num_pages: 313
description: Set in a reality where nightmares do not fade upon waking, this anthology skims along the surface of life and dips just beneath, revealing the hidden machinations that fuel dreams. These underlying myths and fantasies exist not as musty old stories but as ancient truths that have come to illuminate the modern human condition. The title story touches on themes of grief, redemption, and time travel; "Cold Fire" ventures into love and obsession; and "Peace on Suburbia" introduces readers to a Christmas with an entirely different kind of savior. These and 13 other tales are framed by four interludes—Dreams, Nightmares, Waking, and Rising—that guide readers through a world that is at once familiar and eerily off-kilter.
language: English
title: Map of Dreams
titlecomplete: Map of Dreams
genres: Magical Realism, Fantasy, Anthologies, Collections, Time Travel, Short Stories, Science Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy, Fiction, Horror
ratings_count: 132
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: World Fantasy Award
category: Collection and Nominee for Novella "Map of Dreams", awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: IAFA William L. Crawford Fantasy Award
publisher: Golden Gryphon Press