Dreamer's World

Dreamer's World is a science fiction novel by Bryce Walton, published in the early 1950s. Set in a future society where individuals use anesthesia to escape reality, the story follows Greg Dalson as he attempts to save Pat Nichols, a woman rejecting this anesthetic lifestyle in favor of joining a group of colonists headed for Venus. The narrative explores themes of sanity, agency, and the consequences of avoiding reality, culminating in a confrontation that challenges the very nature of existence.