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Wake Up and Dream by MacLeod, Ian R is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Wake Up and Dream about?
Winner of the Sidewise Award for Alternate History: Nineteen-forties Hollywood is dazzlingly transformed and recreated in this alternate history fantasy noir about former screen actor{u2013}turned{u2013}private eye Clark Gable who investigates a deadly conspiracy in a neo-fascist Tinsel Town In a different 1940, with Europe in flames and an anti-Semitic America creeping towards fascism, movie making has been revolutionized: A wondrous technological advancement made possible by the discovery of the Bechmeir field now transmits actors{u2019} emotions directly into the minds of the audience{u2014}effectively ending the acting career of a cynical loner named Clark Gable. No longer a handsome screen idol, Clark now makes his living as an unlicensed matrimonial private eye. When gorgeous April Lamotte contacts the low-rent gumshoe, he sees a golden opportunity to make some quick and easy cash. All he has to do is impersonate April{u2019}s wealthy,reclusive screenwriter husband, sign a contract for a new biopic, and then slip back into the shadows. But when someone tries to assassinate Clark and pass it off as a suicide, he realizes he{u2019}s gotten too deep into something deadly. And as
Who reads Wake Up and Dream?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- MacLeod, Ian R
- Publisher
- Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781480423718
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, History, Fantasy
- Rating
- 3.59 / 5 (52 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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