The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters, Volume One [Paperback]

USGordon Dahlquist is a native of the Pacific Northwest, where he worked for several years writing and directing plays. Since 1988 he has lived in New York. He has been a member of New Dramatists, is a New York Theatre Workshop Usual Suspect, and a founding member of the CiNE. His works includeMessalina(Evidence Room, Los Angeles: SPF, New York), text forBabylon Is Everywhere: A Court Masque(CiNE, Schaeberle Theatre;TheatreMagazine),Delirium Palace(Evidence Room, Los Angeles; published inBreaking Ground),The Secret Machine(Twilight Theatre Company at Solo Rep),Vortex du Plaisir(Ice Factory ’99 Festival at the Ohio Theatre, WKCR’S Manhattan Theatre of the Air),Island of Dogs(4th Street Theatre),Severity’s Mistress(Soho Rep Theatre, New York University; winner of Primary stages’ Bug &Bub award),Mission Byzantium!(American Globe Theatre, NYTW’s Just Add Water Festival), andReitcence(Horace Mann Theatre).

He has written and directed several experimental films, that have been selected for the San Francisco International Film Festival, the Seattle International Film Festival, and the Northwest Film and Video Film Festival. He is a graduate of Reed College and Columbia University’s School of the Arts. He has received two Garland Playwriting Awards forMessalinaandDelirium Palace.

The Glass Books of the Dream Eatersis his first novel.Chapter One


Temple

From her arrival at the docks to the appearance of Roger's letter, written on crisp Ministry paper and signed with his full name, on her maid's silver tray at breakfast, three months had passed. On that morning, her poached eggs steaming their silver bowl (gelatinous, gleaming), Miss Temple had not seen Roger Bascombe for seven days. He had been called to Brussels. Then to the country house of his infirm uncle, Lord Tarr. Then he had been required at alls.