The Last Guardian of Everness: Being the First Part of the War of the Dreaming

John C. Wright. Tor Books, $25.95 (332pp) ISBN 978-0-312-84871-2

Fans of John C. Wright's SF trilogy (The Golden Age, etc.) will welcome his thought-provoking fantasy debut, The Last Guardian of Everness: Being the First Part of the Dreaming. Watchman Galen Waylock, whose family has guarded the dream-gate for 1,000 years, chooses an unexpected third way when forced to decide between the powers of Darkness and those of Light in their battle to rule humankind. Agent, James Frenkel. .

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