Land of Dreams (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: James P. Blaylock
- First Published: 1987
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—magical world
- Time of Work: Indeterminate
- Setting: Rio Dell, California
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Magic or magicians, Other worlds, Ghosts or apparitions, California, West, U.S., Orphans or orphanages, Parallel universes or alternate dimensions
- Locales: California
The Plot
In the fictional small town of Rio Dell, in Northern California, the twelve-year solstice is drawing close and strange things are beginning to happen. On the beach, Skeezix discovers a giant shoe, which he wants to give to his friend Dr. Jensen. A giant pair of glasses already has been discovered, but these have been hung on the wall of the local tavern and Dr. Jensen cannot experiment with them. The carnival train arrives in town, although the railway has been out of use for years, and Jack sees a miniature man, no bigger than a mouse and wearing a mouse costume,...
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