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In this exciting sequel to Irradiance, it’s been four months since the six refugees fled the dystopian Community of Sindra, and already the Joined adults are showing signs of sickness. In their search for a new home, time is not their ally.
A routine planetary survey goes horribly wrong, leaving a native boy near death. In a desperate attempt to save his life, the boy is given a transfusion of Sariah’s blood—and the crew makes an amazing discovery.
Sariah is adopted into the boy’s clan as the Fountain of Dreams, the mysterious girl from the stars who brought them the gift of dreams. But superstitions run deep in the clan and not everyone is happy with the new freedoms, especially Nisador, the tribe’s Sacred Mother.
Sariah learns the ways of the clan are harsh—even deadly.
A routine planetary survey goes horribly wrong, leaving a native boy near death. In a desperate attempt to save his life, the boy is given a transfusion of Sariah’s blood—and the crew makes an amazing discovery.
Sariah is adopted into the boy’s clan as the Fountain of Dreams, the mysterious girl from the stars who brought them the gift of dreams. But superstitions run deep in the clan and not everyone is happy with the new freedoms, especially Nisador, the tribe’s Sacred Mother.
Sariah learns the ways of the clan are harsh—even deadly.
217 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 1, 2014
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David Bruns
69 books263 followersDavid Bruns (www.davidbruns.com) has served as an officer on a US Navy nuclear-powered submarine and traveled the world as a high-tech corporate itinerant. Today, he writes futuristic speculative fiction, contemporary thrillers, and everything in between.
He is the creator of the sci-fi/fantasy series, The Dream Guild Chronicles, the military sci-fi thriller Invincible, and co-author of The SynCorp Saga corporate sci-fi series. A graduate of the prestigious Clarion West Writer’s Workshop, his short fiction has appeared in more than two dozen spec fic venues, such as Compelling SciFi and Future Chronicles.
In his spare time, he co-writes national security thrillers with retired naval intelligence officer, JR Olson. Their next book, Rules of Engagement, will be released by St. Martin’s Press in June 2019.
He is the creator of the sci-fi/fantasy series, The Dream Guild Chronicles, the military sci-fi thriller Invincible, and co-author of The SynCorp Saga corporate sci-fi series. A graduate of the prestigious Clarion West Writer’s Workshop, his short fiction has appeared in more than two dozen spec fic venues, such as Compelling SciFi and Future Chronicles.
In his spare time, he co-writes national security thrillers with retired naval intelligence officer, JR Olson. Their next book, Rules of Engagement, will be released by St. Martin’s Press in June 2019.
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June 15, 2014
As the sun sets on one epoch in the lives of the Dream Guild group, another rises elsewhere in this intriguing sequel to “Irradiance”. Having fled from their home planet of Sindra, the members of the Dream Guild seek to secure their future by finding new homes for twins Sariah and Gideon. Four months of searching later, during an exploration, they incur an accident with lasting consequences. Sariah feels that her place is with the superstitious, nomadic peoples who inhabit the planet, and although a deal is made, her safety may not be as secure as the ex-Sindrans would like to believe. As she settles into her new life, Sariah encounters difficulties with the clan’s Sacred Mother, who rules the clan with an iron fist.
Danger abounds in “Sight”, book two of The Dream Guild Chronicles, and David Bruns again succeeds in crafting a stimulating, at times breathtaking, story. In contrast to the advanced technology and futuristic mindset of “Irradiance”, “Sight” centers on a clan with a more primitive lifestyle, but this only serves to heighten the intrigue. This book spotlights Sariah’s experiences as she merges her powers and insight with the customs of her new family and begins to fall in love. Allusions to mature material make this appropriate reading for older adolescents, teenagers, and adults who enjoy fantasy and sci-fi writing. In order to fully understand the storyline, it is necessary to first read “Irradiance,” and followers of the series will be anxiously awaiting the next installment, as “Sight” paves the way for book three. While not ending on a nail-biting cliffhanger, there is more than enough plot material put forth to anticipate the next story.
I received a complimentary copy of this e-book in exchange for an honest review.
Danger abounds in “Sight”, book two of The Dream Guild Chronicles, and David Bruns again succeeds in crafting a stimulating, at times breathtaking, story. In contrast to the advanced technology and futuristic mindset of “Irradiance”, “Sight” centers on a clan with a more primitive lifestyle, but this only serves to heighten the intrigue. This book spotlights Sariah’s experiences as she merges her powers and insight with the customs of her new family and begins to fall in love. Allusions to mature material make this appropriate reading for older adolescents, teenagers, and adults who enjoy fantasy and sci-fi writing. In order to fully understand the storyline, it is necessary to first read “Irradiance,” and followers of the series will be anxiously awaiting the next installment, as “Sight” paves the way for book three. While not ending on a nail-biting cliffhanger, there is more than enough plot material put forth to anticipate the next story.
I received a complimentary copy of this e-book in exchange for an honest review.
