Book One: Lucid – The Dreamer's Cycle

By Brinda Phokeerdass

"Some dreams are meant to be forgotten. Others don't let you wake."

When sixteen-year-old Elise arrives at Black Hill Academy, it feels more like exile than a fresh start. The mountain school is shrouded in mist and secrets, its halls echoing with silence and the ghost of something waiting. Plagued by grief over her brother's death and haunted by a symbol etched into her dorm bed, Elise begins slipping into dreams that feel too real—and leave marks on her skin.

Then she meets Ravi, a strange boy who claims he doesn't dream at all.

As the nightmares deepen and the boundaries between waking and sleep begin to collapse, Elise uncovers whispers of a forbidden North Wing, a missing girl, and a shadow called The Grey that feeds on fear and memory.

To survive, Elise must confront what waits in the dark—and what's already inside her.