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Welcome to
Rehen
The Nightmare for the sleepers
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The Sleeper Chronicles – epic fantasy created by Ray Zdan
A strange world you could only visit at night in your dreams is out of reach for many, but once you’re there, you will never get truly free. It keeps on returning each night and keeps on influencing your life, influencing you, sometimes hurting you, sometimes even killing you. Dangers are many, and sometimes the most dangerous persons live next to you, but you can’t find them in the crowd. You don’t know who are Sleepers like you, capable of crossing the barrier. If you are lucky enough to find a fellow Sleeper, how to tell friends from enemies when the very survival of the world depends on you?
The Sleeper Chronicles are divided into stories – each story focuses on a different character and brings another piece of a jigsaw into the complicated picture. Some stories intersect with each other, some stories – don’t. Only you can decide where to begin your journey into the world of Sleepers.
Hubert’s Story
Hubert McGrath hunts ghosts for a living. Not because he believes in them. Because other people do.
When a desperate call from a remote Welsh town promises thousands of pounds to investigate a series of mysterious fires, Hubert sees the perfect opportunity. Easy money. A few frightened locals. Another performance.
But Cwmcoulyn is not like the other towns. Homes burn without warning. Men die in flames that no one can explain. And whispers speak of something older than fire… something that has been waiting for centuries.
Hubert arrived to stage a fraud. Now he may be the only one who can stop what is coming. Because some legends are not only stories. And some curses never die.
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Will’s Story
When young bodybuilder Will decides to get a tattoo, he never expects it to change his life.
The woman carved into his skin begins appearing in his dreams; a mysterious figure, living in a castle on the slope of a burning volcano, guarded by ghostly knights.
In that strange world, Will can see her, speak to her… and slowly fall in love.
But the dreams are becoming more real with every night.
Soon, Will finds himself pulled into a dangerous game between two worlds, where reality and dreams begin to blur, and where dark forces watch his every step.
All he wants is to find the woman he loves.
But some desires come with a terrible price.
Is Will ready to pay it?
From reviews:
“…we have to congrats the author for the originality!”
“I LOVE this book. It caught me from the very beginning all the way to the very end!”
“…a fun ride and an original take on the fantasy genre.”
“…an engaging read and a fast-paced page-turner! Can’t wait for the next chapter in the story!”
Paperback, Kindle & Audiobook Edition (narrated by Downton Abbey actor)
Not suitable for children under 12 years of age.
Paperback, Kindle & Audiobook Edition
(narrated by Downton Abbey actor)
Not suitable for children under 12 years of age.
Kyle’s Story
Every night, he falls asleep in London.
Every night, he wakes up as a prince in another world.
If he dies there… he will never wake up again.
Kyle Firestone has a problem.
When he sleeps, his consciousness is pulled into another reality — a brutal world called Rehen, where kingdoms rise and fall by magic and betrayal.
There, Kyle is no longer an anonymous office worker.
He is Prince Kyleb of Chadrack — heir to a throne surrounded by enemies, rival siblings, and deadly magical powers he barely understands.
Kyle never chose this life.
But the curse of the Sleepers gives him no escape.
Because in Rehen, dreams are real.
And death is permanent.
Now Kyle is trapped deep beneath a mountain, buried alive in a labyrinth of lightless caverns.
Behind him lies slow death in darkness. Or a quick death in flames.
Ahead waits the only path to survival — a narrow trail carved beside a river of molten fire.
Something ancient lives in those flames.
Something alive.
And it has already noticed him.
But escaping the inferno is only the beginning.
Because in London, Kyle receives a message that turns his nightmare into something far worse.
His only ally has been kidnapped.
The ransom is simple: Come alone. Vienna. Friday.
Someone is hunting Sleepers.
Someone who understands the connection between both worlds.
And Kyle may already be walking straight into their trap.
Two realities.
One fragile life.
And enemies are waiting in both.
If Kyle fails, he won’t just lose a throne.
He will lose everything.
From reviews:
“…Beautifully descriptions and endless adventures will captivate your imagination and keep you reading til the very last page!”
“…Fantastic read! A fast paced story which twists and turns through two parallel universes…”
“…With much of the story taking place in a familiar, modern setting, Ray Zdan has created a believable world that the reader longs to be part of, hoping perhaps that a scarab appears in dreams of their own…”
“…You have to read on because you simply can’t imagine how our hero is going to escape yet another threat in his real life only to face a worst one as soon as he falls sleep!”
“…Brilliant read, really engaging and fast moving!”
Paperback, Kindle & Audiobook Edition (narrated by Downton Abbey actor)
Not suitable for children under 12 years of age.
Paperback, Kindle & Audiobook Edition (narrated by Downton Abbey actor)
Not suitable for children under 12 years of age.
Irma’s Story
Three old friends. Endless cups of tea. And a dream that refuses to end.
Elsie, Jean, and Irma have shared the same quiet routine for years: tea, pastries, gossip, and the occasional game of cards.
But one strange dream begins to change everything.
Irma claims she is dreaming of another world —
a giant ringed silver moon, a hidden pond, and life as a mosquito.
At first, it is just another absurd story to laugh about.
Until Irma begins to change.
Her pains disappear.
Her strength returns.
Her appetite becomes… unusual.
And when the dream starts bleeding into reality,
Elsie and Jean begin to wonder:
Was it only a dream?
Or did Irma really spend her last fourteen days somewhere else?
From reviews:
“…can’t stop till you finish. Incredibly engaging!”
“…funny story with a dark shadow looming just beyond your grasp.”