The Book of Dreams

“The gateways have been destroyed.
All of them. The bond between Faerie and
the Earthworld has been severed.
”

S
ince the dawn of time, the world of humans and the world of fairies have hung like two shining apples on the tree of life—separate but joined together, one providing dreams and the other, dreamers. Now a dark enemy has destroyed all connection between the two, thus dooming both. It is up to Dana, daughter of a mortal and a fairy, to bridge the worlds again. The key to her quest lies in the Book of Dreams. But this magic book is hidden far from Dana’s home in Ireland, and finding it will take her on an epic journey through a new world of dangers.

The Book of Dreams
is the final volume in a grand and romantic adventure series,
The Chronicles of Faerie
, which began with
The Hunter’s Moon
, continued with
The Summer King
and
The Light-Bearer’s Daughter
, and can be read in any order.

Also by O.R. Melling

The Druid’s Tune

The Singing Stone

My Blue Country

In
The Chronicles of Faerie

The Hunter’s Moon

The Summer King

The Light-Bearer’s Daughter

The Book of Dreams

Adult Fiction

Falling Out of Time

PUBLISHER’S NOTE: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Melling, O. R.

The book of dreams / by O.R. Melling.

p. cm. — (The chronicles of Faerie ; 4)

Summary: Now thirteen and depressed, Dana has been living with her father and his new wife in Canada for a year, and when she finds that her gateway to the land of Faerie has been mysteriously shattered, she must travel the length and breadth of Canada to find the secret that will reopen the Faerie world.

ISBN 978-0-8109-8346-5

[1. Fairies—Fiction. 2. Indians of North America—Canada—Fiction. 3. Voyages and travels—Fiction. 4. Magic—Fiction. 5. Canada—Fiction.] 1. Title.

PZ7.M51625Bo 2009

[Fic]—dc22

2008024689

Text copyright © 2009 O.R. Melling

Map illustration copyright © 2009 Bret Bertholf

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For Rosemary, soul sister

Go raibh míle maith agaibh
to all in Ireland: Findabhair of the laughing fairies; the supporting cast of my family, especially Georgie Whelan, Pat Burnes, and Patrick and Georgina Black; Michael Scott; Martha and John O’Grady; Sherron St. Clair; Jenny O’Reilly; Kate and Marcus McCabe of the Ark, Co. Monaghan; Frank Golden and Eve Golden-Woods; the wonderful staff of the Tyrone Guthrie Centre; Victor/Victoria’s Way in Round-wood, Co. Wicklow; Ven. Panchen Otrul Rinpoche and Ven. Tenzin Choeden (Margery Cross) of Jampa Ling, Co. Cavan; the Arts Council of Ireland and Cultúr Eireann for travel grants; and Wicklow County Council for a bursary award.

Merci beaucoup
to those in Canada: Dr Nena Hardie, dearest friend in Toronto; the Creemore Durnfords, bagpipes and all; Yvonne and Deirdre Whelan for being themselves; Jean-Francois Pinsonneault
et sa fille
, Mélissa; Bette George for teachings and a bed “in the bush”; Lynn Bennett of TLA Inc; Michael Mesure for his wonderful work with FLAP (Fatal Light Awareness Program); the Native Canadian Centre in Toronto; and
Prairie Ceilidh
, the band who whooped me through the last lap.

A big thanks to those in the USA: John Duff and Brian Levy, dear friends and hosts in New York, and all at Abrams, especially my editor, Susan van Metre.

Last but not least, my heartfelt thanks to
Na Daoine Maithe
and the many
Man-i-tou
who kindly gave their inspiration and assistance.