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'''''Dreamer''''' is a non-cosmere short horror story by [[Brandon Sanderson]] that first appeared in the ''[http://tonikelner.wordpress.com/2013/07/28/games-creatures-play/ Games Creatures Play]'' anthology, edited by [[Wikipedia: Charlaine Harris|Charlaine Harris]] and [[Wikipedia: Toni Kelner|Toni Kelner]]. It is set on Earth and told from the first person perspective of [[Dreamer (character)|the eponymous character]], who is part of a group of dead gamers, [[Poltergeist|poltergeists]] that must possess the bodies of living people. They use their abilities to play extreme, real-life versions of games like "capture the flag" and "cops and robbers," showing little regard for collateral damage among the living.
== Cover Synopsis ==
{{quote|In ''New York Times'' #1 bestselling author Brandon Sanderson's "Dreamer," a game of cops and robbers is a new challenge when the players are able to switch bodies at will.|''Games Creatures Play'' inside flap}}
== Summary ==
== Publication History ==
;''Games Creatures Play'':April 1, 2014 - Ace Books (Hardback & US Paperback)
:April 3, 2014 - Jo Fletcher Books (UK Paperback){{url ref|url=https://www.quercusbooks.co.uk/books/detail.page?isbn=9781780872605|text=Charlaine Harris - Games Creatures Play - Quercus|site=Quercus Books}}
;''The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 2015'':June 23, 2015 - Prime Books{{ref|name=yearsbest}}
;First Electronic Edition (distributed in the Brandon Sanderson Humble Book Bundle):April 2017 - Dragonsteel Entertainment{{url ref|url=https://brandonsanderson.com/the-brandon-sanderson-humble-book-bundle/|text=The Brandon Sanderson Humble Book Bundle|site=Brandon Sanderson Blog|date=2017-4-14}}
==Cover Art Gallery==
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File: Cover_GamesCreaturesPlay.jpg | ''Games Creatures Play'' anthology (US)
File: Cover_GamesCreaturesPlay_UK.jpg | ''Games Creatures Play'' anthology (UK Paperback)
File: Cover_YearsBestDFH2015.jpg | ''Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror 2015 Edition'' anthology
File: Cover_Dreamer.jpg | 2017 Humble Bundle Ebook Edition & Con-Exclusive Dragonsteel Hardcover Edition
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