The Dream Key
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Last published Sat, Feb 15, 2025
Seventeen-year-old Lena Halloway has spent nearly a decade in a wheelchair. But when she falls asleep one night, she wakes up in a world where she can walk -- where she can run.
In the Lucid Plane, dreams feel more real than reality itself. The air hums with hidden power, the city of twilight shifts like a living thing, and the people there seem to know her.
But something is watching. A shadow that lurks at the edge of her vision. A door that shouldn't exist. A key she doesn't remember picking up.
As Lena explores the depths of her dream, one question haunts her -- is she meant to wake up at all?
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