The Keep of Ages: Book Three of the Vault of Dreamers Trilogy

by Caragh M. O'Brien

Overview

In the fast-paced, high-stakes conclusion to Caragh M. O'Brien's Vault of Dreamers trilogy, Rosie travels to a derelict theme park to shut down dream mining once and for all.

Driven by fear when Dean Berg kidnaps her family, Rosie Sinclair strikes out across the country to rescue them. When an elusive trail leads her to Grisly Valley, the contaminated ruin of a horror theme park, Rosie has to consider that Berg may once again be manipulating her every move to make her fearful, priming her for a final, lethal dream mining procedure. As Rosie struggles to outmaneuver Berg, she unearths the ultimate vault of dreamers and the hint of a consciousness more powerful and dangerous than any she's imagined before. Faced with unspeakable suffering and otherworldly beauty, Rosie must discover how to trust her mind, her friends, and reality itself.

Propulsive and deeply speculative, The Keep of Ages concludes the Vault of Dreamers trilogy with stirring possibilities for what it means to be alive.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781596439429
Publisher:	Roaring Brook Press
Publication date:	08/29/2017
Series:	Vault of Dreamers Trilogy Series , #3
Pages:	400
Sales rank:	313,374
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.30(h) x 1.20(d)
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

About the Author

Caragh M. O'Brien earned an MA in the writing seminars at Johns Hopkins University. Her novels Birthmarked and Prized were named YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults winners. She lives with her family in Connecticut.

Editorial Reviews

"...psychologically and philosophically rich." - Booklist

From the Publisher

2017-06-27
In the conclusion to the Vault of Dreamers trilogy, Rosie has her final showdown with the villainous Berg and the dream-mining operations.Rosie returns home to find her family—her mother, younger sister, and sometimes-abusive stepfather, all evidently white like Rosie—gone, sending her off to find them before Berg does. Concise recaps allow readers to quickly refresh themselves on the plot's intricacies. A clue left by her sister leads Rosie to a valuable source and a great new setting—a horror-themed amusement park long abandoned after a nearby nuclear meltdown, likely the location of the other vault of dreamers and perhaps where she will find her family. Meanwhile, her splintered consciousness from The Rule of Mirrors (2016), now inhabiting Latina Thea, is suffering headaches that may indicate a need for more mined dreams—and Rosie has no wish to ever be mined again. But Berg has big plans, and Rosie doesn't always get what she wants. While there are some great meditations on singular and collective consciousness, as well as some satisfyingly complex interpersonal friction, one of the climax's twists is a bit predictable, and the solutions tread dangerously close to deus ex machina territory. The final resolution leaves some dangling threads for Rosie and her multiethnic group of friends but concludes the immediate dangers. Imperfect but still psychologically and philosophically rich. (Science fiction. 12-adult)

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