Review: The Pre-Inception Inception
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 22, 2010
The author begins his eerie tale with fact--a quote from Newsweek, in fact."Because the CIA is secret; it is also insular; because it is elitist, it is also unaccountable."-Newsweek, October 10, 1994And with that in mind, readers enter into a story that--like dreams themselves--proves both frightening, otherworldly, and entirely realistic.  Part of Dream War's appeal is the seamless manner in which Prosapio weaves history, myth, and dreamscapes into a whole that raises that classic science fiction question: Is it possible?With a likeable, fully-fleshed hero (using the subconscious dreamscapes of a person as a tool for characterization, by the way, is brilliant) it's impossible not to root for facing off against a bone-chilling villain from the depths of one's nightmares (literally), Dream War takes a wild concept and keeps it grounded in the dramatis personae.  Add to that Prosapio's strong writing and total control of the narrative and we have a spooky, imaginative novel that takes a universally-fascinating concept and turns it into a delirious adventure.  And despite a similar incarnation on the silver screen, Dream War is completely original.Reading Time: One to two weeks.Recommendation: Do read if you've ever wondered that there might be more to dreams than the random firings of synapses.  Don't read just before bed.