Death Dream

Night Warriors #2

by Graham Masterton

The second book in the Night Warriors series. This time the Warriors take on the might of The Shadow Creature whose wrath is about to erupt from the world of dreams and into the waking world.
Death Dream is the equal to Night Warriors in every way. Tense action and visual imagination - mixing the world of the mundane with a parallel fantasy world - make this an absorbing read.

Genres: Horror, Fantasy, Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Collections, Mystery, Ebooks

383 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1988

About the author

Graham Masterton was born in Edinburgh in 1946. His grandfather was Thomas Thorne Baker, the eminent scientist who invented DayGlo and was the first man to transmit news photographs by wireless. After training as a newspaper reporter, Graham went on to edit the new British men's magazine Mayfair, where he encouraged William Burroughs to develop a series of scientific and philosophical articles which eventually became Burroughs' novel The Wild Boys.

At the age of 24, Graham was appointed executive editor of both Penthouse and Penthouse Forum magazines. At this time he started to write a bestselling series of sex 'how-to' books including How To Drive Your Man Wild In Bed which has sold over 3 million copies worldwide. His latest, Wild Sex For New Lovers is published by Penguin Putnam in January, 2001. He is a regular contributor to Cosmopolitan, Men's Health, Woman, Woman's Own and other mass-market self-improvement magazines.

Graham Masterton's debut as a horror author began with The Manitou in 1976, a chilling tale of a Native American medicine man reborn in the present day to exact his revenge on the white man. It became an instant bestseller and was filmed with Tony Curtis, Susan Strasberg, Burgess Meredith, Michael Ansara, Stella Stevens and Ann Sothern.

Altogether Graham has written more than a hundred novels ranging from thrillers (The Sweetman Curve, Ikon) to disaster novels (Plague, Famine) to historical sagas (Rich and Maiden Voyage - both appeared in the New York Times bestseller list). He has published four collections of short stories, Fortnight of Fear, Flights of Fear, Faces of Fear and Feelings of Fear.

He has also written horror novels for children (House of Bones, Hair-Raiser) and has just finished the fifth volume in a very popular series for young adults, Rook, based on the adventures of an idiosyncratic remedial English teacher in a Los Angeles community college who has the facility to see ghosts.

Since then Graham has published more than 35 horror novels, including Charnel House, which was awarded a Special Edgar by Mystery Writers of America; Mirror, which was awarded a Silver Medal by West Coast Review of Books; and Family Portrait, an update of Oscar Wilde's tale, The Picture of Dorian Gray, which was the only non-French winner of the prestigious Prix Julia Verlanger in France.

He and his wife Wiescka live in a Gothic Victorian mansion high above the River Lee in Cork, Ireland.

Reviews

[ItzSmashley · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 I was ready to give this one a lower rating as I was really put off by the drastic fantasy shift 100 pages in. But now I know is part of the authors fantasy based series il put that down to my lack of research before starting it. As is the case with all of mastertons books iv read, this is one is very well written. I was really getting absorbed in to the first third and the graphic horror scenes were great. When it became a dream invasion story with warriors and monsters my enthusiasm dampened. But the writing was solid which got me to the end.

When John's wife and others are murdered by a hideous creature, he learns the monster is coming from his sons subconsious. He then learns he is a descendent of " the night warriors" an ancient society that fights demons in the dreamworld. Can he slay what is haunting his son before it is too late?

[denudatio_pulpae · Rating 2 out of 5]

John Woods stracił żonę z powodu nieszczęśliwego wypadku, do którego doszło na oczach ich synka Lenny'ego. Mimo tej tragedii, John próbuje ułożyć sobie życie z nową partnerką, Jennifer. Niestety, w ich domu zaczynają dziać się dziwne rzeczy – na ścianach pojawiają się paskudne zadrapania, czuć bardzo nieprzyjemny zapach, a pewnej nocy dochodzi do zdemolowania ich sypialni. Wezwana policja nie znajduje jednak żadnych oznak włamania, a jedyną osobą poza Johnem i Jennifer, która przebywała wtedy w domu, jest Lenny. Czy to chłopiec jest odpowiedzialny za to wszystko?

Kolejna senna poczwara postanowiła wyrwać się z koszmarów i siać spustoszenie na jawie. Na szczęście Wojownicy Nocy są na posterunku! I mają do dyspozycji broń na… muzykę. Serio, ja sobie tego nie wymyśliłam!

