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Author: Sarah MacManus | Website
Sarah MacManus makes things up and then writes them down. She lives in the middle of the United States, but feels at home anywhere with a river. In the mundane world, she works as a freelance technical writer.
In SarahSpace, she spends her time rescuing princes from ravening monsters, restoring ancient races to their rightful place and making secret, shameful wishes come true.
Sarah loves the East Village, indie music, Cornish pasties, the smell of rain, Spitalfields, biochemistry and all shades of blue.
Published Works & Book Reviews
Dreamwalk
After the death of her mother, eighteen year old Chloe Hawthorn is haunted by terrifying nighttime hallucinations. Determined to take control of her dreams, she uses them to find Shane Anderson, a charming and troubled musician whose online videos have been holding her in thrall. She finds him in the Dreamtime, sweating out heroin detox in a run-down rehab center.
Chloe sets out to find Shane in the waking world and discovers her dreams have been taking her into the past. Horrified, Chloe realizes Shane doesn't survive his addictions. In order to save him, Chloe must master her Australian mother's legacy — the secret of walking the Dreaming through time. But what price will Chloe pay for this Dreamwalk and will she save Shane only to lose him forever?
Reviewer: Black Rose
Review: Apr 13, 2011
Genre(s): YA / Teen, Urban Fantasy, Paranormal / Supernatural, YA (ages 16+)
Chloe Hawthorn is miserable after her mother's death, when her father up and moves her to New York City, taking her away from her friends and everything she has ever known. Chloe has these awful nightmares where she dreams she is always falling; she cannot escape these dreams until her best friend Trish in St. Louis sends her an e-mail with a link to follow one night. Chloe follows the link and it is of a