And Not Make Dreams Your Master

by Stephen Goldin

Dream broadcasting is the latest entertainment medium. Wayne Corrigan and his colleagues at Dramatic Dreams can broadcast dreams directly into your mind as you sleep for the ultimate in personal adventure.

But when a mysterious malfunction occurs, Wayne is called on to enter a Dream started by another Dreamer. Once inside, he finds a situation run wild and people enslaved by the original Dreamer--a genius bent on self-destruction.

Now, tens of thousands of people--including the woman Wayne loves--are in danger of dying or going insane unless he can find some way to wrest control of the Dream away from a madman.

224 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1981

About the author

Born in Philadelphia in 1947, Stephen Goldin has lived in California since 1960. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Astronomy from UCLA and worked as a civilian space scientist for the U.S. Navy for a few years after leaving college, but has made his living as a writer/editor most of his life.

His first wife was fellow author Kathleen Sky, with whom he co-wrote the first edition of the highly acclaimed nonfiction book The Business of Being a Writer . His current wife is fellow author Mary Mason. So far they have co-authored two books in the Rehumanization of Jade Darcy series.

He served the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America as editor of the SFWA Bulletin and as the organization’s Western Regional Director.

He has lived with cats all his adult life. Artistically, he enjoys Broadway musicals and surrealist art. Philosophically, he is an atheist.

Learn more about him at his Web site. . Many of his books can be bought through his online bookstore, Parsina Press.

Reviews

[Craig · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an entertaining but not especially memorable novel about using the broadcast of dreams as a form of entertainment. It has a when-dreams-become-nightmares twist, of course, and a bit of romance and some now-outdated technological speculation.... honestly, I don't remember it too clearly; I must've been half-asleep when I read it... I remember thinking it was okay, but not as good as some of Goldin's other books... Nice John Berkey cover, and a nice dedication to the Heinleins... I should probably re-read it someday...

[Crystal Ortiz · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was pretty far ahead of it’s time, I would have loved another 200 pages of it 🙂

[Cheryl · Rating 2 out of 5]

On a blog post about best books you’ve ever read, somebody mentioned this book. So I read it. It was written in 1981. The premise is interesting, however, the characters are poorly developed as well as their motivations. I definitely did not think it was one of the best books I’ve ever read. I need to pay more attention to who I take recommendations from.

[Whickwithy · Rating 5 out of 5]

As usual, for me, thought-provoking.