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# International bestseller, top 200 in Coming of Age 4.6⭐ avg rating from 8,005 reviews Immersive, richly detailed fantasy world & prose Strange the Dreamer: The magical international bestseller

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## Key Features

- • **Cliffhanger Ending:** Don’t miss out on the sequel setup that will keep you eagerly awaiting what’s next.
- • **Deep, Complex Characters:** Experience nuanced heroes and villains that challenge your perceptions of good and evil.
- • **Thought-Provoking Themes:** Explore powerful topics like war aftermath, forgiveness, and personal freedom woven into fantasy.
- • **Award-Winning Imagination:** Dive into a world where dreams and reality blur, crafted by Laini Taylor’s exquisite prose.
- • **Critically Acclaimed Bestseller:** Join 8,000+ readers who rated this magical journey 4.6 stars on average.

## Overview

Strange the Dreamer is an internationally bestselling fantasy novel by Laini Taylor, celebrated for its lush prose, richly imagined world, and complex characters. With a 4.6-star rating from over 8,000 readers, it explores themes of war, forgiveness, and love through the journey of Lazlo Strange, a librarian who dreams of the lost city of Weep. This critically acclaimed book blends whimsy and depth, ending on a gripping cliffhanger that promises more adventure.

## Description

Strange the Dreamer: The magical international bestseller : Taylor, Laini: desertcart.co.uk: Books

Review: Wonderfully imaginative - Lazlo Strange has dreamed of the mythical lost city of Weep since he was a young boy playing make-believe in the orchards of the monastery where he was raised. Now a librarian in the Great Library of Zosma, Lazlo spends his days still dreaming of journeying to the lost City, until that is the day arrives when his dreams look set to turn into reality. Suddenly he finds himself one of a group of delegates accompanying a mysterious stranger known as the Godslayer as well as a group of legendary warriors from the lost city. What awaits them there is even more extraordinary than anything even Lazlo could have dreamed! I found myself completely immersed in this imaginative and captivating read, drawn into the vividly described fantasy world that Taylor has created. From the Great Library of Zosma, to the vast desert plains of the Elmuthaleth, and to the lost City itself, it was a joy accompanying Lazlo on his voyage of discovery. Lazlo himself makes for a wonderful fantasy book hero, with his nose always behind a book and his mind full of wonder; he's gentle and kind and very easy to like. Yet I thought that Taylor did a really good job of portraying a whole host of more complex characters too. There's Thyon Nero, the arrogant alchemist, who early on in the story seems set on being a clear villain; yet I was surprised to find that it wasn't quite so black and white. The Godslayer too is another prime example, a hero who saved his City and its people from a reign of terrible tyranny, and yet at a great cost too;such that he is haunted by the blood on his hands. Minya, again, is an intriguing character; controlling and manipulative, she might easily have been painted a pure villain, but the tragedy of her past and the great trauma she has witnessed can but render her in a more sympathetic light. I don't want to go into detail regarding the ins and outs of the story, but I thought that Taylor touched upon some great themes within the book, re-working them in an imaginative way. Its a story about the aftermath of tyranny and war, about hatred and how hard it can be to forgive and reach a reconciliation. I thought that Taylor did a good job of portraying two sides of a story; as a reader it is easy to appreciate the suffering that the people of Weep have endured, but by allowing us