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Dreams Have Power
Timothy Smit is an unremarkable person. As a middle management executive, he works long hours with not much to show for it. After falling ill, he returns to work seemingly on the mend but after blacking out during a violent coughing fit in his office he wakes up in the hospital to devastating news. What he initially thought was just a bout of the flu has been diagnosed as an aggressive form of lung cancer. Given mere months to live, Smit is confined to a hospital bed in ICU and drifts in an out of consciousness. When he is asleep, he enters a fantastical dream world with an unlikely guide. Finding himself navigating a hostile beach and then an unending cavern Tim and his dream state companion encounter and overcome challenges. But as he overcomes challenges in his dream state, the doctors notice that his physical state also begins to improve. Harnessing this newfound knowledge, Tim begins to take a more active role in his dreamtime hoping that if he can find his way to freedom in his dream state, he may also gain recovery from his cancer.
To Build A Dream is the third book that I have read by author Greg Hickey and while each book has been vastly different, they have all been impactful stories that left me thinking long after the final chapter. While the majority of To Build A Dream takes place in one location (the hospital room), the addition of Tim’s dream state and all of the challenges and visuals of that world really grabbed and kept my interest. It was fascinating to read the events of of the dream knowing that this is coming from the mind of a person who was barely hanging on with a death sentence over his head. When Tim wakes up and discovers that there has been an improvement in his health I rejoiced with him and I eagerly awaited the next dream sequence… not only for the dream itself, but to see what new developments that would facilitate in the natural world.
If you like a story that is mysterious, intriguing and will have you invested in the main character from the opening pages this is an excellent choice. If you are already a fan of Greg Hickey, this title will not disappoint.
Jennly Reads 