Escaping from a secret prison in the middle of a nameless desert, Theseus (Teddy) Managras is flown to Gondwana, the boundless land his grandfather once ruled. In this Second Episode of Chronicles of the Greater Dream, Teddy and his companions reach the Valley of Umbra and are sent out to recover the bodies of the Sleepers of Lethe seven legendary figures that have been resting for close to a hundred years beneath the colossal glacier of Oblivium. As Teddy continues his journey, he discovers love, begins to remember his own past and understands at last why his grandfather was sent into exile, why his parents were assassinated, and why he himself was being secretly detained. (See www.greaterdream.com). A great history - original, and marvellous and strange and fascinating Brian ODoherty An unusual work of high literary fantasy. The authors astonishing powers of invention propel us beyond time and space, into a strangely familiar world that is a mirror-image of our own. A work of strong humanistic and internationalist convictions. World Heritage, October 2007