The Dreamer's Way,Used

Product DescriptionFlita is alone in a hostile world. Abandoned by her mother, betrayed by her stepmother and her best friend, and sentenced to death, she is now trapped in the poisonous air outside the safe boundaries of the Protectorate. If the air doesn't kill her, the hideously deformed monsters that dwell Outside will. Her only hope is to find the Dreamer's Way that will lead her to the Golden City and safety. But the monsters have already attacked and wrapped their deadly tendrils around her. Even if she knew the location of the Dreamer's Way, she has no way to get there.or does she?ReviewGood. Evil. Black. White. Perspectives. Pointofviews. "Dreamer's Way" by Mari Atherton is a bit of both. 4 1/2 dreamers up http://www.lilliancauldwell.comI can see this book appealing not only to fantasy readers but also those who love a good romantic pull. Lea Scizas, AllBooks ReviewsMari Atherton delivers a fantastic, imaginative fantasy worthy of attention! USABookNews, October 2006From the PublisherWe are pleased to be able to publish Mari Atherton's new fantasy novel. Her novels are wonders of imagination and creativity, and explore the very human relationships invovled in her wellthoughtout plot lines.From the AuthorThe Dreamers Way started as a short story, which I incorporated into the prologue of the book. It actually started in my mind as an image of a great ruler, the Tzeh Cher, who had supplicants come to her each day to ask for things. When they came, they had to stand on a colored square on the floor and would move forward a square as the line moved up. When the Tzeh Cher was finished hearing supplicants for the day, then the people left standing on the squares had to go away and try another day. Originally the Tzeh Cher was a cruel ruler and very subject to whimsy. In the original story, Alodi was brought before the Tzeh Cher as a criminal, a person who had dangerous visions, and she had to wait several days before she was actually able to see the ruler. She was then sent into exile.The short story received a lot of favorable comments from publishers but at 6000 words was too long for a short story and too short for a book or novella. So I decided to explore what happened after Alodi went to the City of the Dreamers and turned it into a novel.About the AuthorMari Atherton lives in the DFW Metroplex with her six cats, one dog and husband. She fell in love with Science Fiction when she read The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury at the age of ten. She promptly wrote her own science fiction novel that, mercifully, has long since been consigned to the recycling bin. She can be reached at mariatherton@sbcglobal.net.