to get to see things from the Godspawns' points of view, and Sarai's in particular, we gain an insight into what they - the orphans of war - have endured too. I personally found the idea of the Mesarthim and the Godspawn, with their mystical powers, intriguing; and there are still so many unanswered questions regarding them. Who were the Mesarthim, where did they come from, and what happened to all those Godspawn children over the centuries? Sarai's power is a particularly interesting one and obviously shapes a lot of the story; with dream elements becoming more prominent as the book goes on. I really liked the depiction of the dream sequences in which Lazlo and Sarai interact; and thought Taylor really managed to capture that whimsical and magical quality that dreams have. The romance between the two central characters was I thought sweetly rendered; and whilst some people have complained that it felt too instantaneous and also took up too much time I would disagree on both accounts. I think the secluded nature of the lives that both Lazlo and Sarai have lived, makes it believable that they might develop feelings so quickly for each other; and I think the ending of the book makes it quite clear why so much time was invested in their relationship.Certainly the book ends on a cliffhanger, with some very interesting dynamics being set up;such that I can't wait for the sequel. I did guess at the ending of the story, but that didn't at all spoil it. I would also say that the book starts off quite slow, but if you stick with the first few chapters, things soon start getting interesting. A beautifully written book, with exquisite prose and imagery, this is certainly a story I won't be forgetting in a while.
Review: Beautiful fantasy - OMG that ending! Anyway 4.5 stars. As usual Laini Taylor has produced a beautiful book with a richly imagined world, gorgeous prose, engaging characters and a certain quirkiness that is all hers. I really loved this. Lazlo Strange was brought up a foundling and became a librarian but he always harboured a dream to unravel the secrets of the hidden and inaccessible city of Weep, which no one has visited in 200 years. When it seems that golden darling Thyron Nero is about to snatch Strange's dream, it galvanises the librarian to fight for the adventure he wants. Lazlo gets far more than he bargained for. Weep rightfully deserves its name (or rather its un-name) and Lazlo Strange is about to truly understand all the pains and pleasures of being young and becoming a legend. Taylor has many strengths as I've mentioned. For me the exquisite prose will keep me reading even when the pace has started to plod a bit. Taylor's characters are always fully rounded and interesting and Strange the Dreamer is no exception. If you like your fantasy more sword and sorcery or epic or high, then you may not enjoy this as much. It certainly felt slower to me than the author's other books and I can't decide if that's because I listened to the audio book or it was just less engaging for me than the Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy. Taylor's fantasy is too literary to really fit other sub categories and too wonderfully quirky to be purely literary. It's really only like itself and it's wonderful. The author does examine some similar themes to her previous work here - war and it's cost, slavery and emancipation, personal freedom versus duty, love and grief and hatred. She has such a deft touch that you don't even realise that is the conversation you're having with the book until later. Ultimately this grabbed me less than Daughter of Smoke and Bone but I'm still looking forward to the second book. Lazlo is a wonderful character. Whatever this book lacks in fierce action it makes up for in pure whimsical imagination. And the ending is nail bitingly and heart rendingly satisfying.

