The prose novel, Doctor Strange: The Fate of Dreams by Devin Grayson has made me a fan of her writing. It’s also wonderful that she was the first female to be a regular writer for Batman. I love seeing progress being made in a prominently male dominated profession because there are just as many female comic readers out there that can give an action-packed storyline.
Goodreads summary:
The world is falling apart. Violent crime is surging while the global economy craters. Doctor Stephen Strange, the Sorcerer Supreme, has defeated demonic hordes, battled evil wizards and tirelessly defended our realm against invading interdimensional armies. But when a dangerous dream begins inspiring normal people to act out their darkest ambitions, even Doctor Strange is pushed to his very limits. Working alongside his longtime nemesis, Nightmare, the Sorcerer Supreme must delve into the nightmares, delusions and desires of an entire planet. To save the Dream Realms, he’ll have to give up some illusions of his own – including his heroism. And in the fallout, what dreams will haunt the Sorcerer Supreme?
Stephen Strange is a character whose personality and growth is not as complex as the rest of the universe in which he dwells in. He works within various universes, realms, times, space, realities… it’s one of those worlds that’s easy to get tangled where point A begins and point Z ends. He still struggles with the accident that left his hands unusable as a surgeon, and is very self-conscious about showing them. There is also a good look at his past with his family and growing up in the midwest before he went off to ‘make it’ in life.
I haven’t actually had the chance to properly dive into the comic-verse of Doctor Strange, so some of the references are unclear until I’m able to read more. That’s probably one of (if the only) downfalls of this book. It’s not in any sort of chronological order where you need to read the first before the second in order to know what’s going on in the story, but there are certain scenes that do tie back in with the comics. Thankfully, there is the internet and various wiki sources to help get a general idea.
I look forward to reading more of the Marvel prose novels and Doctor Strange comics. This got a 4 star rating.
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