The Stuff of Dreams is the fifth book in the Vampire Hunter series
Plot Summary
D goes to a thriving town where, in the past ages, mortals and the Nobility lived together peacefully. The 17-year-old beauty Sybille Schmitz has been sleeping there for 30 years since being bitten by a Noble, neither waking nor aging. It is dreams of her dancing in a ghostly chateau bathed in blue light that lure D there, where the entire town has already dreamt of this handsome dhampir.
There are a number of folks who feel that by awakening the sleeping woman, the Vampire Hunter will destroy their peaceful world, and they would gladly kill D to prevent that. After all, their village produces 20 times as much food as they need, and the exporting of that bounty has made them quite comfortable. And the murderous Bio Brothers, Harold and Duncan, are called in to see to the disposal of the cursed half-breed D.
| The Stuff of Dreams | |
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| English Title | Vampire Hunter D: The Stuff of Dreams |
| Original title | Vampire Hunter 5: The Stuff of Dreams "D" |
| Japanese | 吸血鬼ハンター５ 夢なりし"Ｄ" (Banpaia Hantā 5: Yumenarishi "D") |
| Author | Hideyuki Kikuchi |
| Illustrator | Yoshitaka Amano |
| Translator | Kevin Leahy |
| English Publication Data | |
| Publication date | October 13, 2006 |
| Published by | DH Press, DMP Books |
| Pages | 172 |
| ISBN | ISBN 1-59582-094-9 |
| Japanese Publication Data | |
| Publication date | December 25, 1986 January 7, 2008 |
| Published by | Asahi Sonorama |
| ISBN | ISBN 4-257-76361-2 ISBN 978-4-02-265504-2 |
| Publication Order | |
| English | Volume 5 |
| Japanese | Vampire Hunter 5 |
| Preceded by Tale of the Dead Town |
Followed by Pilgrimage of the Sacred and Profane |
Main Characters
- D
- Left Hand
- Sacred Ancestor
- Sybille Schmitz (villager in the village where Sybille Schmitz sleeps)
- Krutz Bogen (sheriff in the village where Sybille Schmitz sleeos)
Antagonists
- The Bio Brothers (band of bandits)
- Black Figure (mysterious assassin)
Other Characters
- Maggie the Almighty (travelling merchant)
- Dr. Allen (director of the hospital in the village where Sybille Schmitz sleeps
- Ai-Ling (villager in the village where Sybille Schmitz sleeps)
- Stanley Clements (head of the vigilante committee in the village where Sybille Schmitz sleeps)
- Kane (villager in the village where Sybille Schmitz sleeps)
- Nan Lander (villager in the village where Sybille Schmitz sleeps)
- Bates (sheriff's deputy in the village where Sybille Schmitz sleeps)
- Old Mrs. Sheldon (120 year old inhabitant in the village where Sybille Schmitz sleeps)
- Weapons Broker
- Belle Coldite (criminal)
- Maddox Ho (criminal)
- Alexis Piper (criminal)
Beastiary
- Armor Dragon
- Meat Beast
- Monster Within
- Dungeon Beetles
- Sticky Bugs
- Foam Worms
- Scarlet Moles
- Chickeners
- Evil sprites within flowers
Technology
Locations
Adaptations
- Audio Drama - Description.
- Manga - Description.
Cover Gallery
Trivia
Trivia pertaining to this volume.