Gordon Dahlquist
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Gordon Dahlquist is an American
playwright
, theater director, novelist and experimental filmmaker. A native of the Pacific Northwest, Dahlquist has lived and worked in New York City
since 1988. His plays, which include Mesilina and Delirium Palace (both Garland Playwriting Award winners), have been performed in New York and Los Angeles. His experimental short films have been accepted at multiple festivals.
Dahlquist's debut novel
The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters
, a hybrid of fantasy
and science fiction
set in a period similar to the Victorian era
, was published on August 1, 2006, to notable critical acclaim. Dahlquist was reportedly paid an advance of $2,000,000 for The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters, the first of a two-book deal. Its sales were disappointing and it is estimated to have lost its publisher, Bantam
, approximately $851,500. The sequel to The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters , 'The Dark Volume', was published in the UK by Penguin on May 1, 2008, and March 24, 2009 in the United States.
Writing as G.W. Dahlquist he is the author of two fantasy thriller novels:
United States
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playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
, theater director, novelist and experimental filmmaker. A native of the Pacific Northwest, Dahlquist has lived and worked in New York City
New York City
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since 1988. His plays, which include Mesilina and Delirium Palace (both Garland Playwriting Award winners), have been performed in New York and Los Angeles. His experimental short films have been accepted at multiple festivals.
Dahlquist's debut novel
Debut novel
A debut novel is the first novel an author publishes. Debut novels are the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to publish in the future...
The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters
The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters
The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters is the first novel by playwright Gordon Dahlquist and was published in the USA on August 1, 2006. The sequel, The Dark Volume, was published in the UK by Penguin on May 1, 2008.-Plot summary:...
, a hybrid of fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
and science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
set in a period similar to the Victorian era
Victorian era
The Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. It was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence...
, was published on August 1, 2006, to notable critical acclaim. Dahlquist was reportedly paid an advance of $2,000,000 for The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters, the first of a two-book deal. Its sales were disappointing and it is estimated to have lost its publisher, Bantam
Bantam Books
Bantam Books is an American publishing house owned entirely by Random House, the German media corporation subsidiary of Bertelsmann; it is an imprint of the Random House Publishing Group. It was formed in 1945 by Walter B. Pitkin, Jr., Sidney B. Kramer, and Ian and Betty Ballantine...
, approximately $851,500. The sequel to The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters , 'The Dark Volume', was published in the UK by Penguin on May 1, 2008, and March 24, 2009 in the United States.
Works
He has written several plays, including:- Messalina
- Babylon is Everywhere: A Court Masque
- Delirium Palace
- The Secret Machine
- Vortex du Plaisir
- Island of Dogs
- Severity’s Mistress
- Mission Byzantium!
- Reticence
Writing as G.W. Dahlquist he is the author of two fantasy thriller novels:
- The Glass Books of the Dream EatersThe Glass Books of the Dream EatersThe Glass Books of the Dream Eaters is the first novel by playwright Gordon Dahlquist and was published in the USA on August 1, 2006. The sequel, The Dark Volume, was published in the UK by Penguin on May 1, 2008.-Plot summary:...
(2006) - The Dark VolumeThe Dark VolumeThe Dark Volume is a novel in the Steampunk genre by GW Dahlquist. It is his second novel after 2006's The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters.-Synopsis:...
(2008)