Character-driven sci-fi and speculative fiction about outsiders finding belonging, family, and hope.
Ash Bennett is done running—until a disaster on Phobos reveals she’s at the center of a galactic prophecy.
Now she’s stuck with a crew of misfit fugitives, including a frustratingly magnetic boy who gets under her skin and a blue alien guy who haunts her dreams. The fate of the stars may come down to which one she trusts.
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If you start reading thoughts, floating objects with your mind, or suddenly feeling like you’re part of an ancient prophecy, don’t worry, that’s a totally normal side-effect.
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If you start reading thoughts, floating objects with your mind, or suddenly feeling like you’re part of an ancient prophecy, don’t worry, that’s a totally normal side-effect.
About the author
Linda Patricia Cleary is an award-winning, American mixed-race writer who grew up on U.S. military bases across Asia with her single father, where escape plans and gas masks were just part of daily life.
Now settled in the Bay Area with her husband, daughter, and dogs, she writes fantastical stories—often set in space or alternate realities—that explore identity, belonging, and the meaning of home. She’s also a voice actor, artist, and musician.
I write for my younger self… 🤍
★★★★★
The Dreamer is the kind of character-driven science fiction that I’ve craved since I was a kid. It delivers the emotional depth, richness of character development, and wonder of alien environments and heady ideas that mark the best in the genre.
The story follows Ash, an archetypal reluctant hero, on her hero’s journey to find her place in ways big and small: as a daughter, as a friend, as a leader and hero, and…something more, which is wonderfully teased in this book, and will no doubt be fully explained through the course of the planned series…
Matt Lavin- Goodreads Reviewer
★★★★★
I loved it. I fell right into this coming of age space saga, and felt like I was right there with the characters on their adventure, flying with them, and looking through the viewport on the bridge of the Starling at planets I knew, but which still felt new. My only complaint is that I still want to read more! Looking forward to the next installments in this series. P.S., this should be a Movie!
Jami- Goodreads Reviewer
★★★★
By the time I reached the later chapters, I realized I was rooting not just for Ash but for the strange little group forming around her. The mix of loss, found family, and growing danger pulled me in. I liked that the book didn’t wrap things up neatly. It left questions hanging in the air, teasing a bigger truth waiting on the other side. I enjoy stories that don’t talk down to me, and this one trusted me to sit with the unknown.
Excerpt from Literary Titan review
A Rating
The writing sets the stage for a larger saga, sweeping readers into a futuristic world with incredible detail and wonderfully diverse characters who portray queerness and neurodivergence in ways that feel neither forced nor superficial.
Excerpt from Booklife by Publisher’s Weekly review
I’m pasting it below, but here’s the link to my review page on the Kirkus website. I was so nervous about this review because they are known to be honest and somewhat tough. I was very relieved by my review and surprised there wasn’t more critical feedback! (Keep in mind that I’m deep in editing…
I posted everywhere, but not here on my blog, that I won my first book award. I’ve entered many, and this is the first one to come through. I just submitted my book for review and received an award! More information on Literary Titan. I ordered stickers to stick on my books that I also…
When The Dreamer was released on January 7th of this year, it took a few weeks for my book to quit saying “Temporarily out of stock”. I checked it today, and look, it’s even available on PRIME! I couldn’t believe my mind. Order one of those last two if you’re feeling spunky. I may end…
