Wake Up And Dream [jhc] By Ian R. MacLeod

A NOVEL by Ian R. MacLeod

PUBLICATION DATE: September 2011

EDITION: Jacketed Hardcover

COVER ART: Ben Baldwin

PRINT RUN: Unsigned

ISBN: 978-1-848631-94-6

SYNOPSIS:

Hollywood, 1940. It’s the Golden Age of the Feelies. All one-time actor and unlicensed matrimonial private eye Clark Gable has to do is impersonate a wealthy scriptwriter for a few hours, and sign the contract for the biopic of the inventor of a device which has changed entertainment forever. What could go wrong? Already, he’s seeing ghosts — but that’s nothing unusual. Europe is devastated by war and America is sleep-walking into Fascism — but what’s that got to do with him? By turns wry and romantic, but always gripping, multi-award winning writer Ian R MacLeod’s latest novel is a dazzling collision of science, fantasy and history. Like the feelies themselves, Wake Up and Dream is film noir with Technicolor wraiths.

Ian R MacLeod has published five previous novels and four short story collections. Amongst many accolades, his work has won the Arthur C Clarke, John W Campbell, World Fantasy and Sidewise awards. He was born in the suburbs of Birmingham, England, and currently lives, works and dreams in the riverside town of Bewdley, Worcestershire. He maintains a website at www.ianrmacleod.com <http://www.ianrmacleod.com/> . He has no current plans to write any feelie biopics — at least, not until the right offer comes along…