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Dream by the Shadows
The Shadow Weavers Duology (Related to this series)
- Author
- Logan Karlie
- Narrator
- Mia Hutchinson Shaw, Jared Zeus
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio
- Publish Date
- 26 August 2025
- Run Time
- 12 hours 22 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Beauty and the Beast meets Labyrinth in this YA romantasy about a deadly dream world and the shadow-cursed girl who must dare its depths to save her family—all while she falls in love with a dark prince.
The Kingdom of Noctis is plagued by Corruption: a curse that spreads through dreaming. The Shadow Bringer rules from his castle in the Dream Realm, stealing souls one dreamer at a time. Only an elixir, taken every night before sleeping, can ward off the dreams and halt Corruption. But for some, the allure of the Dream Realm proves too strong. Esmer Havenfall desperately wants to escape her dreadful village.
When her sister, Eden, succumbs to Corruption and their elixir-dealing parents are accused of a horrific crime, Esmer’s life unravels into a nightmare. Then she dreams of the Shadow Bringer and learns that his sinister magic might be a part of her, too. Enticed by the prospect of ending her kingdom’s curse and avenging her family, Esmer follows him deeper within the Dream Realm. But the prince of darkness has a haunted past, one that might change the fate of Esmer’s kingdom–and her heart–forever.
Lush and vividly imagined, this seductive gothic fantasy is filled with magic, secrets, and dreamy shadow-haunted romance.
Critics Review
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“Logan Karlie’s debut is a haunting, delicious dream. The prose is decadent, the premise unique, and the chemistry between our main characters? Wickedly compelling.”—Kate Golden, USA Today bestselling author of A Dawn of Onyx
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"Dream by the Shadows pulls you into a world of light and shadow, hope and danger, promise and betrayal, with a tantalizing romance that will keep you turning pages well into the night! This tale weaves the ephemeral feel of dreams with the surprises of nightmares creating a richly-imagined chiaroscuro tapestry."—Elly Blake, New York Times bestselling author of the Frostblood saga and The Forest King’s Daughter
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“A hauntingly beautiful tale of redemption that reads like a dream. . .. A perfect balance between swoon-worthy romance and gothic fantasy, blending all things grim and eerie with lush dreamscapes reminiscent of the beloved fairytales of time’s past.”—R.M. Gray, author of Nightweaver
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"Seductive and alluring, Logan Karlie has crafted a story that will capture you in a snare of shadows and draw you into a mesmerizing dreamworld where nothing—not even the villain—is what it seems." —Lyndall Clipstone, author of Lakesedge and Tenderly, I Am Devoured
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"Logan Karlie’s enchanting debut masterfully crafts a nightmarish dream-world that you won’t want to wake up from. With a lush, gothic atmosphere and a wickedly alluring villain, Dream by the Shadows will have you entranced from the very start."
—I.V. Marie, author of Immortal Consequences
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Details
- Author
- Logan Karlie
- Narrator
- Mia Hutchinson Shaw, Jared Zeus
- Duration
- 12 hours 22 minutes
- Release Date
- 26 August 2025
- ISBN
- 9781668649305
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy
Synopsis
Beauty and the Beast meets Labyrinth in this YA romantasy about a deadly dream world and the shadow-cursed girl who must dare its depths to save her family—all while she falls in love with a dark prince. The Kingdom of Noctis is plagued by Corruption: a curse that spreads through dreaming. The Shadow Bringer rules from his castle in the Dream Realm, stealing souls one dreamer at a time. Only an elixir, taken every night before sleeping, can ward off the dreams and halt Corruption. But for some, the allure of the Dream Realm proves too strong. Esmer Havenfall desperately wants to escape her dreadful village. When her sister, Eden, succumbs to Corruption and their elixir-dealing parents are accused of a horrific crime, Esmer’s life unravels into a nightmare. Then she dreams of the Shadow Bringer and learns that his sinister magic might be a part of her, too. Enticed by the prospect of ending her kingdom’s curse and avenging her family, Esmer follows him deeper within the Dream Realm. But the prince of darkness has a haunted past, one that might change the fate of Esmer’s kingdom–and her heart–forever. Lush and vividly imagined, this seductive gothic fantasy is filled with magic, secrets, and dreamy shadow-haunted romance.
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