The Detective of Dreams
Publication(s)
- First publication
- Dark Forces, ed. Kirby McCauley, 1980
- Wolfe collection(s)
- Other anthologies
- Masterpieces of Fantasy and Enchantment, 1988
- The Fantasy Hall of Fame, 1998
Wolfe's comments from the Introduction to Endangered Species
"We have sought and not found, you and I -- thus, The Map. Sought and found, and thus The Detective of Dreams."
Summary
A detective investigates who is causing people to have frightening, recurrent dreams.
Analysis
- The first dreams are parables of
- The Wedding Banquet (Matthew 22:1-14) and
- The unmerciful Servant (Matthew 18:21-35)
The last dream is a reference to the Golden Rule itself (e.g. Luke 6:27-42).