await in Weep, but so do more mysteries—including the blue-skinned goddess who appears in Lazlo’s dreams. How did he dream her before he knew she existed? And if all the gods are dead, why does she seem so real?
Welcome to Weep.
What happened in Weep two hundred years ago to cut it off from the rest of the world? What exactly did the Godslayer slay that went by the name of god? And what is the mysterious problem he now seeks help in solving?
The answers await in Weep, but so do more mysteries—including the blue-skinned goddess who appears in Lazlo’s dreams. How did he dream her before he knew she existed? And if all the gods are dead, why does she seem so real?
Welcome to Weep.
Buy Strange the Dreamer
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Bookshop US
Other countries
Bookshop UK
Blackwell's
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The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around—and Lazlo Strange, war orphan and junior librarian, has always feared that his dream chose poorly. Since he was five years old he’s been obsessed with the mythic lost city of Weep, but it would take someone bolder than he to cross half the world in search of it. Then a stunning opportunity presents itself, in the person of a hero called the Godslayer and a band of legendary warriors, and he has to seize his chance or lose his dream forever.
What happened in Weep two hundred years ago to cut it off from the rest of the world? What exactly did the Godslayer slay that went by the name of god? And what is the mysterious problem he now seeks help in solving?
The answers await in Weep, but so do more mysteries—including the blue-skinned goddess who appears in Lazlo’s dreams. How did he dream her before he knew she existed? And if all the gods are dead, why does she seem so real?
Welcome to Weep.
What happened in Weep two hundred years ago to cut it off from the rest of the world? What exactly did the Godslayer slay that went by the name of god? And what is the mysterious problem he now seeks help in solving?
The answers await in Weep, but so do more mysteries—including the blue-skinned goddess who appears in Lazlo’s dreams. How did he dream her before he knew she existed? And if all the gods are dead, why does she seem so real?
Welcome to Weep.
What the community thinks
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Death (7 reviewers), Grief (4 reviewers), Blood (4 reviewers), Violence (3 reviewers), Child death (3 reviewers), Gore (2 reviewers), Murder (2 reviewers), Xenophobia (2 reviewers), Kidnapping (1 reviewer), Rape (1 reviewer), and Genocide (1 reviewer)Moderate
Rape (6 reviewers), Child death (5 reviewers), Slavery (4 reviewers), Sexual content (3 reviewers), Sexual assault (3 reviewers), Sexual violence (3 reviewers), Confinement (2 reviewers), Blood (2 reviewers), Genocide (2 reviewers), Adult/minor relationship (2 reviewers), Violence (1 reviewer), Torture (1 reviewer), Toxic relationship (1 reviewer), Grief (1 reviewer), Kidnapping (1 reviewer), Murder (1 reviewer), Death of parent (1 reviewer), Emotional abuse (1 reviewer), and Xenophobia (1 reviewer)Minor
Rape (6 reviewers), Kidnapping (4 reviewers), Sexual assault (3 reviewers), Sexual content (2 reviewers), Death (1 reviewer), Physical abuse (1 reviewer), Sexual violence (1 reviewer), Slavery (1 reviewer), Suicidal thoughts (1 reviewer), and Blood (1 reviewer)Moods
adventurous 86%
mysterious 69%
emotional 62%
hopeful 33%
sad 25%
dark 24%
inspiring 20%
tense 20%
reflective 18%
challenging 12%
funny 8%
lighthearted 7%
relaxing 4%
informative 0%
mysterious 69%
emotional 62%
hopeful 33%
sad 25%
dark 24%
inspiring 20%
tense 20%
reflective 18%
challenging 12%
funny 8%
lighthearted 7%
relaxing 4%
informative 0%
Pace
medium 58%
slow 35%
fast 6%
slow 35%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Character: 46% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 81% | No: 9% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 4% | N/A: 0%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 14% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 54% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 0%Average rating