Dream Thief edition by Stephen Lawhead Literature Fiction eBooks
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Epic science fiction about alien intervention in human civilization, in which a sleep researcher on an orbiting space station is contacted through his dreams by an alien intelligence bent on the manipulation of humankind. The struggle to prevent this domination takes him to a terraforming project on Mars. There, among the howling winds of a hostile planet, he discovers the decaying remains of an ancient civilization whose demise just might hold the clue to saving humanity.
"Science Fiction and Fantasy elements are combined to produce a Hi-Tech mystical experience. . . . This is an original and accomplished tale bursting with suspense and intrigue." SFF Books Reviews
Dream Thief edition by Stephen Lawhead Literature Fiction eBooks
Before picking this book up, I had read Lawhead once before. He seemed a capable author. This book showed up on my “recommended” list from Amazon, so I decided to give it a try. The Dream Thief is a science fiction story about a man named Spence Reston who studies the effects that space travel has on human sleep. He works on a space station somewhere between Earth and Mars. The problem is that Spence himself is having trouble with terrible dreams and often finds himself waking up in places he shouldn’t be. As the story unfolds, Reston must discover and stop an ancient power that effects not only his dreams, but that could enslave the entire human race.The idea for Lawhead’s story is intriguing. For fans of the science fiction genre, there is much to like about “The Dream Thief”. It has an interesting concept that bounces between future space travel, to the planet Mars, and to the foundations of many of Earths ancient religions. But as much as there is to like about the book, there are equal amounts of things wrong with it. What perplexed me most about the book was that it completely lacks the flow that I found in the other story I had read by Lawhead. There are gaps in time from chapter to chapter. In many cases at the end of a chapter, Lawhead decides to end in the midst of a certain set of circumstances and then open the next chapter completely after the event – leaving the reader to make assumptions or guesses as to exactly how things ended. This may have been a conscious decision by Lawhead to try and create a certain style in the book, or maybe he felt the book was too long and decided to cut what he felt were unnecessary portions, but it only served to give the book a “choppy” feel.
This made more since to me after I found out that this was one of Lawhead’s very first books and was written over thirty years ago. He’s certainly progressed in his writing since then.
All in all the book isn’t terrible, but it’s not great either. I’m giving it a three because it’s only a middle of the road science fiction book.
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Dream Thief edition by Stephen Lawhead Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
Mankind is on the verge of a Martian terraforming project a few hundred years from the present day. In a state-of-the-art satellite station Gotham (orbiting Earth) scientists prepare and research while special teams are regularly dispatched to Mars to establish the framework for a permanent colony. A Gotham-employed sleep researcher, Dr. Reston is plagued by a series of increasingly bizarre nightmares that give him uncomfortable premonitions about something sinister pending on Mars.
As a non-scientist, I was still able to appreciate with fascination what seems to be a very credible and realistic account of the future world in this universe. The logistics of a working space station and how humans adapt to it, the early stages of a terraforming project -- these are explained well enough to create a plausible backdrop for the story, but not detailed to death for more casual audiences like me. The looming mystery on Mars that culminates with a first encounter with an ancient Martian race is the real story as far as I'm concerned. The focus of Dream Thief is nicely character-driven.
Stephen Lawhead does a surprising departure from space about midway and takes us to an even more alien environment (for most of us Westerners) India. Seen through the eyes of a santized, educated man of the 23rd (?) Century, India is even more exotic and disturbing. Lawhead may be borrowing from some pretty standard SF mythos at this point in the novel as he ties in space visitors with certain aspects of humanity's religious and cultural heritage (Gee, where have I heard that before..?), but his interpretation of how that worked out from the aliens' standpoint is unique. He deserves credit for an original twist on that modern day Science Fiction convention.
Readers of Lawhead's Arthurian and fantasy series books will be very happy with his change to Sci Fi. His style is intact. New readers will just enjoy the good tale. And as in his other books, the Christian message is very subtle (ie, not "preachy"). In fact, the implications of the spiritual revelations from the Martian could just as easily be New Age as Christian, as no mention of Jesus is actually made (and believe me, I was watching for it). Whether or not that is a plus is up for you to decide, but I was a tad disappointed in Stephen for that.
-Andrea, aka Merribelle
One of Stephen Lawhead's classic works of science fiction. This quick read will grab you and keep you turning pages until the end. This book is amazing not only for the great story but for how prescient it turned out to be about where technology would go. Very little in this book reads as dated, which is incredible considering it was written in (if memory serves) the early 80s. Be sure to read the forward to the electronic version. I was astounded to realize that, at the time of the writing of this book, Mr. Lawhead did not know anything about Stephen Hawking. When you read the book you will know why that is such a big deal. This book could be described as a "Christian" novel but the content is not preachy or heavy handed in the least. If you like science fiction, especially "vintage" science fiction, you will LOVE this novel. If you enjoy this book as much as I did, read The Search for Fierra (Empyrion, Book 1) next. It's even better.
Belief is the sense organ of faith, as your eyes are the sense organ of sight. With sight you see the world, with faith you see God. Belief has the power to shape reality.
The story starts as a sci-if mystery and evolves into mysticism- that said, it’s a darn fine read which you could almost believe in. The book shows its age, but 20 or more years later, buy it, devour it and then make up your own mind. I think it will be a classic.
Before picking this book up, I had read Lawhead once before. He seemed a capable author. This book showed up on my “recommended” list from , so I decided to give it a try. The Dream Thief is a science fiction story about a man named Spence Reston who studies the effects that space travel has on human sleep. He works on a space station somewhere between Earth and Mars. The problem is that Spence himself is having trouble with terrible dreams and often finds himself waking up in places he shouldn’t be. As the story unfolds, Reston must discover and stop an ancient power that effects not only his dreams, but that could enslave the entire human race.
The idea for Lawhead’s story is intriguing. For fans of the science fiction genre, there is much to like about “The Dream Thief”. It has an interesting concept that bounces between future space travel, to the planet Mars, and to the foundations of many of Earths ancient religions. But as much as there is to like about the book, there are equal amounts of things wrong with it. What perplexed me most about the book was that it completely lacks the flow that I found in the other story I had read by Lawhead. There are gaps in time from chapter to chapter. In many cases at the end of a chapter, Lawhead decides to end in the midst of a certain set of circumstances and then open the next chapter completely after the event – leaving the reader to make assumptions or guesses as to exactly how things ended. This may have been a conscious decision by Lawhead to try and create a certain style in the book, or maybe he felt the book was too long and decided to cut what he felt were unnecessary portions, but it only served to give the book a “choppy” feel.
This made more since to me after I found out that this was one of Lawhead’s very first books and was written over thirty years ago. He’s certainly progressed in his writing since then.
All in all the book isn’t terrible, but it’s not great either. I’m giving it a three because it’s only a middle of the road science fiction book.
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