num_pages: 160
description: Eight-year-old Horty Bluett is mocked by his classmates &amp; abused by his adoptive parents until the day his father severs three of his fingers. He runs away, taking only a gem-eyed doll he calls Junky, &amp; joins a carnival. Finding acceptance at last, Horty never dreams that Junky is more than a toy, nor does he realize that a threat far greater than his cruel father inhabits the carnival &amp; has been searching for Horty longer than he has been alive.This book was also published as "The Synthetic Man".
language: English
title: The Dreaming Jewels
titlecomplete: The Dreaming Jewels
characters: Horty Bluett, Pierre Monetre
genres: Audiobook, Science Fiction, Classics, Novels, Science Fiction Fantasy, Horror, Fiction, The United States Of America, Fantasy, Speculative Fiction
ratings_count: 3059
places: The United States of America
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Retro Hugo Award
category: Best Novella
publisher: Gollancz