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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>An exploration of the darkness inside us, the shadow-self that screams and begs, forever fighting to claw itself out. It's a siren song of transformation, an uncovered diary that bleeds fairy tales and dystopias.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>Recipient of the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Poetry</strong></p><p><br></p><p><em>A Collection of Dreamscapes</em> by Christina Sng is an exploration of the darkness inside us, the shadow-self that screams and begs, forever fighting to claw itself out. It's a siren song of transformation, an uncovered diary that bleeds fairy tales and dystopias, and it reads like a grimoire full of spells and curses that bring monsters and madmen to life. </p><p>Between these pages, readers will meet women who hide behind the taste of poisoned apples, who set themselves on fire, who weep at riverbanks, the taste of freedom too much to swallow, too heavy to bear. They will be whisked away to faraway lands and unimaginable worlds, the drip of fog-soaked dreams a steady flow down their throats while they choke on betrayal and bathe in the waters of tears twice cried.</p><p>Sng's poems are a blend of dark fantasy and science fiction, a changeling's whisper and an ogre's cry. They are both subtle and violent, and they weave themes of empowerment and strength through stars and earthquakes, forcing us to push away the rubble and look at what we've had to do to survive. They are the sacrifice in the forest and the haunting in the house, every gasp and ancient fear a reflection of the violence we've had to bury deep inside ourselves, all those battle cries and reimagined dreams we desperately try to forget. Here, Sng marries blood and magic, forever walking hand-in-hand with scar and ash, their imprints both a nightmare and a blessing, a dream and the truth.</p><p>Swallow them carefully. Once they're inside you, there's no getting them out.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"In <em>Dreamscapes</em>, Sng shatters traditional storytelling and showcases her versatility as a master poet." --Lee Murray, award-winning author of <em>Into the Mist</em></p><p>"New and old myths, reborn in Sng's brilliant imagination into unique, grownup versions where empowerment rules and old-fashioned revenge is very satisfying." --Linda D. Addison, award-winning author of <em>How to Recognize a Demon Has Become Your Friend</em> and HWA Lifetime Achievement Award winner</p><p>"Don't be surprised if these works begin to haunt your own dreams. This is poetry at its best."--David Lee Summers, author of <em>The Astronomer's Crypt</em> and <em>Owl Dance</em></p><p>"Outrage howls against human cruelty from verse after verse throughout." --Mike Allen, World Fantasy Award-nominated author of <em>Unseaming</em> and <em>Aftermath of an Industrial Accident</em></p><p>"...a journey of monstrous possibilities, surreal surroundings, and entrancing mythologies..."--Christa Carmen, author of <em>Something Borrowed, Something Blood-Soaked</em></p><p>"...Like a lullaby distorted into a scream, Sng's evocative language sets up beautiful scenes that soon lead the reader deeper and deeper into darkness." --Sara Tantlinger, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of <em>The Devil's Dreamland</em></p><br>

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