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In an Absent Dream

AuthorSeanan McGuire

NarratorCynthia Hopkins

SeriesWayward Children, Book 4

Duration4h 57m

CategoriesAdult Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy

PublisherMacmillan Audio

VersionUnabridged

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This fourth entry and prequel tells the story of Lundy, a very serious young girl who would rather study and dream than become a respectable housewife and live up to the expectations of the world around her. As well she should.
When she finds a doorway to a world founded on logic and reason, riddles and lies, she thinks she's found her paradise. Alas, everything costs at the goblin market, and when her time there is drawing to a close, she makes the kind of bargain that never plays out well.
The Wayward Children Series
Book 1: Every Heart a Doorway
Book 2: Down Among the Sticks and Bones
Book 3: Beneath the Sugar Sky
Book 4: In an Absent Dream

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