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The Imaginarium Geographica
"What is it?" John asked.
The little man blinked and arched an eyebrow.
"It is the world, my boy," he said. "All the world, in ink and blood, vellum and parchment, leather and hide. It is the world, and it is yours to save or lose."
An unusual murder brings together three strangers, John, Jack, and Charles, on a rainy night in London during the first World War. An eccentric little man called Bert tells them that they are now the caretakers of the Imaginarium Geographica -- an atlas of all the lands that have ever existed in myth and legend, fable and fairy tale. These lands, Bert claims, can be traveled to in his ship the Indigo Dragon, one of only seven vessels that is able to cross the Frontier between worlds into the Archipelago of Dreams.
Pursued by strange and terrifying creatures, the companions flee London aboard the Dragonship. Traveling to the very realm of the imagination itself, they must learn to overcome their fears and trust in one another if they are to defeat the dark forces that threaten the destiny of two worlds. And in the process, they will share a great adventure filled with clues that lead readers to the surprise revelation of the legendary storytellers these men will one day become. (Goodreads).
"What is it?" John asked.
The little man blinked and arched an eyebrow.
"It is the world, my boy," he said. "All the world, in ink and blood, vellum and parchment, leather and hide. It is the world, and it is yours to save or lose."
An unusual murder brings together three strangers, John, Jack, and Charles, on a rainy night in London during the first World War. An eccentric little man called Bert tells them that they are now the caretakers of the Imaginarium Geographica -- an atlas of all the lands that have ever existed in myth and legend, fable and fairy tale. These lands, Bert claims, can be traveled to in his ship the Indigo Dragon, one of only seven vessels that is able to cross the Frontier between worlds into the Archipelago of Dreams.
Pursued by strange and terrifying creatures, the companions flee London aboard the Dragonship. Traveling to the very realm of the imagination itself, they must learn to overcome their fears and trust in one another if they are to defeat the dark forces that threaten the destiny of two worlds. And in the process, they will share a great adventure filled with clues that lead readers to the surprise revelation of the legendary storytellers these men will one day become. (Goodreads).
My Thoughts:
I discovered this book by chance at the library. I was browsing around when I happened across this book. I was very intrigued by its title and the cover. I was drawn into the story from the very beginning and I think this one of those series that I want to have in my book collection.
The premises of this book was intriguing, another world that people from our world can travel to. Well not just enyone, only select few who know about this world, the Archipelago of Dreams. Three acquaintances, who will become friends at the end, venture on an adventure into Archipelago with Bert and his daughter Aven. John, Jack and Charles, are trusted into the world that they know nothing about and world that they never heard of. To make things more interesting , John is a caretaker of Imaginarium Geographica.
This book was extremely well written and the characters were well thought out and developed. Story line was very good and interesting, author does a good job of describing the landscape and the characters. I find that a lot of authors in YA genera do not do this well, they just skim over this part. But not Mr. Owen. He describes everything so well that I had no trouble picturing the Archipelago or the Dragon ships. The dialog between the characters was very entertaining and humorous; there were a lot of moments that made me laugh out loud. This book also refers to a lot of authors that we know and love, like Charles Dickinson, Dante, H. G. Wells, Jules Verne and many more. I love books and stories that use real life authors as characters, or use their works in the stories like Mr. Owen does. I especially liked the ending and the big reveal at the end of the book about John, Jack and Charles. That made my day because John and who he actually is, is one of my all time favourite authors. Now I have to read rest of the books in the series.
I would have to say that Charles was my favourite character, than John and then Jack. They have very different personalities and but all three of them a kind, smart and very entertaining in their own way. Bert is another interesting character, I wish we knew more about him but I take it that we will know more of him in the next books in the series. Overall this was a very an excellent read for me and I will be reading rest of the series as soon as I can get my hands on them. Fortunately my library has all the books in the series that have been released so far. If you like books like Harry Potter, Percy Jackson and Olympians, or Children of the Lamp series then you might like this series as well. It has it all, great writing, lots of imagination, beautiful new worlds, characters from literature, magic , friendship, villains and a lot more. I give this book 5/5 STARS and Happy Reading.
The Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica Series:
1. Here, There Be Dragons
2. The Search for the Red Dragon
3. The Indigo King
4. The Shadow Dragons
5. The Dragon’s Apprentice
6. The Dragons of Winter – Coming Soon October 2012
7. The First Dragon – Coming 2013
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