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 Right before her 18th birthday, Lyra suddenly finds herself caught in what seems just like a cross between a dream and an alternate dimension. With the advice of her grandfather, help Lyra get the mysterious Clockmaker and find her way home!

Dream Chronicles: The Book of Air may be the fourth installment in the Dream Chronicles adventure puzzle game series. After the first three games, the stories and adventures of main character Faye have finally arrive at a close. Now the spotlight shines on Lyra, the daughter of Faye and Fidget the fairy. Lyra may be the Chosen Child of prophecy, and is destined to become the following Fairy Lord, and The Book of Air marks the start of her amazing journey.

The Book of Air begins on the eve of Lyra's 18th birthday. In what appears like a dream, Lyra sees a small grouping of people approaching her, with her grandfather among them. In the same way her grandfather is approximately handy her Cronaca di Pescara something special, everything goes black and Lyra wakes up outside her old school. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like she's really at her school because there are energy bolts arcing over the sky and destroying things around her, and the entire place is deserted!

Trapped in what seems such as an alternate dimension, Lyra needs to discover a way to escape and return home. Luckily, her grandfather has managed to get touching her, and has the capacity to give her advice and help her overcome obstacles on her journey. Lyra's adventure is presented in the game as an adventure and puzzle game hybrid. The main interface shows Lyra's current location where you are able to communicate with various objects. You will have to solve intricate puzzles and find cleverly-hidden objects in order to progress in the game.

The very first thing you'll notice when playing The Book of Air is how absolutely gorgeous the art is. Beautifully hand-painted art and subtle CGI and animation combine to make a steampunk-fantasy atmosphere that is simply breathtaking. The Dream Chronicles series is definitely fabled for great artwork, but this latest game has definitely set a fresh standard. Add to that a great soundtrack and believable voice-acting, and you have one great piece of entertainment!

The puzzles in this game are fairly original and quite challenging. There are some of the standard puzzles such as jigsaws and logic games, but they're associated with more unique and original games such as encryption, word puzzles and combination locks to mention a few. Quite a few of the puzzles have already been built-into the key adventure screen, providing a more seamless gaming experience. Rather than needing to click on an item to launch a puzzle, these puzzles are solved by moving or reaching objects on the main screen.

The Book of Air also adds an element of growth (or leveling, in RPG terms). There are little jewel pieces scattered all over the various locations in the game, and you unlock certain abilities when you will find enough of them. Finding ten of the pieces will unlock the capacity to decipher encrypted codes, another twenty pieces will unlock the capability to reveal magically hidden objects, and so forth. These abilities also serve as obstacles preventing you from accessing more challenging areas, as you will need them to fix a number of the puzzles that you come across.

Dream Chronicles: The Book of Air is a great adventure puzzle game that'll satisfy both newcomers and fans of the series alike. The production quality of the game is first class, as is visible in the almost-perfect art and soundtrack along with the intricate and detailed puzzles and story. This game can be designed to be the first part in a new Dream Chronicles trilogy starring Lyra, so there's no better time for you to enter this magical dream world.