Book Summary and Reviews of Dreams and Shadows by C. Robert Cargill

Media Reviews

"Starred Review. Readers with delicate sensibilities should leave this one for those who enjoy a roller-coaster ride into the depths of strangeness and despair." - Publishers Weekly

"Starred Review. A mesmerizing and highly original debut." - Kirkus

"Hard to put down…this is definitely going to attract readers of contemporary fantasy, particular those who enjoy Neil Gaiman's adult books or Lev Grossman's The Magicians." - Library Journal

"Richly imagined...an auspicious debut." - Booklist

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C. Robert Cargill Author Biography

C. Robert Cargill is the author of Dreams and Shadows and Queen of the Dark Things. He has written for Ain't it Cool News for nearly a decade under the pseudonym Massawyrm, served as a staff writer for Film.com and Hollywood.com, and appeared as the animated character Carlyle on Spill.com. He is a cowriter of the horror films Sinister and Sinister 2, and Marvel's Dr. Strange. He lives with his wife in Austin, Texas.

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