Dream War

Decades ago, the CIA developed the technology to enter our dreams and extract information. It was just a matter of time before they took things a little too far...

“A spooky, imaginative novel that takes a universally-fascinating concept and turns it into a delirious adventure.”
~~ Isabela Morales, The Scattering
http://thescattering.wordpress.com/2010/07/29/verdict-dream-war-by-stephen-prosapio/

“Dream War is often gripping on a level that is visceral.”
~~ Oxification
http://www.oxyfication.net/headline/dream-war-stephen-prosapio/

“Comparisons to Michael Crichton are spot on.”
~~ Geoffrey Edwards, author of Fire Bell in the Night

“Fun, fast paced and original escapism!”
Dana Fredsti, author of Murder for Hire: The Peruvian Pigeon

“Strong characters, vivid descriptions, and the highest possible stakes. It's original in both plot and treatment.”
~~ Dale Cozort, author of Exchange


DREAM WAR
1980. Hector Lopez joins a CIA enterprise capable of entering dreams and extracting information. Lopez saves hundreds of hostages’ lives by dream-linking to terrorists and foiling their plans. When the Red Brigades, an Italian terrorist group, kidnaps a US General, Lopez and his team execute every technique available for extracting information—including one that links our world to a dimension never meant to be discovered.

Present Day. The Sogno di Guerra—a Red Brigades sect—plans the slaughter of millions. And they’ve the help of Luzveyn Dred, the entity ruling the dimension the CIA inadvertently opened a portal to—the Spatium Quartus.

Aided by an aging expatriate, a recovering alcoholic, and a mysterious girl, Lopez must overcome memories of past failures and defeat evil—in this world as well as in a dimension of nightmares.


Genre: Science Fiction
Secondary Genre: Thriller
Word Count: approximately 85,500 words
Page Count: approximately 252 pages

About the Author:
Stephen Prosapio received his Bachelors of Arts degree in Political Science from DePaul University in Chicago. Dream War was a top-five finalist of 2,676 entries in Gather.com’s 2007 First Chapters contest. Stephen resides in Oceanside, California.