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A MAN FINDS NEW LIFE BUT THE DREAMS LINGER... For a long time, all
he knew were dreams. At first, these dreams encumbered his mind
entirely so that he could not recognize his surroundings nor
associate his dreams with reality. Gradually, he did begin to
escape his dreams, and the land of Tasmear returned to him. But ten
years had past, and the dreams persisted. Awoken, he began to
analyze his dreams, recognizing that they were not just random
thoughts. They hinted at secrets and prophecy, a desperate game of
survival, and the whereabouts of a lost sorcerer. Had he become
clairvoyant, or was there something else at play? His past began to
come back to him, too, and he remembered his near death experience.
Thus, he sought out those who were once his friends to continue to
heal and to rediscover a semblance of his life. Yet the future was
still in his dreams, and the fate of a county was wrapped up in
them... Dream Spells is the second novel in Altman's Tasmear
series. It weaves an intricate and unpredictable tale of friendship
and politics, sorcery and intrigue as well as romance and
adventure.
Liliana goes to school, hangs out with friends, and has a typical
young teenage life, except that she also protects a marvelous
magical tree in the Redwoods, talks telepathically to animals, and
has knowledge about the mystical Guardian Realm, where she wants to
someday visit. When that opportunity arrives, she does not hesitate
to go to the mysterious realm. She must not let her father and
friends know what she is planning for the summer, though, for they
would not want her to go and would not believe her anyway. If she
were to make it to the Guardian Realm, what would she find there?
She expected a glorious place where magic and imagination ruled,
where her departed mother thrived, and where dreams lived. But
expectation rarely is the same as reality. Liliana has many
surprises awaiting her. The Guardian Realm becomes so much more
than the paradise Liliana hoped it to be, for there, a realization
awaits that will open her mind to a mission she must fulfill. In
this sequel to Liliana's Fan, Adam Altman picks up right where he
left off, delving into an intricate plot while also not forgetting
about teenage life. This novel is poignant, mysterious, and fun,
and teases at more of Liliana's adventures to come.
An amulet that saves the bearer by killing the person he holds most
dear
Within the vicinity, a seemingly insignificant presence
disturbed the inner core of Tasmear. It traveled through the
connecting hot streams that were networked throughout the
fathomless interior of the earth, cooling the sizzling streams of
some of their effervescence as it passed, adding an element of
sapphire incandescence in its wake, flavoring the dull earth with
its magical elegance.
At first floating unseen down a hot stream, LifeShaker made its
escape, slipping away from the one who had temporarily possessed
it. The amulet had given newfound life to that creature, but the
illness that would have seeped through to kill him instead poisoned
the person of this world that he loved. This portion of
LifeShaker's power was a dastardly trade off, bringing health back
to one but shaking the life out of another.
The sapphire glow of the amulet remained as it reached the lake
and sunk to its depths, but the glow was fading, as was the life of
the one it had sacrificed. When it reached the bottom of the lake
and buried under sea level to continue its journey, the amulet was
hiding itself from every living creature. During that instant,
LifeShaker's glow in its sapphire dissipated its final spark,
culminating the life on this world of its victim at the exact
moment that the poison would have ended the life of its last
would-be possessor
Dreams escape into the night And flicker through the spirits Of
ancient, modern, and new, Of young and old, of future And past, of
lives forgotten In the boundless trap of time. And so begins
"Enlightened Darkness," a long poem about nature and love. By the
time readers finish this poem, they only want to re-enter into its
beauty. It will stay in the minds of its readers for a long time
with its emotional impact and powerful themes. It is one of the
many crowning achievements in this collection. The shorter works
also have their charm. Like a good music album, any might become
your favorite, but the others will still delight or enthrall you.
So if you are a poetry enthusiast, come enjoy this fantastic
collection of poetry. You will be glad you did.
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