Dreams of the Compass Rose (Paperback)

from lesleymc

The content more than lived up to the great title and lovely cover art. Really liked this book. Drew me in from the beginning. I particularly enjoyed the way characters reappeared in other stories making a cohesive collection of stories, each of which stand well on their own. Recommended.

from cwaldrum

I will be honest when I started this book I didn't like it. I'm not even sure how to classify it: either a collection of short stories or a novel based on many points of view. I think it's safest to say short stories since although they interconnected there were different plots that didn't quite ...

from bluelotus28

I recently finished reading Vera Nazarian's novel, and I found that I enjoyed it more than I expected I would. While I am a fan of the fantasy genre in general, I generally am put off by some of the "high fantasy" or classical fantasy simply because I don't enjoy the writing style. Yet this novel...

from MarFisk

Dreams of the Compass Rose by Vera Nazarian is a wonderful collection of intertwined stories that explore humanity, godhood, what is right, and what is illusion. It drew me in with a strong storytelling voice, sometimes using an overt narrator and sometimes just the tale unfolding. In a way, the ...

from madamediotte

Althought it took me a little while to really get hooked, once I did I really enjoyed this novel. Dreams of the Compass Rose did, however, have its dark and disturbing moments, but overall I found it a good fantasy read, especially once the link between the various dreams became evident.