''Citadel of Dreams'' is an original novella written by

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and based on the long-running British

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series ''

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''. It features the

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and

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. It was released both as a standard edition hardback and a deluxe edition () featuring a frontispiece by Lee Sullivan. Both editions have a foreword by

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Plot

Ace tries to help a tormented homeless child in a city where time itself is falling apart. Far away, if that means anything anymore, the Doctor is undergoing dangerous ethical dilemmas.

Featured Alien Races

*Dracori, the original inhabitants of the planet, with several hundred eyes and tentacles. *Sloater, when transformed, has a thousand temporary mouths and orifices on the surface of his flesh. *The City itself is a living creature.

External links

The Cloister Library - ''Citadel of Dreams''
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