Muse of Nightmares
Readers rate it 4.4 (245 on Hardcover)
522 pages · Released 2018 · Little, Brown and Company
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Muse of Nightmares is a paranormal fantasy sequel featuring complex themes of revenge, trauma, and redemption in a dark-toned world. While the prose is lyrical and emotionally rich, the book contains significant scary and mature content—including nightmares, grief, captivity, and explorations of violence and loss—making it best suited for mature teens. The narrative ultimately rewards empathy, courage, and choosing compassion over revenge, but younger readers may find the tone and themes overwhelming.
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SARAI HAS LIVED AND BREATHED NIGHTMARES SINCE SHE WAS SIX YEARS OLD. SHE BELIEVED SHE KNEW EVERY HORROR AND WAS BEYOND SURPRISE. SHE WAS WRONG. In the wake of tragedy, neither Lazlo nor Sarai are who they were before. One a god, the other a ghost, they struggled to grasp the new boundaries of their selves are... SARAI HAS LIVED AND BREATHED NIGHTMARES SINCE SHE WAS SIX YEARS OLD. SHE BELIEVED SHE KNEW EVERY HORROR AND WAS BEYOND SURPRISE. SHE WAS WRONG. In the wake of tragedy, neither Lazlo nor Sarai are who they were before. One a god, the other a ghost, they struggled to grasp the new boundaries of their selves are dark-minded Minya holds them hostage, intent on vengeance against Weep. Lazlo faces an unthinkable choice--save the woman he loves, or everyone else?--while Sarai feels more helpless than ever. But is she? Sometimes only the direst need can teach us our own depths, and Sarai, the Muse of Nightmares, has not yet discovered what she's capable of. As humans and godspawn reel in the aftermath of the citadel's near fall, a new foe shatters their fragile hopes, and the mysteries of the Mesarthim are resurrected: Where did the gods come from, and why? What was done with thousands of children born in the citadel nursery? And most important of all, as forgotten doors are opened and new worlds revealed: Must heroes always slay monsters, or is it possible to save them instead? Love and hate, revenge and redemption, destruction and salvation all clash in this astonishing and heart-stopping sequel to the New York Times bestseller Stranger the Dreamer. This description comes from the publisher. Muse of Nightmares is the second book in the Strange the Dreamer duology, the first of which is Strange the Dreamer.
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- Adventure and adventurers--Fiction.
- Sisters--Fiction.
- YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / Paranormal
- Fantasy
- YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship
- Adventure and adventurers
- Sisters
- YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / Epic
- Fiction
- Gods
- Heroes
- Adventure stories
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ISBN 9780316341714 · Little, Brown and Company