The Dream Merchants - Omnibus

Fans of Philip K. Dick and Ursula K. Le Guin will appreciate this thoughtful tale of one young man’s quest to find his place in a dystopian culture that values efficiency, productivity, and personal achievement above all else. Martin Nitram lives within the crushing reality of the hypercompetitive Grid. In a world where efficiency rules and few have time to dream and imagine, Martin has an exceptional and undeveloped gift: he is an uber-dreamer. When Byron Brooks, head of the Daydreamer Corporation, persuades Martin to fulfill his destiny by participating in an unproven medical experiment, he must decide if the capitalist titan can be trusted. Brooks claims that the young man’s dreams will elevate the creativity and abilities of an entire society, but what is he hiding? The relentless world of the Grid and the surrealist dreamscapes of Martin collide to spectacular effect. Will Martin succeed in elevating the course of humanity, or will the Grid crush him instead?