## Features

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## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 171,586 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 170 in Coming of Age 550 in Romantic Fantasy 1,146 in Adventure Stories & Action |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 8,005 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wonderfully imaginative
*by L***M on 5 May 2018*

Lazlo Strange has dreamed of the mythical lost city of Weep since he was a young boy playing make-believe in the orchards of the monastery where he was raised. Now a librarian in the Great Library of Zosma, Lazlo spends his days still dreaming of journeying to the lost City, until that is the day arrives when his dreams look set to turn into reality. Suddenly he finds himself one of a group of delegates accompanying a mysterious stranger known as the Godslayer as well as a group of legendary warriors from the lost city. What awaits them there is even more extraordinary than anything even Lazlo could have dreamed! I found myself completely immersed in this imaginative and captivating read, drawn into the vividly described fantasy world that Taylor has created. From the Great Library of Zosma, to the vast desert plains of the Elmuthaleth, and to the lost City itself, it was a joy accompanying Lazlo on his voyage of discovery. Lazlo himself makes for a wonderful fantasy book hero, with his nose always behind a book and his mind full of wonder; he's gentle and kind and very easy to like. Yet I thought that Taylor did a really good job of portraying a whole host of more complex characters too. There's Thyon Nero, the arrogant alchemist, who early on in the story seems set on being a clear villain; yet I was surprised to find that it wasn't quite so black and white. The Godslayer too is another prime example, a hero who saved his City and its people from a reign of terrible tyranny, and yet at a great cost too;such that he is haunted by the blood on his hands. Minya, again, is an intriguing character; controlling and manipulative, she might easily have been painted a pure villain, but the tragedy of her past and the great trauma she has witnessed can but render her in a more sympathetic light. I don't want to go into detail regarding the ins and outs of the story, but I thought that Taylor touched upon some great themes within the book, re-working them in an imaginative way. Its a story about the aftermath of tyranny and war, about hatred and how hard it can be to forgive and reach a reconciliation. I thought that Taylor did a good job of portraying two sides of a story; as a reader it is easy to appreciate the suffering that the people of Weep have endured, but by allowing us to get to see things from the Godspawns' points of view, and Sarai's in particular, we gain an insight into what they - the orphans of war - have endured too. I personally found the idea of the Mesarthim and the Godspawn, with their mystical powers, intriguing; and there are still so many unanswered questions regarding them. Who were the Mesarthim, where did they come from, and what happened to all those Godspawn children over the centuries? Sarai's power is a particularly interesting one and obviously shapes a lot of the story; with dream elements becoming more prominent as the book goes on. I really liked the depiction of the dream sequences in which Lazlo and Sarai interact; and thought Taylor really managed to capture that whimsical and magical quality that dreams have. The romance between the two central characters was I thought sweetly rendered; and whilst some people have complained that it felt too instantaneous and also took up too much time I would disagree on both accounts. I think the secluded nature of the lives that both Lazlo and Sarai have lived, makes it believable that they might develop feelings so quickly for each other; and I think the ending of the book makes it quite clear why so much time was invested in their relationship.Certainly the book ends on a cliffhanger, with some very interesting dynamics being set up;such that I can't wait for the sequel. I did guess at the ending of the story, but that didn't at all spoil it. I would also say that the book starts off quite slow, but if you stick with the first few chapters, things soon start getting interesting. A beautifully written book, with exquisite prose and imagery, this is certainly a story I won't be forgetting in a while.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beautiful fantasy
*by T***N on 5 May 2017*

OMG that ending! Anyway 4.5 stars. As usual Laini Taylor has produced a beautiful book with a richly imagined world, gorgeous prose, engaging characters and a certain quirkiness that is all hers. I really loved this. Lazlo Strange was brought up a foundling and became a librarian but he always harboured a dream to unravel the secrets of the hidden and inaccessible city of Weep, which no one has visited in 200 years. When it seems that golden darling Thyron Nero is about to snatch Strange's dream, it galvanises the librarian to fight for the adventure he wants. Lazlo gets far more than he bargained for. Weep rightfully deserves its name (or rather its un-name) and Lazlo Strange is about to truly understand all the pains and pleasures of being young and becoming a legend. Taylor has many strengths as I've mentioned. For me the exquisite prose will keep me reading even when the pace has started to plod a bit. Taylor's characters are always fully rounded and interesting and Strange the Dreamer is no exception. If you like your fantasy more sword and sorcery or epic or high, then you may not enjoy this as much. It certainly felt slower to me than the author's other books and I can't decide if that's because I listened to the audio book or it was just less engaging for me than the Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy. Taylor's fantasy is too literary to really fit other sub categories and too wonderfully quirky to be purely literary. It's really only like itself and it's wonderful. The author does examine some similar themes to her previous work here - war and it's cost, slavery and emancipation, personal freedom versus duty, love and grief and hatred. She has such a deft touch that you don't even realise that is the conversation you're having with the book until later. Ultimately this grabbed me less than Daughter of Smoke and Bone but I'm still looking forward to the second book. Lazlo is a wonderful character. Whatever this book lacks in fierce action it makes up for in pure whimsical imagination. And the ending is nail bitingly and heart rendingly satisfying.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ One of the most unique and emotional fantasies I've read this year!
*by E***Y on 20 November 2025*

I needed to sit with this for a while before writing my review, I had conflicting thoughts about Strange the Dreamer. For the first 30% I was enjoying it but somewhat confused, and not entirely invested in the characters. I can see why I’ve seen people dnf at this point, because the writing takes some getting used to, like breaking a shoe in. But once it clicked, I was completely hooked and obsessed with this world, and Lazlo and Sarai. So whimsical, yet with the high-stakes plot you would expect from a complex fantasy. Brilliant twists I didn’t see coming, and perhaps most surprising of all, the cutest romance I’ve read in years I cannot wait to finish the duology with the Muse of Nightmares

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