Nadal nie kupuję tego pomysłu. Cała ta przypadkowa banda Wojowników Nocy, którzy nie potrzebują nawet odrobiny treningu, bo wszystko im przychodzi naturalnie – są wycięci rodem z jakiejś bajki dla dzieciaków (w pewnym momencie zaczęłam ich sobie wyobrażać jako Power Rangers :P). Jedyne, co się w tej części chociaż trochę broni, to Cień.
5/10

[Cl · Rating 5 out of 5]

Death dream - the second sequel to Night Warriors is another captivating book. I enjoyed reading all of Graham Masterton books!

[hotsake (André Troesch) · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book both expands and improves upon every aspect of the first book. What a fun read.

[Glen · Rating 5 out of 5]

another phenomenal entry in the series

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

These are such weird weird stories, as the two genres fantasy and horror both clash, but also mesh. It is odd.

The first half of this book is truly 5 star, Masterton does some really compelling writing, with some genuinely moving scenes about disability. Complementing this is a truly creepy antagonist with some BRUTAL kill scenes.

Then we get the fantasy elements which are undoubtedly fun, but it goes from 'genuinely moving story about grief and disability' to 'r-rated saturday morning cartoon' which is TONS of fun but it brings out Masterton's weakness in writing POC. It is clear Masterton is trying here and his heart is in the right place, but the characters who aren't white definitely feel like they are written by a white dude.

The ending is also a little rushed in that they get the final element of the creatures defeat VERY easily and VERY quickly. They introduce a magic staff, only for it to be obtained with absolutely zero issue.

Will definitely be reading more of the series, but I need to get to Masterton's straight horror output sooner rather than later because those were the best parts.

[Alexander Draganov · Rating 4 out of 5]

Въображението на Греъм Мастертън не знае граници, макар че тази книжка ми хареса малко по-малко от предшественика си. От една страна това е заради безликия и брутален злодей, който не ми се видя толкова колоритен колкото Яомауитл, от друга защото Греъм вкарва нова порция герои и те не ми бяха толкова симпатични, колкото тийновете от първата част. Романът обаче има и някои безспорно силни страни, на първо място с това, че е наистина безпощаден към персонажите си и никой не е застрахован от това да бъде убит или осакатен. На второ с майсторските описания на битието на инвалидите и начина, по който обществото ги пренебрегва. Мастертън успява да бъде истински и откровен, без да изпада в политкоректност, може би защото не идеализира персонажите си, а ги представя като живи хора. Накрая, идеята за чудовището и изследванията около него бяха доста оригинални, макар сериозен учен сигурно да би се изприщил.
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[Lance Kirby · Rating 4 out of 5]

After reading the first book of the series this second one at times reminded me of a Stephen King book which is one reason why I found it an engrossing read I definitely recommend reading his books

[Curtis · Rating 2 out of 5]

My love/hate relationship with Masterton is at risk of becoming a hate/hate relationship soon.

[Brett Grossmann · Rating 1 out of 5]

I liked the first book a lot. THis book is a pale imitation of it. Its like they hired a new cast, director, and shot it for TV. SPOILERS!!! The cast from the original is just gone…..The angel has never heard of this thing?…but then later they say they believe Night Warriors fought it in the past? The Angel puts one guy in at first. ONE? WHY? Where his team? Its just aggravating. Stuff just exists to move the story along or solve problems quickly. Yeah..MOses staff is just borrowed from some collector. OH and luckily everything and everyone is all in one state…one city. Masterton is better than this.

[Gaz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Although not as engaging as Night Warriors (some parts felt a bit rushed), it has some real excellent moments. Very much enjoyed Henry/Kasyx first encounter with the shadow creature and I really like the idea of the new crew confronting the fear of death incarnate. Pretty nasty bastard, too. To be honest, I'd have throttled Lenny by about page 200, the trouble he brought (just kidding!).

[Mark Woods · Rating 4 out of 5]

A worthy successor to Night Warriors sees a new team being called into action when a small boy becomes the unwilling vessel of an ancient evil that escapee his dreams and tears its victims apart.

With a nice return from some familiar faces, this book is a great read and terrific sequel.

[Ewa Koziarska · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ciekawa, trzymająca w napięciu i nie za gruba. Czyta się łatwo i szybko.

[Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

so in the beginning of book 2, there’s a warning against offensive language which isn’t the opinions of the publisher

It’s somewhat of a paradigm though and It took me to mid book 2 to be sure - this is really offensive stuff towards mentally ill people, people of colour, women…to pretty much anyone. Equal opportunity offensive out of ignorance.
He’s not actually trying to be offensive, on the contrary he is trying to highlight both the racism that people of colour experience and the problems paraplegic people have. But in doing so he creates quite offensive stereotypes 🤭 it’s funny really. I’m sure Mr. Graham considers himself a very forward product of his time..

The horror in the book is quite good, there are problems with editing and writing and characters, but it’s quite entertaining stuff.

[Flyss Williams · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 these books are always half a good horror yarn, I loved the first half of this it was a lot like the first half of the exorcist. A young boy is possessed by a mysteriously powerful demon and his family struggle to figure out what’s going on. Then the dream super heroes part kicks in which is super cheesy. Nonetheless still a quick fun read despite the cheese!

[Abe Ofarrell · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this because book one in the series is one of my all time favorite books, Night Warriors.

I enjoyed this book but felt it was too short. would have preferred a longer book to develop the characters more and a more developed final act.

liked it. will wait a while before moving on to book 3.

[Neil & Elaine Barton · Rating 3 out of 5]

Excellent plot with vivid characters.

Please for the love of my sanity, get a proofreader. Far too many typos, and the paragraphing is awful. Makes the reader annoyed and it’s tiresome. If this was sorted then it would be a solid 5 from me.

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book but unlike the first book he put too many characters into this book too quickly, so there's not really a back story for the characters, so they're not really memorable.

Still I enjoyed the book, now on to no 3.

[Marysia Skiba · Rating 5 out of 5]

it's kinda fantasy, more than being horror

[Juha Soininen · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars. Like a mix between horror and superhero movies. Love Graham's books,gets straight to the point.

[David Stewart · Rating 2 out of 5]

4* story but riddled with typos I don't know how you dare to sell such shoddily produced ebooks.

[Jackie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good reaf

Spoilt a little by poor proof reading as many errors. Good storyline although at times unbelievable. I like this author's work and look forward to his next novel.

[Lesley Ford · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book, a strong second book of the series

[Nat · Rating 3 out of 5]

Started spooky ended up a bit sci-fi but enjoyed the ride.

[Streki · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not quite as good as the first book but still a very enjoyable read. There were plenty of 80s pop culture references that would no doubt baffle anyone under 30, and a couple of instances where the use of language isn't perhaps entirely palatable for modern readers.....its a product of its time I guess. Looking forward to the next one in this series of five.

[Edyta D · Rating 5 out of 5]

Druga powieść cyklu o Wojownikach Nocy. Tym razem bohaterami są: osoby niepełnosprawne: całkowicie sparaliżowany po ataku demona John (Reblax - Biegacz), 24-letek po wypadku Billy (Arkestrax - Inżynier Nocy), 12-letni Toussaint chory na polio (Lyraq - Muzyczny Strzelec Wyborowy), 36-letni ""Szalony"" Dean, który stracił nogi pod Long Binh (Themesteroth - Rakietnik), oraz Koreańczyk Che-u z wrodzonym niedowładem wszystkich kończyn (Ex'ii - Myśliciel Dysku); detektywi bliźniacy Clay: Thaddeus (Oromas I - Strażnik Mocy), Norman (Oromas II - Strażnik Mocy); Lenny - syn Johna, ""nosiciel"" Cienia; Dianne - psycholog oraz mini rólkę ma Kasyx - Strażnik Mocy z pierwszej części.
Ta historia bardziej mi się podobała niż w pierwszej powieści - mam wrażenie, że akcja była szybsza, mniej opisów i tak w ogóle jakoś lepiej mi się czytało :)
I to połączenie jedną sprawą tak różnych osób, których życie nie oszczędziło... Bo co by nie mówić Cieniowi nie można pozwalać na takie brutalne morderstwa. Nikt nie jest bezpieczny gdy Lenny zasypia...
Polecam!

[Joe Stamber · Rating 3 out of 5]

Death dream is a fairly routine horror by GM standards. A guy gets paralysed and teams up with a bunch of odd people. They become sort of superheroes when they are asleep, and go off to fight the forces of evil. As always, it's an entertaining read, but not GM's best.

[Brett]

Horror

[bluetyson]

isbn,original

[Robert Male · Rating 5 out of 5]

Phemonenal book. My first Masterton and still awesome.