The Book of Stolen Dreams will make a welcome addition to the shelf of any fan of middle-grade fantasy.

So that was the personal inspiration for Robert and Rachel Klein and their journey away from the land of Krasnia. Of course, this goldfish-brain existence can’t last: Cyan discovers messages coded into bleached whalebone and the Method really does not suit one new arrival. On their travels they meet a wonderful cast of characters who all play their part in helping the children on their dangerous quest.

Unfortunately for Rachel and Robert, their father is captured and imprisoned, leaving them as sole protectors of the book. The Book of Stolen Dreams reminds me of the books I read as a child, the books that made me fall in love with reading. Of course you will find him, even though Port Clement is a city of seventeen million people and he has no idea you’re coming. Due for release in September 2021 I can’t wait to see the buzz it generates, and I’m grateful to NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read it early.

The Book of Stolen Dreams is a powerful story that puts the heroes in danger almost constantly, yet still delivers a highly emotional and satisfying ending. Rachel and Robert live in a dictatorship in Brava that makes life very drab and humdrum – as well as very dangerous. Firstly, I directed the 50th anniversary production of Harold Pinter's The Birthday Party at The Lyric Hammersmith where it was first premiered in 1958. With a big heart and courage to match, she has a strong sense of justice and the importance to fight for what is right, even when the cost may seem to be too great to bear.His arc, although perhaps predictable, was satisfying nonetheless, and he is a memorable character that has stayed with me days after finishing the book. President Charles Malstain will stop at nothing to get this strange tome, and the siblings must use all their guile to keep it safe and understand its uses as they are pursued, befriended and betrayed.

The Book of Stolen Dreams is an absorbing, tense adventure set in a timeless city, where two siblings risk everything to try to bring to an end a ruthless dictatorship.

As his omniscient narrator observes with the mix of hard-won acceptance, hope and love for humanity that echoes throughout The Book of Stolen Dreams, 'Such is life, my friend. With their father captured and everyone hunting for the Book, they must uncover its secrets and track down the final, missing page.