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A review by imyril
Metronome by Oliver Langmead
4.0
William Manderlay - old, arthritic, nostalgic - is recruited to help a Sleepwalker defend the world of dreams. William's music holds the key to finding the long-lost fortress of Solomon's Eye, and a rogue Sleepwalker intends to release God's own nightmares from their long imprisonment there.
William soon finds allies can be unreliable and friends may look like enemies. Langmead doesn’t need to explain his world-building choices or worry about consistency – because he successfully builds a world that resonates with echoes of myth, structured around the sideways logic of dreams. It rings true on its own terms, and we get to marvel along with William as events unfold around him.
Metronome is wild and delightful, an adventure through dreams to try and save the world’s collective unconscious. Definitely an author to watch out for.
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William soon finds allies can be unreliable and friends may look like enemies. Langmead doesn’t need to explain his world-building choices or worry about consistency – because he successfully builds a world that resonates with echoes of myth, structured around the sideways logic of dreams. It rings true on its own terms, and we get to marvel along with William as events unfold around him.
Metronome is wild and delightful, an adventure through dreams to try and save the world’s collective unconscious. Definitely an author to watch out for.
Full review