Barnibus Jones was a boy who did not dream. Terrified by his imagination's power to physically alter reality, he buried his dreams deep in the ground to keep the world safe. But when his parents vanish without a trace, Barnibus and his brother Saga find themselves hunted by the Purple Man, an impeccably dressed monster who commands total obedience with a simple snap of his fingers. To save his family from becoming mindless puppets, Barnibus must unearth the very power he swore to destroy. Can he dream up a way to stop this unfathomable evil, or will the Purple Man turn their world into an inescapable waking nightmare?