The novel Dreamer is fiction based on realism. As war between Britain and Argentina loomed over the barren Falkland Islands, a group of men, former Green Berets who left the service in disgrace and now live their lives in the 'darkness', are brought together to save a revolutionist who is being held hostage in Los Estados prison in Argentina. For one man in the group, the mission is personal, for it is David's wife, Sunny, who was the hostage they are trying to save.