Lair of Dreams (Diviners Series #2)

by Libba Bray

Overview

The long-awaited, thrilling supernatural sequel in The Diviners series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Libba Bray—now in paperback!

The longing of dreams draws the dead, and this city holds many dreams.

After a supernatural show down with a serial killer, Evie O'Neill has outed herself as a Diviner. With her uncanny ability to read people's secrets, she's become a media darling and earned the title "America's Sweetheart Seer." Everyone's in love with the city's newest It Girl... everyone except the other Diviners.

Piano-playing Henry Dubois and Chinatown resident Ling Chan are two Diviners struggling to keep their powers a secret—for they can walk in dreams. And while Evie is living the high life, victims of a mysterious sleeping sickness are turning up across New York City.

As Henry searches for a lost love and Ling strives to succeed in a world that shuns her, a malevolent force infects their dreams. And at the edges of it all lurks a man in a stovepipe hat who has plans that extend farther than anyone can guess... As the sickness spreads, can the Diviners descend into the dreamworld to save the city?

In this heart-stopping sequel to The Diviners, Printz award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Libba Bray takes readers deeper into the mystical underbelly of New York City.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780316126038
Publisher:	Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication date:	09/05/2017
Series:	Diviners Series , #2
Pages:	592
Sales rank:	26,375
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.60(d)
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

About the Author

Libba Bray is the #1 bestselling author of The Diviners, Lair of Dreams, the New York Times bestseller Beauty Queens, the 2010 Printz Award-winning Going Bovine, and the acclaimed Gemma Doyle trilogy. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for LAIR OF DREAMS:

* "Bray illuminates the dark side of the American Dream in her long-awaited sequel to The Diviners, weaving xenophobia, industrial progress, Jazz Age debauchery, government secrets, religious fervor, and supernatural horror into a sprawling and always entertaining narrative."—Publishers Weekly, starred review

* "A multilayered, character-driven, and richly rewarding installment to the paranormal historical fiction series."—School Library Journal, starred review

* "Bray weaves connections between her numerous characters and explores friendships, dark secrets, and dramatic love interests. This book will fly off the shelves to fans of Bray, Cassandra Clare, and the supernatural."—VOYA, starred review

* "The ambitiously broad focus of this novel strikes just the right balance in its division of narrative might, developing each of the dizzyingly large cast of diverse characters with an impressive attention to detail and with period-specific, witty dialogue."—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"Sweet relationships (romantic, platonic, and familial) and snarky banter filled with period slang balance and accentuate the suspenseful horror. Fan will barrel through this second installment and emerge impatient for the next."—Horn Book

From the Publisher

★ 08/17/2015
Bray illuminates the dark side of the American Dream in her long-awaited sequel to The Diviners (2012), weaving xenophobia, industrial progress, Jazz Age debauchery, government secrets, religious fervor, and supernatural horror into a sprawling and always entertaining narrative. Romances among the major players get significant time in the spotlight: Evie O'Neill, now "America's Sweetheart Seer" of radio fame, finds herself pushed into a publicity-driven relationship with fellow Diviner Sam Lloyd; their combative (and often alcohol-fueled) exchanges are among the funniest in the novel. Follies girl Theta struggles to maintain her interracial romance with Harlem healer Memphis while keeping her own abilities secret from him. And musician Henry DuBois's efforts to locate the boy he left behind in New Orleans lead him into friendship with fellow "dreamwalker" Ling Chan, whose Chinese-American community is being vilified as a deadly sleeping sickness sweeps across New York City. Bray is equally at home constructing gruesome deaths at the hands of bloodthirsty ghosts and deploying incisive commentary on the march of progress, both of which inflict their share of damage. Ages 15–up. Agent: Barry Goldblatt, Barry Goldblatt Literary. (Aug.)

Publishers Weekly

Since Evie O’Neill revealed her powers as a Diviner, she has lived the high life as “America’s Sweetheart Seer.” As she drowns her nightmares about fighting John Hobbes in gin, dazzling parties, and the adoration of fans, a sleeping sickness is spreading through Chinatown and no one knows how to stop it. Dreamwalkers Ling Chan and Henry Dubois are thrown together when dreams start to collide. Henry is searching dreams for his lost love, and Ling is desperate for friendship in a world that can only see her as broken. Soon they discover that a malevolent force is at work in both the dream and real world. People are going missing, sleep is no longer safe, and a woman in a veil screaming “Murder!” haunts the edges of people’s dreams. It will take all the Diviners to solve this mystery and bring another harrowing adventure to a close. In the second book in The Diviners series, Bray tantalizes the reader, unraveling plot twists and secrets until the final hair-raising conclusion. As the plot develops, ties appear among John Hobbes, the sleeping sickness, and a darker problem, which promises to surface more in future books. The story is written in flowing phrases with detailed descriptions that add depth and clarity to both the book’s setting and characters. Bray weaves connections between her numerous characters and explores friendships, dark secrets, and dramatic love interests. This book will fly off the shelves to fans of Bray, Cassandra Clare, and the supernatural. (The Diviners, Book 2) Reviewer: Deanne Boyer; Ages 15 to 18.

VOYA, August 2015 (Vol. 38, No. 3) - Deanne Boyer