Dreamslinger
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
Amari and the Night Brothers meets Pokémon in this thrilling start to Graci Kim’s brand-new fantasy series where dragons and phoenixes roam the skies of Seoul; meals magically appear based on your mood; and dreams literally come to life
Fourteen-year-old Aria Loveridge lives at the Resthaven Home for Dreamslingers, a safe haven for children born with a genetic mutation that transports them to a powerfully magical realm while they sleep. But this magic can be unpredictable—even deadly. After all, it was only ten years ago when members of the Royal League of Dreamslingers caused the Great Outburst—a tragedy that killed hundreds of people, including Aria’s mom.
Since then, Aria’s dad has become leading expert on Dreamslinger Welfare, which means Aria knows better than most what it takes to keep society safe from her, and others like her: separation, identification, and most importantly, power suppression.
So when the Kingdom of Royal Hanguk—home of the Dreamslinger League—announces the first Dreamslinger trials where teenage slingers from around the world are invited to compete for a chance to join the League and learn how to use their powers, Aria knows what she must do: join the trials and take down the League from the inside.
But the Trials introduce Aria to a world of wonderous magic and friendship, a world where she finally feels like she belongs. And as dark secrets from the past are revealed—ones that make Aria question her very identity—she becomes even more determined to discover the truth for herself. She just has to survive the trials first.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Dreamslingers—carriers of a genetic mutation that allows them to manifest magical abilities from dreams—have become increasingly oppressed following the Great Outburst, an event 10 years ago that resulted in thousands of fatalities. In fictional Almiro, Tex., 14-year-old dreamslinger Aria Loveridge attends Resthaven, a dreamslinger school where her activist father teaches students to "restrain, contain, maintain" their emotions to safely exist in society as slingers. After a PR disaster jeopardizes Resthaven, Aria enters the Royal Slinger Trials to spy on the secluded kingdom of Royal Hanguk, the only country where dreamslingers develop and train their abilities rather than hide them. There, Aria is drawn to the hitherto hidden joys of dreamslinging and befriends fellow Trial competitors Tui and Lion. But as she uncovers Royal Hanguk secrets, Aria must decide where her allegiances lie. Exploration of heavy themes surrounding political indoctrination and radicalization occasionally clash with the novel's lighthearted tone. Nevertheless, Kim (The Last Fallen Moon) capably deploys Aria's sassy third-person narration to present an imaginative series opener that infuses Korean culture and folklore with whimsical dream technology. Aria is half Korean and half white. Ages 10–14.
