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Apr 11, 2023 · How Don Winslow Turns Ancient Mythology Into Contemporary Crime Thrills. The best-selling author of City of Dreams discusses the enduring power of myth and the difficulties of writing...
Apr 18, 2023 · “City of Dreams” is Don Winslow’s follow-up to “City on Fire,” two books in his City trilogy following Danny Ryan of the Irish mob from Providence, Rhode Island. In this sequel we open with Danny fleeing the East Coast with his ailing father and his young son.
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Don Winslow’s books are perfectly named. First, City On Fire (Danny Ryan #1) was FIRE. And now Winslow’s City Of Dreams is a dream to read. Is that a little on the nose? Maybe. But it is the utter truth. Winslow is able to manage a swift pace in the second book of a trilogy. Often the second book in trilogies serve to continue and solidify the over...
While Danny is the main character in this trilogy, there is a sizeable cast of both new and familiar characters. However, Winslow never falls into any of the possible pitfalls. Notably, he maintains/gives each character their own, unique voice. Different from other books, Winslow’s characters never combine in the reader’s head, becoming unrecogniza...
Don Winslow has multiple settings going at once. As such, the same pitfalls remain a possibility when you have such a large cast of characters. If not attended to with thought and precision, they could meld into one setting. And when you have places of such different atmospheres, like Hollywood and the East Coast? It is key that each becomes anothe...
If you haven’t read City on Fire, you must. This is the truth. I read City On Fire and The Family around the same time. Maybe even back-to-back. Neither book is of a genre I normally read. However, something just told me to pick them up. And I’ve never been happier I did. Winslow continues to win my trust with City Of Dreams, a stellar follow-up.
You don’t have to read Don Winslow’s The Power of the Dog to get swept away by THE CARTEL, its ripped-from-the-headlines sequel, but you should. You should try to get your hands on everything Winslow’s written, because he’s one of the best thriller writers on the planet.”
Apr 27, 2023 · “City of Dreams,” which begins in 1988, two years after the events of the earlier novel, charts Danny Ryan’s desperate attempt to say goodbye to all the killing and start a new life out West.
I’m Don Winslow, author of Savages, The Force and City on Fire, soon to be a major motion film starring Austin Butler—to name a few. I’m here to talk about my new book, CITY OF DREAMS, the second book in my new trilogy. AMA!
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Dec 3, 2017 · Your first book was well received—hooray! But how can you ensure success when writing sequels? These 7 secrets will help you pen part two with finesse.
