The Chronicles
… of the Imaginarium Geographica
The unusual murder of an Oxford professor brings together three strangers in World War I London: John, a soldier and the professor’s correspondence student; Jack, a young Oxford student; and Charles, an editor at the Oxford University Press. One rainy night they meet a curious man called Bert who tells them that they are the caretakers of the Imaginarium Geographica, an atlas of imaginary lands.
“Owen’s amazingly detailed pen-and-ink illustrations, dark and atmospheric, lend a real storybook flavor.”
- Booklist
“For those who love maps, quests, life at its most idealistic moments, or just villains and dragons.”
- Chicago Tribune
“This is the man. He is the true son of Hal Foster.”
- Ray Bradbury on James A. Owen
“Is there anyone who wouldn’t enjoy reading Here, There Be Dragons? If there is such a person, I haven’t met him, and I doubt that I would like him if I did.”
– Orson Scott Card, author of Ender’s Game
“This series …. just keeps getting stronger, with clever reworkings of classic fantasy stories and complex, flawed protagonists.”
- KLIATT






The First Dragon