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On the orbiting station known as Gotham, Dr. Spencer Reston leads cutting‑edge research into human dreams. Suddenly he begins to suffer mysterious blackouts, raising the unsettling possibility that someone is actively manipulating his mind. As the phenomena deepen, Reston is thrust into a high‑stakes conflict that blurs the line between scientific inquiry and psychological warfare, forcing him to uncover the source of the intrusion before he loses his own sense of reality.
First publish date: 1983
Genre: Science Fiction/Hard Science Fiction
Authors: Stephen R. Lawhead
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