Multiplatinum recording artist and blink182 founder tom delonge once again teams up with new york times bestselling author suzanne young to continue the awardwinning, criticallyacclaimed transmedia projectpoet andersoninspired by a stanford university study on how your dreams can effect your reality. In the waking world, jonas anderson works as a doorman for the eden. A tangible world filled with fantastic and frightening things, accessible only to those lucky few with the ability to lucid dream. The dream walker, which is on sale now in a collected hardcover edition. The dream walker, comes what is hailed as a teen blade runner, this book has nonstop action with dramatic, heartpounding escapes by the school. On his journey to becoming a powerful poet, he must learn to harness his gifts in order to defeat his night. Tom delonge is releasing another book in his poet anderson trilogy. What he discovers instead is an entire shared consc. The second book in the poet anderson series a novel by tom delonge and suzanne young in the waking world, jonas anderson works as a doorman for the eden hotel, dividing his free time between seeing his girlfriend, samantha birnhamwood, and visiting his comatose brother alan. Of nightmares is a thrilling, edge of your seat story written by awardwinning musician and producer tom delonge and new york times bestselling author suzanne young. Of nightmares poet anderson, book 1 by tom delonge and suzanne young book cover, description, publication history. My only gripe is that we only get three issues here, but the art book aspect does looking amazing as well.
The book is by tom delonge and includes the three issues of the. The combination of the anime style character and the other more realistic characters is intriguing. Poet anderson of nightmares will include an original companion soundtrack that fans can listen to while they read. Of nightmares is tom delonges first novel, written in. Of nightmares, the first in a trilogy of poet anderson novels written by awardwinning musician and producer tom delonge and nytimes bestselling author suzanne young. Jonas aka poet anderson the main character again bounces between the real world and the dream world facing familiar threats which he must overcome to save his world. After a terrible accident that leaves one of them in a coma, it is up to jonas to battle his own emotional trauma in order to save his brother from the dream world. I imagined it would be something like inception, and i suppose in some ways it was. Of nightmares will take you on a wild ride to the crazy world of dreams where anything is possible. Of nightmares is a thrilling, edge of your seat story written by awardwinning. But after a car accident lands alan in a coma, jonas sets out into the dream world in an attempt to find his brother and wake him up. The dream walker is a 2014 americanportuguese animated short film directed by tom delonge, edgar martins, and sergio martins. The dream walker, comes one of the most anticipated collaborations in ya literature this year.
In poet anderson she explores more of these ideas, but this time in relation to dreams and with a lot more action and glowing motorcycles. Multiplatinum recording artist and blink182 founder tom delonge once again teams up with new york times bestselling author suzanne young to continue the awardwinning, criticallyacclaimed transmedia projectpoet andersoninspired by a stanford university study on how your dreams can effect. Latchkey brothers jonas and alan anderson have discovered a universe beyond our own, one that can only be reached through dreams. The poet anderson of nightmares enhanced edition comes with rich multimedia content embedded within the text to give fans a directors cut of the novel including deeper insight into characters, author inspiration and more content from the multimedia universe of poet anderson that spans animation, comics, books and music. Poet anderson the dream walker is a great introduction into delonges world from sequential art, a look at the animation process, and even on a musical level this is art on all fronts.
Jonas anderson and his older brother alan are lucid dreamers. This is the second book in the poet anderson series which also includes poet anderson of nightmares, a graphic novel, a short film, music album and a movie in the pipeline. I picked up the book without having any kind of background information on the other poet anderson projects, so i wasnt quite sure what to expect. The film focuses on the title character poet, who discovers his guardian angel and destiny inside the dream world, an alternate universe created by humankinds shared unconscious thoughts. It is the first book of the upcoming poet anderson trilogy.
Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Poet andersonof nightmares is an engaging and innovative story about a young man with a unique giftlucid dreaming. Poet anderson the dream walker subtitulado on vimeo. Of nightmares is a thrilling, edge of your seat story written by awardwinning musician, producer and director tom delonge and new york times bestselling author suzanne young. Though high schooler jonas anderson can control his dreams, he is lost in the real world.
Good stuff, definitely another great career move for tom delonge. Visit the official store of poet anderson on to the stars. Poet andersonof nightmares tells the story of two brothers who are lucid dreamers. The dream walker which won best animated film at the toronto international short film festival. Jonas anderson is a powerful lucid dreamer who is destined to guide lost dreamers through the dream world. His next franchise poet anderson was inspired by a dream study conducted at stanford university and spanned an awardwinning short film, a charttopping album, acclaimed comic book series, graphic novel and a ya science fiction novel cowritten with nytimes bestselling author suzanne young. A complicated but somewhat strangely familiar story about the nonwakinglives all of us enter when we experience r. The dream walker, comes what is hailed as a teen blade runner, this book has nonstop action with dramatic, heartpounding escapes by. As this first book unfolds, poet works to master his abilities. From the critically acclaimed transmedia project poet anderson.
To celebrate the 4th anniversary of the dream walker album we have decided to share the awardwinning animated short film, poet anderson. We believe every one of us deserves equal access to vital public service journalism. Of nightmares follows the epic journey of two orphan brothers, jonas and alan, who are lucid dreamers. Parts of this book were adapted from the original poet anderson screenplay by ben kulltitle page verso.
Death, destruction, and the treacherous waters of high school romance are all explored beautifully by young in a way that will captivate a wide demographic of audiences. Of nightmares is a thrilling, edge of your seat story written by aw. Tom delonge is most famous as being the former lead singer and founding fathersongwriterguitarist for the megasuccessful poppunk band blink182. The lucid dreaming adventures of the anderson brothers, who discover they play a crucial role in the protection of the the waking world. Winner of the silver benjamin franklin award for best teen fiction and part of the critically acclaimed transmedia project poet anderson.
Novel was published in october 2015 by to the stars inc. The graphic novel, book and ep continue the story of poet anderson, a character delonge introduced last year with the animated short poet anderson. Wiremu davidson, kari delonge, amanda douglas subtitulos. After a tragic car accident lands alan in a coma, jonas sets out into the dream world in an attempt to find his brother and wake him up.
Be the first to ask a question about poet anderson. Tom delonge to release nonfiction book about the ufo phenomenon. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Jonas and alan anderson are two slacker teens who discover a secret skill for lucid dreaming, which takes them to a wild world full of fantastic possibility and hidden dangers. Suzanne young in the waking world jonas anderson works as a doorman for the eden hotel, dividing his free time between seeing samantha birnhamwood, and visiting his comatose brother alan. It takes you into a vividly colored world of dreams and what more can a reader ask for. Of nightmares follows the epic journey of two orphan brothers jonas. The novel is preceded by the animated short film poet anderson. Awardwinner for best animation, best teen fiction novel and top charting original music, the saga about a lucid dreaming orphan will captivate your imagination whether you watch, read or listen. Tom delonge of blink182 discusses latest poet anderson. Another ya book with a stunningly creative world, let down only by. Magnetic press has provided cbr with the complete first issue of poet anderson.