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Dreaming Cities

by Guy Haley

The Dreaming Cities series by Guy Haley has 2 known books (2 published). It is best read in publication order, starting with The Emperor's Railroad (2016). The Ghoul King is the latest book with a fully recorded publication date.

Books
2 known books (2 novels)
Published
2
First published
2016
Status
completed
Shelved under
Science Fiction , Fantasy
Start here: The Emperor's Railroad (2016) — then read straight through in publication order.
Book one
Cover of The Emperor's Railroad
The Emperor's Railroad (2016)

Reading order

The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.

  1. The Emperor's Railroad

    Novel
    The Emperor's Railroad is a novel by Guy Haley, published in 2016 at 176 pages. It opens the Dreaming Cities series and is followed here by The Ghoul King. The series ran to completion in 2016 across 2 books.
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  2. The Ghoul King

    Novel
    The Ghoul King is a novel by Guy Haley, published in 2016 at 160 pages. It's book 2 of Dreaming Cities, following The Emperor's Railroad as the most recent entry in the reading order. The series ran to completion in 2016 across 2 books.
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Key facts about the Dreaming Cities series

Our list has 2 books in the Dreaming Cities series. Since all 2 are out now, you can read the whole list today.

Start with The Emperor's Railroad, since it opens the publication order in 2016. The Ghoul King is book 2, from 2016.

The list keeps the books in date order, while each title links to its own page. Each book page shows its dates and editions.

The Ghoul King is the latest book with a full release date, out on 12 July 2016. Since the catalogue marks the series as complete, we list no next book. The books run from 160 to 176 pages.

Guy Haley has 15 books on our list. Additionally, they write Richards & Klein, Dark Imperium and Belisarius Cawl. We shelve the books under science fantasy.

About the Dreaming Cities series

The Dreaming Cities duology is Guy Haley's post-apocalyptic weird-western duology, mashing up dying-earth fantasy, frontier-western tropes and zombie horror in the ruins of a far-future United States. The Emperor's Railroad (2016) follows Abney Farrell, a young boy, and his mother's mercenary bodyguard Quinn as they flee a horde of the risen dead across a landscape of dragons, knights and derelict frontier towns. The Ghoul King (2016) is a direct sequel continuing Quinn and Abney's journey.

Both novellas were published by Tor.com Publishing under Haley's own name, distinct from the fantasy Gates of the World trilogy he wrote as K. M. McKinley.

Frequently asked questions

How many books are in the Dreaming Cities series?

Two novellas: The Emperor's Railroad (2016) and The Ghoul King (2016), both published by Tor.com Publishing.

Is Dreaming Cities part of Guy Haley's K. M. McKinley pen-name work?

No -- despite some secondary sources grouping it alongside his McKinley fantasy, Dreaming Cities is published under Haley's own name. His fantasy trilogy Gates of the World (The Iron Ship, The City of Ice, The Brass God) is the series actually published as K. M. McKinley.

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