Dreamwielder
Kindle
$7.99
Available instantly
Audible Logo Audiobook
$0.00
with membership trial
Paperback
$10.47
Audible Logo Your audiobook is waiting!
Enjoy a free trial on us
$0.00
  • Click above for unlimited listening to select audiobooks, Audible Originals, and podcasts.
  • One credit a month to pick any title from our entire premium selection — yours to keep (you'll use your first credit now).
  • You will get an email reminder before your trial ends.
  • $14.95 a month after 30 days. Cancel online anytime.
Learn more about membership
Sold and delivered by Audible, an Amazon company
List Price: $20.72
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible’s Conditions Of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice.
Sold and delivered by Audible, an Amazon company
Amazon book clubs early access
Loading your book clubs
There was a problem loading your book clubs. Please try again.
Not in a club? Learn more
Amazon book clubs early access

Join or create book clubs

Choose books together

Track your books
Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free.
Explore Amazon Book Clubs

Dreamwielder Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 29 ratings
See all formats and editions

In a world shrouded by soot and smoke, young Makarria has literally been forbidden to dream.…

Legend has foretold the demise of Emperor Thedric Guderian at the hands of a sorceress with royal blood, and the Emperor has made it his legacy to stamp out all magic from the Sargothian Empire in favor of primitive coal fired smelters and steam-powered machines. When Guderian’s minions discover a Dreamwielder on a seaside farmstead, a chain of events forces Guderian’s new threat - the young Makarria - to flee from her home and embark upon an epic journey where her path intertwines with that of Princess Taera; her headstrong brother, Prince Caile; and the northman Siegbjorn, who captains a night-flying airship.

Dogging their every step is the part-wolf, part-raven sorcerer, Wulfram, and Emperor Guderian, himself, a man who has the ability to stint magic and a vision to create a world where the laws of nature are beholden to men and machines. Only by learning to control the power she wields can Makarria save her newfound companions and stop the Emperor from irreversibly exterminating both the magic in humans and their bond with nature.

Previous page
  1. Listening Length
    10 hours and 25 minutes
  2. Author
    Garrett Calcaterra
  3. Narrator
    Luci Christian Bell
  4. Audible release date
    May 3, 2013
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Audible Studios
  7. ASIN
    B00CLGVTGA
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
  10. See all details
Next page

Read & Listen

Switch between reading the Kindle book & listening to the Audible audiobook with Whispersync for Voice.
Get the Audible audiobook for the reduced price of $1.99 after you buy the Kindle book.

Product details

Listening Length 10 hours and 25 minutes
Author Garrett Calcaterra
Narrator Luci Christian Bell
Whispersync for Voice Ready
Audible.com Release Date May 03, 2013
Publisher Audible Studios
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B00CLGVTGA
Best Sellers Rank #577,893 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#12,868 in Epic Fantasy (Audible Books & Originals)
#70,801 in Epic Fantasy (Books)

Customer reviews

4.1 out of 5 stars
4.1 out of 5
29 global ratings

Top reviews from the United States

Robyn Bennis
5.0 out of 5 stars A grimy steampunk world lit by the fading glow of high fantasy
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2017
Verified Purchase
A fresh and fantastic spin on steampunk! Set in a once-magical realm, where steam engines have replaced wizardry on the order of a vicious and totalitarian emperor, Dreamwielder follows Makarria, the last hope for stopping the extermination of magic-users.

Dreamwielder effortlessly blends genres. A chosen child navigates a grimy steampunk world lit by the fading glow of high fantasy. Although this is only the first book in the series, it's epic in its own scope, following multiple characters through rural backwaters, icy wastes, smoke-filled cities, and even aboard a mighty airship.

This was a real treat. The characters are fun and interesting, the action is intense, and the story moves at a fast pace—with lots of twists, and lots of dark corners to explore. Highly recommended!
2 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
Juniper Nichols
4.0 out of 5 stars Better than Queen of the Tearling
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2016
Verified Purchase
For fans of Queen of the Tearling, I'll do you one better. I don't think I've ever seen such an imaginative "lost heir" story, and the magic system is like nothing I've seen before. Makarria is believable as a very young teen while still growing into amazing powers. It's difficult to write a character who can turn dreams into reality without turning her into a "Mary Sue" who can't fail, but Calcaterra pulls it off. Add to that a setting that is somewhere between medieval and steampunk, and you've got one very unusual and worthwhile read. It won't go down as one of my favorite books of all time, but I'm glad I read it and the sequel, Souldrifter. It's waaaay better written than Queen of the Tearling, which got such raves. Read this instead.
One person found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
KSluss
3.0 out of 5 stars Sword and Sorcery Lite
Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2013
Verified Purchase
Dreamweilder acknowledges traditional sword and sorcery elements without devoting a lot of page space to building a broad fantasy backdrop. Magic is readily available to its users without lengthy training or rituals, or special words or objects. Ancient elves, faeries, and talking unicorns will not make an appearance, but there is a very cool scent-hound: part woman, part beast, part machine used by the Emperor's men to detect the presence of magic.

