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The Dream Rider
When you wake up, does it seem like your dreams were real? Maybe they were.
Imagine if Stephanie Meyer and Suzanne Collins sat down together to write an up-tempo, action packed sci-fi thriller featuring terrifying nightmares, an evil emperor, a beautiful princess, and gladtiator games on another planet.
That's The Dream Rider, the newest release from Ernest Dempsey, the author who brought you The Secret of the Stones and The Cleric's Vault.
Falling from buildings, being attacked by terrifying strangers, and ghostly hands that strangle in the night are just some of the fears The Dream Rider must overcome.
Finn McClaren is an average college student, mediocre in every possible way, until one day, when strange men try to kill him. Finn wakes up in his dorm room to realize the whole thing was just a dream. Or was it?
The nightmares continue, forcing Finn to face his deepest fears until one night, he stops running and fights back. When he awakens, he is no longer in his dorm room, but on a strange planet on the other side of the galaxy.
After being arrested, Finn is thrust into an underground prison where the inmates are forced to fight to the death in the arena games. While there, he learns he has incredible powers, and of the true reason he has come to the alien world.
The Dream Rider is a fun, fast-paced, science fiction adventure that also asks serious questions about our fears, self-esteem, beliefs, and facing challenges in life.
-Amazon
Imagine if Stephanie Meyer and Suzanne Collins sat down together to write an up-tempo, action packed sci-fi thriller featuring terrifying nightmares, an evil emperor, a beautiful princess, and gladtiator games on another planet.
That's The Dream Rider, the newest release from Ernest Dempsey, the author who brought you The Secret of the Stones and The Cleric's Vault.
Falling from buildings, being attacked by terrifying strangers, and ghostly hands that strangle in the night are just some of the fears The Dream Rider must overcome.
Finn McClaren is an average college student, mediocre in every possible way, until one day, when strange men try to kill him. Finn wakes up in his dorm room to realize the whole thing was just a dream. Or was it?
The nightmares continue, forcing Finn to face his deepest fears until one night, he stops running and fights back. When he awakens, he is no longer in his dorm room, but on a strange planet on the other side of the galaxy.
After being arrested, Finn is thrust into an underground prison where the inmates are forced to fight to the death in the arena games. While there, he learns he has incredible powers, and of the true reason he has come to the alien world.
The Dream Rider is a fun, fast-paced, science fiction adventure that also asks serious questions about our fears, self-esteem, beliefs, and facing challenges in life.
-Amazon
269 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 5, 2013
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60 people want to read
About the author
Ernest Dempsey
71 books476 followersErnest Dempsey is a huge fan of action/adventure thrillers and science fiction.
He has been creating stories since he was in high school but never published a book until 2010, long after the days of high school were gone.
His action & adventure books come from a lineage similar to Clive Cussler, Dan Brown, Steve Berry, and James Rollins. While his science fiction novels are full of influence from Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games, The Matrix movie, and Gladiator directed by Ridley Scott.
He is quickly becoming one of the hottest fiction authors in the book world.
He has been creating stories since he was in high school but never published a book until 2010, long after the days of high school were gone.
His action & adventure books come from a lineage similar to Clive Cussler, Dan Brown, Steve Berry, and James Rollins. While his science fiction novels are full of influence from Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games, The Matrix movie, and Gladiator directed by Ridley Scott.
He is quickly becoming one of the hottest fiction authors in the book world.
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June 1, 2019
I got to honestly say I couldn’t get into the story. I enjoyed the Wyatt series with history and archeology and all so I was taken a back with his new endeavor. Sorry but a no go for me.
I got to honestly say I couldn’t get into this story. I enjoyed the wyatt series he has written. I’m a history archeology guy so this series was a no go for me.
I got to honestly say I couldn’t get into this story. I enjoyed the wyatt series he has written. I’m a history archeology guy so this series was a no go for me.
August 11, 2021
Totally awesome!
This is a science fiction book but it was totally awesome! I loved it from start to finish. Its not the normal genre I read but I was blown away by this. Great job!
This is a science fiction book but it was totally awesome! I loved it from start to finish. Its not the normal genre I read but I was blown away by this. Great job!
November 30, 2024
Whatever genre Dempsey chooses to write he never fails to produce an unputdownable book. Fast paced from page one you are sucked into Finn's dream life (and death) as he battles to save an alien world from a cruel dictator.
August 7, 2017
Started off a Little slow but once I got in to the story and the book more I could not wait to see how this ended and to see what the second book had to offer.
April 10, 2022
A great read
Ernest has excelled himself with Dream Rider. Loved this book, could not put it down. Now to read book 2!
Ernest has excelled himself with Dream Rider. Loved this book, could not put it down. Now to read book 2!
January 21, 2016
The Dream Rider
Interesting story of dreams and the subconscious mind taking Finn on a adventure to other worlds.
I enjoyed reading the story and the characters that Ernest Dempsey has created.
Interesting story of dreams and the subconscious mind taking Finn on a adventure to other worlds.
I enjoyed reading the story and the characters that Ernest Dempsey has created.
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