The Dream Master

Cy mingles past with present when, with the help of the Dream Master, he brings desert sand and the young Prince Aten back with him from his dreams of Ancient Egypt. Accompanying Cy to school, Aten helps him deal with the class bullies and with his difficulties with school work, and offers us an amusing glimpse of modern life through a stranger's eyes, while gathering his own resolve to return to the past and take on the challenges that await him there. I found this an exhilarating read with much to ponder over --- it plays with images and reversals, shifts in time, dream and reality, and with the elusiveness of these concepts, in an entertaining way, while also expounding the value of trust and friendship. However the book is irritatingly contrived in parts, and details do not always fit together accurately, making it a less intellectually satisfying read than it might have been. Recommended for thoughtful readers of 10 or so with a sense of adventure --- a bit of background on Egypt for KS2 History too.