D.J. Brand was born and raised in Perth, Western Australia. Growing up in Lynwood and moved to Northam in 1979 to finish his schooling. He always dreams of being a writer and during the 80s have started to think of stories about an experiment that gives you the power of Dream Reality, where you dream of the past, present and future. The story is this boy solves mystery through his dreams. He started to original made the story as a screenplay. He also was involved with amateur theatre groups during the 80s and 90s. He performed for Patch Theatre, Wanneroo and YALDA (Young Australia League Drama Academy). He has won awards through his time at YALDA (1991 – Best Actor, 1992 – Over-All Excellence, 1994 – Best Actor and 1995- Best Actor). After finishing YALDA and while working at a hospital in Perth, he decided to start to write this Book One and originally called ‘Cave Death’. The book was released in 2011. The title of the book and the cover has changed and hopefully get readers interested in the book. D.J. Brand, between 2005 and 2010 had his own DJ Business ‘Cwazy DJ 3000’, because of his passion for music. He performed at Weddings and Parties including theme nights. He also, at that time wrote and hosted Murder Mystery Theme Night. D.J. Brand has just released part two titled 'The Basement', you can purchased through Amazon. Hope you enjoy the book series and the books going to continue on for more to come. D.J. Brand is now working on Part 3.
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Two stories. One power that can rewrite the future.
Part One - The Experiment
Deep inside Cave Death, James and Josh uncover an abandoned 1892 experiment created by Professor Lynx. When James activates it, an electric shock unlocks Dream Reality-visions that reveal moments from both the past and the future. A school fire, a kidnapping, and long‑buried family secrets begin to surface in his dreams, each pointing toward a mystery that time itself is holding together.
Part Two - The Basement
A new dream shows a man vanishing from a hospital elevator-and the disappearance is about to happen for real. As James follows the clues, he discovers a basement hiding a wormhole, a dangerous creature, and a nurse with deadly intentions. When his friends are taken back to 1860, James realizes the truth: to save the future, he must step into the past, stop the disappearance before it ever happens, and confront the darkness threatening to reshape Ian's Peak forever.
The Dark Secret of Ian's Peak: Book Two
Coming Soon ..... June, 2026
Henry Van Dyke has lived his life more times than anyone should. To the outside world he’s a cheerful, ordinary boy, but on his fourteenth birthday he dies—only to awaken again on the day he was born. Caught in an endless loop created by a powerful curse placed on his mother long before he existed, Henry relives the same life over and over. Desperate to save him, Kylie Van Dyke seeks out James Thompson, a student with the rare ability to enter Dream Reality. If anyone can unravel the Déjà Vu curse and free Henry from his repeating fate, it’s James… but time is running out with every reset.
Meanwhile, a very different mystery unfolds when a century‑old pirate play returns to the stage. During the performance, the actor playing Slimy Slim vanishes before the audience’s eyes. Most believe it’s part of the show—everyone except James, who has already seen the disappearance in a Dream Reality vision. His search for answers leads to a dangerous multiverse filled with pirates, crocodiles, and the ghosts of every performer who ever played the role. With Sam, Josh, Paul, and the cryptic clues in Professor Lynx’s journal, James steps into the role of Slimy Slim himself, risking everything to uncover the truth behind the cursed play.
Two curses. Two mysteries. One boy with the power to see beyond reality—facing challenges that stretch across time, dreams, and worlds.
Two stories. One power that can rewrite the future.
Part One - The Experiment
Deep inside Cave Death, James and Josh uncover an abandoned 1892 experiment created by Professor Lynx. When James activates it, an electric shock unlocks Dream Reality-visions that reveal moments from both the past and the future. A school fire, a kidnapping, and long‑buried family secrets begin to surface in his dreams, each pointing toward a mystery that time itself is holding together.
Part Two - The Basement
A new dream shows a man vanishing from a hospital elevator-and the disappearance is about to happen for real. As James follows the clues, he discovers a basement hiding a wormhole, a dangerous creature, and a nurse with deadly intentions. When his friends are taken back to 1860, James realizes the truth: to save the future, he must step into the past, stop the disappearance before it ever happens, and confront the darkness threatening to reshape Ian's Peak forever.
Special Features - Dreams can be Dangerous (The original Screenplay that started the stories)
Outside the outskirts of Perth, hidden deep within a cave system few people ever explore, two friends uncover the remains of an abandoned scientific experiment - a forgotten project left to rot in the dark. What they find is more than old machinery and broken notes. Something inside the cave is still active, still waiting, and it chooses one of the boys the moment he steps inside.
After the encounter, he begins slipping into Dream Reality - a strange, powerful state where dreams reveal the past, the present, and the future as if they are happening right before his eyes. But the ability doesn't stop there. The more the power grows, the more it changes him, unlocking abilities no one can explain and no one is prepared for. Objects shift when he concentrates. Shadows move when he dreams. And the experiment that awakened his gift may not be as dormant as it seems.
What began as curiosity becomes a dangerous connection to something created decades ago - something that was never meant to be found, and even less meant to be awakened.
Written in 1987 on a mechanical typewriter, Dreams Can Be Dangerous is the original screenplay that sparked the entire Dream Reality universe. Unedited and released for the first time in this special edition, it reveals the earliest version of the powers, mysteries, and dangers that would later grow into the stories that followed.
This is the first spark. This is where Dream Reality was born.