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Álomlabirintus
David Cunninghammel furcsa dolgok történnek - az iskolában és otthon is. Tomboló tornádó tör a városra, titokzatos rekeszre lel a kandallóban, s egy beszélő egér is felbukkan... Hamarosan fény derül a családi titokra: a fiú az Őrizők nemzetségéből származik. Az ő feladatuk, hogy védelmezzék az álomvilág és az emberi világ vágyait, és megóvják mindkét világot a gonoszságtól.
Davidre tehát komoly feladat hárul. Barátai és családja segítségével meg kell akadályoznia egy démoni terv megvalósulását, és vissza kell zárnia fogságába a minden álmot könyörtelenül elnyelő Labirintust, mely önálló életre kel. És hogy ki mozgatja a háttérből a szálakat? A történet végére ez is kiderül.
Davidre tehát komoly feladat hárul. Barátai és családja segítségével meg kell akadályoznia egy démoni terv megvalósulását, és vissza kell zárnia fogságába a minden álmot könyörtelenül elnyelő Labirintust, mely önálló életre kel. És hogy ki mozgatja a háttérből a szálakat? A történet végére ez is kiderül.
304 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 2007
About the author
Charles T. Rose
4 books1 followerCharles T. Rose grew up in a Hungarian apartment dominated by a floor-to-ceiling bookshelf. While other children played outside, he buried himself in Jules Verne, Dumas, and Robert Graves, emerging only reluctantly — "like a genuine mould-flower avoiding sunlight," according to family legend.
The books never let go. Neither did the urge to draw.
By his teenage years, he was either reading or sketching — usually both. He became an illustrator for a prominent Hungarian science fiction magazine and published his first comic book. But his real breakthrough came in 1994, when a neighbour asked him to help finish the graphics for a video game in development.
That game was Imperium Galactica.
Rose served as Graphics Lead on what would become a cult classic of the strategy genre — a title still actively played on Steam today, nearly three decades after its 1997 release.
But the AAA grind eventually wore him down. He pivoted toward games for younger players, believing non-violent games might make the world a little brighter. The industry patted him on the back, praised his noble intentions — and watched him go bankrupt.
Then came Eragon.
Not the book. The film.
"When I walked out of that cinema," Rose recalls, "I looked at my fellow bewildered audience members and realized: I could write something better than this."
So he went home and did exactly that.
The result was Dream Labyrinth, the first volume of The Great Chronicle — a portal fantasy he also illustrated himself, contributing fourteen original drawings to bring his world to life. Alexandra, Hungary's largest publishing house at the time, offered him an exclusive contract. The book sold over 8,000 copies, followed by two sequels: The Last Valley and Dance of the Witches.
Then the 2008 financial crisis hit. The publisher collapsed. Rose's life, already fraying, fell apart entirely. He eventually rebuilt in England, where he now lives.
Fifteen years later, Dream Labyrinth is finally available in English — the first step in bringing the complete trilogy to international readers. And more books are coming soon.
And as they say — hope dies last.
This profile is managed by Tünde Rózsa, the author’s daughter, who oversees his English-language publishing and only occasionally rolls her eyes at his creative process.
The books never let go. Neither did the urge to draw.
By his teenage years, he was either reading or sketching — usually both. He became an illustrator for a prominent Hungarian science fiction magazine and published his first comic book. But his real breakthrough came in 1994, when a neighbour asked him to help finish the graphics for a video game in development.
That game was Imperium Galactica.
Rose served as Graphics Lead on what would become a cult classic of the strategy genre — a title still actively played on Steam today, nearly three decades after its 1997 release.
But the AAA grind eventually wore him down. He pivoted toward games for younger players, believing non-violent games might make the world a little brighter. The industry patted him on the back, praised his noble intentions — and watched him go bankrupt.
Then came Eragon.
Not the book. The film.
"When I walked out of that cinema," Rose recalls, "I looked at my fellow bewildered audience members and realized: I could write something better than this."
So he went home and did exactly that.
The result was Dream Labyrinth, the first volume of The Great Chronicle — a portal fantasy he also illustrated himself, contributing fourteen original drawings to bring his world to life. Alexandra, Hungary's largest publishing house at the time, offered him an exclusive contract. The book sold over 8,000 copies, followed by two sequels: The Last Valley and Dance of the Witches.
Then the 2008 financial crisis hit. The publisher collapsed. Rose's life, already fraying, fell apart entirely. He eventually rebuilt in England, where he now lives.
Fifteen years later, Dream Labyrinth is finally available in English — the first step in bringing the complete trilogy to international readers. And more books are coming soon.
And as they say — hope dies last.
This profile is managed by Tünde Rózsa, the author’s daughter, who oversees his English-language publishing and only occasionally rolls her eyes at his creative process.
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November 19, 2022dnf at 29%
The idea is cool, the execution and the writing is pretty poor.
The idea is cool, the execution and the writing is pretty poor.
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