Strange the Dreamer

I was given this book a long time ago (a year? more?) and it has been sitting on my shelf, with its beautiful blue cover, waiting. Every now and then I would think, I need to read Strange the Dreamer, but then something else would come along, and I'd set it back down.

I came to a lull in my reading just before Nonfiction November was to begin, and I decided to read this book as it is not my usual sort of read.

Results? I enjoyed Strange the Dreamer very much. Book two is at the library now, and I'm very tempted to read it now, but I think I'll wait a bit until book three comes out and read the last two together.

So, what is this book about? Lazlo Strange is told he is an orphan. He was raised to be a monk until chance led him to his dream job, as a librarian. He is fascinated with the city of Weep, and he spends all his time researching this lost city, its history, its stories, its people. And then suddenly the Godslayer appears, Strange's hero from Weep, and Lazlo has the opportunity to go with a group to Weep and use the combined talents of the group to rescue Weep once again.

There's a lot of wonderful dreaming, and the point-of-view shifts from person to person—these are two of the things I loved best about this story. The story line goes in unexpected zips and zags and you are never sure who is a hero and who is a bad guy.

A very satisfying read.