August 12, 2016
In Book One of The Dream Guild Chronicles, I was captivated by one family’s fight to escape a sophisticated society, a commune of telepaths, whose leaders are prepared to commit any atrocity and ignore any danger to preserve their way of life. In Sight, the second book in the series, Maribel and Reese are searching for a home for their daughter, Sariah, and they believe the inhabitants of an Earth-like planet can provide Sariah her destined future.
Sight is Sariah’s tale and her immersion into her new adopted family reveals a fascinating culture. I stepped into Sariah’s new world and watched a girl grow into a young woman, torn between her heart and duty as layer upon layer of clan history is slowly divulged.
David Bruns creates a world of dream bubbles and inner sight, mystical orbs and Sacred Mothers. This society that has taken Sariah into its midst has a ranking system that promotes jealousy and competition as well as courage and compassion. But when the powerful do not abide by the code of honour at its heart, Sariah becomes a victim of envy and suspicion as traditional laws turn young love into a dirty secret and allow her elders to dictate her life under the guise of duty for the common good.
As the story reaches its dramatic conclusion, the source of the Sacred Mother’s rule over the clan alters Sariah’s life forever. The ending is quick and signals the start of a new chapter in the character’s lives, a signature of the author I am discovering. Fortunately, there are questions still to answer as the fate of Reese, Maribel and Sariah’s twin, Gideon, remains unknown.
Roll on Book Three!
(Disclosure: I was gifted a copy of this book for a review. It was a pleasure; having loved Book One, I was eagerly awaiting the next book in the series.)
Sight is Sariah’s tale and her immersion into her new adopted family reveals a fascinating culture. I stepped into Sariah’s new world and watched a girl grow into a young woman, torn between her heart and duty as layer upon layer of clan history is slowly divulged.
David Bruns creates a world of dream bubbles and inner sight, mystical orbs and Sacred Mothers. This society that has taken Sariah into its midst has a ranking system that promotes jealousy and competition as well as courage and compassion. But when the powerful do not abide by the code of honour at its heart, Sariah becomes a victim of envy and suspicion as traditional laws turn young love into a dirty secret and allow her elders to dictate her life under the guise of duty for the common good.
As the story reaches its dramatic conclusion, the source of the Sacred Mother’s rule over the clan alters Sariah’s life forever. The ending is quick and signals the start of a new chapter in the character’s lives, a signature of the author I am discovering. Fortunately, there are questions still to answer as the fate of Reese, Maribel and Sariah’s twin, Gideon, remains unknown.
Roll on Book Three!
(Disclosure: I was gifted a copy of this book for a review. It was a pleasure; having loved Book One, I was eagerly awaiting the next book in the series.)
June 24, 2014
3.5 Stars for book 2 in this series.
I enjoy David Bruns' writing style. It has a nice easy pace and the story seems to flow seamlessly.
Book 2 in this series is unlike any other book 2 I have read. The change in the world setting was as different to book 1 as you could imagine. In Irradiance we were on a high tech world with mind control, mind communication and medical advancement. In Sight our escaping heroes have landed on a planet where we are back to Clan of the Cavebear storyline. The heroes have dropped off the daughter and now it is her job to bring a local tribe into the dream world. A very very different story.
It was well told and interesting, but I don't rate it as highly as I did Irradiance. The characters are well written and enjoyable and Bruns manages to make the entire story believable. I am interested to see where the story develops in book 3, because this story is by no means resolved on this planet and we still don't know what happened to the Brother on his planet and how and when they will get back together.
So overall, I am recommending the series, it is an interesting read and certainly different.
I enjoy David Bruns' writing style. It has a nice easy pace and the story seems to flow seamlessly.
Book 2 in this series is unlike any other book 2 I have read. The change in the world setting was as different to book 1 as you could imagine. In Irradiance we were on a high tech world with mind control, mind communication and medical advancement. In Sight our escaping heroes have landed on a planet where we are back to Clan of the Cavebear storyline. The heroes have dropped off the daughter and now it is her job to bring a local tribe into the dream world. A very very different story.
It was well told and interesting, but I don't rate it as highly as I did Irradiance. The characters are well written and enjoyable and Bruns manages to make the entire story believable. I am interested to see where the story develops in book 3, because this story is by no means resolved on this planet and we still don't know what happened to the Brother on his planet and how and when they will get back together.
So overall, I am recommending the series, it is an interesting read and certainly different.
September 13, 2016
“Sight: The Dream Guild Chronicles – Book Two” by David Bruns is a beautifully written science fiction fantasy novel about discovering new planets, about the ability to dream and the meeting of progressive with ‘primitive’ or ‘ancient’ cultures.
Maribel and her family have left planet Sindra behind, a technologically advanced place where people communicated telepathically, have implanted crystals and orbs, which give them some powerful superhuman abilities.
Now the family are exploring other planets. The humanoid species on the 26th planet they survey cannot dream, making for fascinating research objects. They live in clans, a natural way that occasionally is reminiscent of the Native Indians, they hunt and have something called Sacred Mothers.
