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    The Houses of Time
    The Houses of Time
    The Houses of Time
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    The Houses of Time

    By Jamil Nasir

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    David Grant has a singular talent--he can affect the course of his dreams.

    Quite by chance, he discovers the existence of the Trans-Humanist Institute and their lucid dreaming lessons. He discovers that under the tutelage of Dr. Thotmoses he has more control over his dreams. However, his talent soon runs away with him and he visits dreamplaces while awake. The waking world and the dreaming world collide. Grant ends up sedated in a hellish mental institution . . . but escapes through his lucid dreams, which he is beginning to control--though the control is far from perfect.

    Grant discovers, to his horror, that Dr. Thotmoses belongs to the Caucasus Synod Western Orthodox Church, and that they have been grooming him because of his fantastic dreaming talents. Only someone with his talent at manipulating reality and dream can bring their prayer to the Divine Presence in the universe. Many have tried this journey, few have succeeded. Those who have returned successful are rewarded beyond their wildest dreams.



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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateMay 14, 2013
    ISBN9781466846036
    The Houses of Time
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    Jamil Nasir

    Jamil Nasir's third novel, Tower of Dreams, won France's top science fiction award, the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire, and was runner up for the Philip K. Dick Award for best science fiction paperback published in the United States.  His short story “The Nomalers” won a first prize in the Writers of the Future Award.

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      Nasir approaches the idea of time travel a bit differently for this book and even creates a situation that's somewhat like a grandfather paradox. However, the ramifications of this paradox are different due to the manner in which Nasir handles time travel in general. The book itself rambled a bit and I was over half finished before the action picked up enough to where I truly felt that I HAD to finish the book to find out what happened. The climax and ending of were a bit of a downer and I was a bit disappointed in it. The story, overall, was okay and somewhat unique, but it was told rather than showed. The dialogue is lacking and the character development leaves something to be desired. I sort of recommend this book, but if you are a time travel buff you will probably be disappointed.

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