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The Hollow People

Brian Keaney (2006)

SubgenreSoft SF / Social SF
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages ()
SeriesThe Promises of Dr. Sigmundus #1
Setting
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On the island of Tarnagar is an asylum where people are locked up for dreaming. Dante is the kitchen boy who brings the inmates their meals. Bea is the privileged daughter of doctors. When a dangerous new patient arrives, their worlds collide. Who is Ezekiel Semiramis? What does he know about Dante's mother and the ruined city that Bea dreams of? Dante and Bea set out to discover the truth, and find themseves confronted by an extraordinary evil. Suggested level: secondary.