Speaking Dreams
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A runaway slave sold into the service of troubled Emirate diplomat Mira LoDire, Costa, a female breeder, finds herself drawn to her reluctant mistress and discovers that her troubling visions may hold... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1563410141
ISBN13:9781563410147
Release Date:January 1992
Publisher:Firebrand Books
Length:264 Pages
Weight:0.75 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"
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Contemporary Fiction Lesbian Literature & Fiction Science Fiction Science Fiction & FantasyCustomer Reviews
5 ratings
Kathryn, Las Vegas
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
Loved this book, I couldn't put it down. The characters are well developed, the writing is A-1. If you want a book with non stop action this is the one for you
A Very good first book. Good subject.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
I love good Sci Fi. I enjoyed the fresh and new plot of this book. It makes a good read the characters are believable and well rounded.It has a good ending which is great for a us gal's to enjoy. No, the lesbians do not jump of a window, hang themselves in despair, take poison or are killed at the end. They move on to be happy. Well done Severna.
Even my girlfriend read this book!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
I loved the book.. My sister gave it to me with high recommendations.. my girlfriend started reading it while I was and we ended up competing to read it, and she never touches a book without having to! Interesting social dynamic - although it covers slavery it is not a typical slave story. I would like many more books on this storyline but alas, the author has written only one other on the subject. READ IT!!
*currently my favorite book*
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
S.M. Stirling's comments here speak for me pretty well. Rarely has a book touched me in such a way that I have read it again within a month. The character of Costa, in particular, is one of the most interesting and involving characters I've come across. I've read and enjoyed all three of Severna Park's novels, but this one remains my favorite, for reasons I'm not sure I can explain.
Very impressive first novel
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 27 years ago
It's rare for the conventions of space opera to be used for characterizations of this depth and clarity. SPEAKING DREAMS functions quite well as an adventure story, but it _shines_ as a study in character -- the effects of trauma, the difficult, risky necessity of trust, and the effort needed to overcome one's past. It is also, and oddly for a book containing so much vividly realized pain, charming. I'd even use the word sweet for parts, if it didn't have negative overtones and didn't contrast so starkly with the strength and honesty of the portrayals. This is the sort of book you read several times; and also the sort that makes you determined to look at anything new that appears under the author's name. -- S.M. Stirling
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