Dreamweilder's dialogue is plainspoken and avoids extensive rhetoric. The novel's voice is very prosaic and not indicative of any particular time period. Calcaterra nods to conventional fantasy in naming characters like Caile and Makarria; and in the christening of mythic lands like Pyrthinia and Sargoth, but there are few "Thees" and "Thous" and no made up languages to discourage a tentative audience. His dialogue could use a little work.

Calcaterra takes the sharpest turn away from classical fantasy by integrating a steampunk component. The beginning of Dreamweilder reads as medieval, but once the audience travels to the realm of Sargoth, where Emperor Guderian has established his throne, we understand this story takes place at the turn of an era, the ending of an agrarian society and the establishment of an industrial one. While Prince Caile from Pyrthinia gallops around on horseback and Makarria and her grandfather voyage the oceans on a sailing ship, the residents of Sargoth travel in steam powered carriages and traverse the skies in airships. Phillip Pullman did something similar in the His Dark Materials trilogy. Calcaterra's juxtaposition, however, falls short of Pullman's mastery of nuanced political and religious commentary.

Most of Dreamweilder's characters, like the Emperor, are categorically good or evil. Wulfram, the Emperor's henchman is cold and vicious. Makarria is sweet and adventuresome. Her grandfather is brave and loyal. There are no sympathetic villains or anti-heroes harboring uncertain loyalties. Never will a character leave the reader guessing of his or her intentions.

Dreamweilder is ultimately an adventure story that will appeal to a broad age group. The main heroes are young, the language is mild, and the violence is moderate. I may have wished for a little more sophistication and complexity in character development and world building, but action adventure fans will be pleased with Calcaterra's knack for cutting away flab and getting straight to the plot.
2 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
JMJ
5.0 out of 5 stars Exquisite World-Building
Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2015
Verified Purchase
How would you like the ability to instantly manifest your fondest dreams? It sounds like a fantastic superpower to have... until the power-hungry leaders of your world decide that your abilities are a threat to their rule. Young Makarria is one such "threat," and before she even understands her own power, she's forced to flee her home with only her grandfather as protection. Together they journey through a vivid world exquisitely laid out for us by a very capable author, proving that Calcaterra is, in fact, the master Dreamwielder.
2 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
Cecile K
4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable read!
Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2013
Verified Purchase
I am not normally a fantasy reader....I'm one of those hard-science sci fi readers who cringes at all the fantasy books crowding the sci fi section. (That said, I loved LOTR and am well aware that there's an inconsistency there!) I read this book on the urging of a friend, and I'm glad I did! Strong character development, but plot driven, this book definitely pulled me in from the get go. I read it while traveling, couldn't finish it before the plane landed, and HAD to settle in on the couch upon my return to finish it before I could do anything else! I'm looking forward to more books from this author.
Helpful
 Report
Terrence Willett
5.0 out of 5 stars Solid swords and sorcery
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2013
Verified Purchase
I have read quite a bit of fantasy and sci fi and it is very difficult to approach a swords and sorcery tale without being completely derivative. This book has interesting ideas and is compelling and entertaining. I appreciate how despite a medieval-esque-cum-industrial-revolution setting, it has a modern relevance with conflicts between technology and nature, strong female characters, and moments of moral ambivalence from the heroes. A recommended read!
4 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
Rozanna McNeer
2.0 out of 5 stars Poor editing.
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2017
Verified Purchase
One does not 'reign' in one's horse. I wasn't invested in any of the characters by the time I hit that gem in the second chapter, which destroyed any interest I had in reading further.
One person found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
Linda Hawkins
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved It!
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2014
Verified Purchase
I have never read a fantasy novel...this was my first. I was a bit concerned if I could get into it..but it grabbed from the start and was hard to put down. The details were just enough to make me feel I was there, but not too much to lose my attention. I am looking forward to a sequel and definitely a movie!!! I would recommend this book to anyone.
Helpful
 Report