DREAM HUNTERS is the first in a series of books set in a fantasy, reimagined India where dreams can be captured and bottled, young Mimi Malou must go on a quest to save the king and rescue her parents.

In the Citadel, we hunt. Dreams are our prey. If we catch them before they melt into moonlight, they can be recycled and sold for great profit. My family has been hunting dreams for generations. Capturing them as they slip away, and storing them in a soaring, magnificent library.

Twelve-year-old Mimi lives with her Aunt Moyna in a centuries-old Citadel where she studies the ancient practice of making, capturing and recycling dreams. The Citadel was once run by Mimi’s parents who have been imprisoned by the king, accused of treason.

When Mimi spies a royal visitor, she uncovers a plot to transform the Citadel from a place of gentle, healing dream craft to one of creating nightmares in order to poison the king.

With only her dream creature, Lalu, and her best friend Rafi by her side, Mimi must escape the Citadel and begin a perilous journey across India. There are few people she can trust, but saving the life of the king is in Mimi’s hands alone…

I’ve been lucky enough to have some kind reviews from book bloggers and fellow authors as well as media.

Here are some links from the reviews so far –

National Book Tokens has chosen it as one of the top 24 children’s and YA books to read over summer.

WRD magazine has an interview and an extract for the book, highlighting it as one to watch, in it’s Summer 2024 edition.

Chris Soul says “Dream Hunters is an extraordinary debut that blends the power of dreams with the bustle of a re-imagined India. With characters to adore and despise, this makes for an utterly absorbing read. Mix the adventure of a Vashti Hardy with the pace and vivid settings of a Nizrana Farook with the myth and magic of a Jasbinder Bilan and get Nazima Pathan’s debut! I loved Dream Hunters. The debut of the year!”

Tom Griffiths says “there are those books which give you a massive book hangover when you finish and Dream Hunters is one of those: a tightly structured, beautifully immersive fantastical adventure which will stay with you long after reading. I love how Nazima has set this in a reimagined India and the location just bounds off the page.”

Karen of KandO book blog says “ Dream Hunters is a powerful adventure to get swept away on.  Magic and dreams weave together perfectly with strong messages of right and wrong, and not giving up.  With an ending that will have you on the edge of your seat, this is a book that deserves all the praise that is coming its way.”