Lair of Dreams (Diviners Series #2)

by Libba Bray Narrated by January LaVoy

Overview

After a supernatural showdown with a serial killer, Evie O'Neill has outed herself as a Diviner. Now that the world knows of her ability to "read" objects, and therefore, read the past, she has become a media darling, earning the title, "America's Sweetheart Seer." But not everyone is so accepting of the Diviners' abilities...

Meanwhile, mysterious deaths have been turning up in the city, victims of an unknown sleeping sickness. Can the Diviners descend into the dreamworld and catch a killer?

Editorial Reviews

AUGUST 2015 - AudioFile

In this long-awaited sequel to THE DIVINERS (2012), Diviners and Dreamwalkers abound in 1920s New York City, and narrator January LaVoy’s performance is simply amazing. Now that she’s “outed” herself as a Diviner, Evie O’Neill is the Sweetheart Seer, a radio star. But all is not “jake.” Evie is at odds with Uncle Will, the occult museum is in the red, and she’s forced into a “faux” relationship with smart-alecky Sam Lloyd. Meanwhile, a sleeping sickness is plaguing the city and Dreamwalkers Henry and Ling Chan try to find the cause. In a plot crowded with so many characters, LaVoy doesn’t utter a false note. Her vocal range is awe inspiring, her characters are fully developed, and her voice is lovely. The divine duo of Libba Bray and January LaVoy does not disappoint. S.J.H. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award, 2016 Audies Winner © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine

Publishers Weekly

★ 08/17/2015
Bray illuminates the dark side of the American Dream in her long-awaited sequel to The Diviners (2012), weaving xenophobia, industrial progress, Jazz Age debauchery, government secrets, religious fervor, and supernatural horror into a sprawling and always entertaining narrative. Romances among the major players get significant time in the spotlight: Evie O'Neill, now "America's Sweetheart Seer" of radio fame, finds herself pushed into a publicity-driven relationship with fellow Diviner Sam Lloyd; their combative (and often alcohol-fueled) exchanges are among the funniest in the novel. Follies girl Theta struggles to maintain her interracial romance with Harlem healer Memphis while keeping her own abilities secret from him. And musician Henry DuBois's efforts to locate the boy he left behind in New Orleans lead him into friendship with fellow "dreamwalker" Ling Chan, whose Chinese-American community is being vilified as a deadly sleeping sickness sweeps across New York City. Bray is equally at home constructing gruesome deaths at the hands of bloodthirsty ghosts and deploying incisive commentary on the march of progress, both of which inflict their share of damage. Ages 15–up. Agent: Barry Goldblatt, Barry Goldblatt Literary. (Aug.)

From the Publisher

* "Bray illuminates the dark side of the American Dream in her long-awaited sequel to The Diviners, weaving xenophobia, industrial progress, Jazz Age debauchery, government secrets, religious fervor, and supernatural horror into a sprawling and always entertaining narrative."—Publishers Weekly, starred review

* "A multilayered, character-driven, and richly rewarding installment to the paranormal historical fiction series."—School Library Journal, starred review

* "Bray weaves connections between her numerous characters and explores friendships, dark secrets, and dramatic love interests. This book will fly off the shelves to fans of Bray, Cassandra Clare, and the supernatural."—VOYA, starred review

* "The ambitiously broad focus of this novel strikes just the right balance in its division of narrative might, developing each of the dizzyingly large cast of diverse characters with an impressive attention to detail and with period-specific, witty dialogue."—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"Sweet relationships (romantic, platonic, and familial) and snarky banter filled with period slang balance and accentuate the suspenseful horror. Fan will barrel through this second installment and emerge impatient for the next."—Horn Book

AUGUST 2015 - AudioFile

In this long-awaited sequel to THE DIVINERS (2012), Diviners and Dreamwalkers abound in 1920s New York City, and narrator January LaVoy’s performance is simply amazing. Now that she’s “outed” herself as a Diviner, Evie O’Neill is the Sweetheart Seer, a radio star. But all is not “jake.” Evie is at odds with Uncle Will, the occult museum is in the red, and she’s forced into a “faux” relationship with smart-alecky Sam Lloyd. Meanwhile, a sleeping sickness is plaguing the city and Dreamwalkers Henry and Ling Chan try to find the cause. In a plot crowded with so many characters, LaVoy doesn’t utter a false note. Her vocal range is awe inspiring, her characters are fully developed, and her voice is lovely. The divine duo of Libba Bray and January LaVoy does not disappoint. S.J.H. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award, 2016 Audies Winner © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169119428
Publisher:	Penguin Random House
Publication date:	08/25/2015
Series:	Diviners Series , #2
Edition description:	Unabridged

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