The hollow people
By: Brian Keaney
Series: The promises of Dr Sigmundus -- bk. 1; Promises of Dr Sigmundus -- bk. 1.
Publisher: Orchard
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 263
ISBN-13: 9781846162251
Subjects: Fantasy; Dreams; Fiction
Description: 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.