Both volumes are big, but so compelling, you won't want to put them down until you are done. I think it does, but given what and how much Bray refers to the has people and events in The Diviners, I would definitely read that first. Which leads me to the question - does Lair of Dreams stand alone even if it is part of a series. I personally would really like to read more about Memphis, Isiah, and of course Blind Bill, characters with their own abilities living in Harlem. Evie has a smaller role to play in this book than she did in The Diviners, so I am wondering if each book will showcase another diviner, while the rest of the characters we are already familiar with remain in the picture as well. Lair of Dreams is the second volume of a planned four volume Diviners series. Prohibition is still the law, so there are lots of speakeasies and glitzy flappers wearing headache bands and strings of pearls, and the bright, fast rhythms of jazz bands is the music of the moment, but there is also a dark side - a side that exposes prejudice and mistrust of Chinese immigrants, gays and African Americans. It is historical fiction that gives us a wonderful picture of life in 1920s New York. Suffice it to say that this is a book that will certainly entertain, with it many story lines and it's twists and turns, but it will also make you think. If this sounds a bit like a recap of The Diviner, it's because saying too much about Lair of Dreams means giving away too much of the story and it's way too delicious to spoil it for other readers. But when one of her inner circle falls victim to the sleeping sickness, will Evie be able to pull herself out of her boozy stupor and help her friend?
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