The observing family save object Nine (”Jaron” or “Tree”) of section 14 from certain death during a heroic fight with a bear and they nurse him with a blood transfusion, which awakens his ability to dream. Jaron escapes and runs back home and the family’ daughter Sariah goes to live with the native community.
Bruns builds this new world beautifully, with wonderful details and amazing imagination. For me the best science fiction has always been about other worlds, their lives and societies, and this one is truly magical. The way that the old copes with the influx of the new is written with sensitivity and thoughtfulness, the prose is beautiful and the characters are fascinating and colourful.
This is my kind of science fiction, an imaginative and strong story with a great ending and wonderful humanitarian values.
Maribel and her family have left planet Sindra behind, a technologically advanced place where people communicated telepathically, have implanted crystals and orbs, which give them some powerful superhuman abilities.
Now the family are exploring other planets. The humanoid species on the 26th planet they survey cannot dream, making for fascinating research objects. They live in clans, a natural way that occasionally is reminiscent of the Native Indians, they hunt and have something called Sacred Mothers.
The observing family save object Nine (”Jaron” or “Tree”) of section 14 from certain death during a heroic fight with a bear and they nurse him with a blood transfusion, which awakens his ability to dream. Jaron escapes and runs back home and the family’ daughter Sariah goes to live with the native community.
Bruns builds this new world beautifully, with wonderful details and amazing imagination. For me the best science fiction has always been about other worlds, their lives and societies, and this one is truly magical. The way that the old copes with the influx of the new is written with sensitivity and thoughtfulness, the prose is beautiful and the characters are fascinating and colourful.
This is my kind of science fiction, an imaginative and strong story with a great ending and wonderful humanitarian values.
January 14, 2018
Wow what an outstanding sequel to this story. The same but not in that it is a separate story. Things don’t go well for the inhabitants. Before you know it, you’re finished reading because it’s impossible to stop until you’re done. Received a free copy.
October 3, 2015
After reading book one, Irradiance, by David Bruns I was very keen to read this, his second in the Dream Chronicles series. The first was a fantastic piece of speculative fiction set in futuristic yet familiar world where technology and telepathy formed the pillars on which the Sindran society was shaped.
His second book, however, moves away from Sindra and into the wilds of a faraway planet where the society is far more primitive but no less filled with manipulation and difficult emotional situations.
Sariah is left behind on this new planet to make a home for herself amongst a small clan of nomadic hunter gatherers. Her entrance to the clan is secured by the fact that she has an ability that makes her special, but at the same time this ability makes her a target for a manipulative force within the tribe who fears her. Sariah is a threat because she is different and must find a way to gain enough trust from those who support her to stake her claim and fulfil her destiny.
While I certainly missed the technology and telepathic abilities of the Sindrans, I was ultimately still very satisfied with this book. The characters are, once again, vividly drawn and Mr Bruns has again managed to write a well-crafted and compelling tale. He plays with the power structures within small groups with an astute hand, and describes a beautiful landscape and its people in a way that reminded me of the Khoi-San tribes of Southern Africa.
I also admire the way in which he manages to move the action to a completely different setting without losing the essence of the story he began in the first book.
For readers who enjoy well-written stories set in familiar albeit alien places, this is definitely worth reading. Furthermore, one needn't read book one in order to enjoy book two. Due to the differences and the well-structured introduction, Sight stands on its own as a great piece of writing.
His second book, however, moves away from Sindra and into the wilds of a faraway planet where the society is far more primitive but no less filled with manipulation and difficult emotional situations.
Sariah is left behind on this new planet to make a home for herself amongst a small clan of nomadic hunter gatherers. Her entrance to the clan is secured by the fact that she has an ability that makes her special, but at the same time this ability makes her a target for a manipulative force within the tribe who fears her. Sariah is a threat because she is different and must find a way to gain enough trust from those who support her to stake her claim and fulfil her destiny.
While I certainly missed the technology and telepathic abilities of the Sindrans, I was ultimately still very satisfied with this book. The characters are, once again, vividly drawn and Mr Bruns has again managed to write a well-crafted and compelling tale. He plays with the power structures within small groups with an astute hand, and describes a beautiful landscape and its people in a way that reminded me of the Khoi-San tribes of Southern Africa.
I also admire the way in which he manages to move the action to a completely different setting without losing the essence of the story he began in the first book.
For readers who enjoy well-written stories set in familiar albeit alien places, this is definitely worth reading. Furthermore, one needn't read book one in order to enjoy book two. Due to the differences and the well-structured introduction, Sight stands on its own as a great piece of writing.
September 5, 2014
I was absolutely entranced by this installment of the dream guild chronicles. The original fiction within this plot is so new it's refreshing. I could not put it down my mind thirsted for more and my craving still was not sufficed through the end. The high level of detail to the fantasy of this novel is so intriguing I can't wait to continue this journey. Every page was rich with life and the descriptions were spectacular, thanks to the author for drawing such beautiful scenes. In general the quality of the writing lived up to and by far exceeded my expectations.
November 24, 2016
I very much enjoyed the flow of the story and the development of the characters. I am very much looking forward to reading SACRIFICE the third book in the series.
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