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This is the first volume in the Chronicles of Imaginarium Geographica series. The year is 1917 and a professor is found dead at Oxford University. An undergraduate is given a book, the Imaginarium Geographica, an atlas of imaginary places. He is told that this book is the reason the professor is murdered and it is now the young man’s responsibility to safeguard it, even though it may jeopardize his own life. The young man and two companions take refuge on a ship that leads them to extraordinary lands mapped in the volume of the book they carry. They travel through places known from myth, legend, the Bible, and classic literature and as they make their magical journey, they learn that if they don’t succeed in protecting the book, then there will be no peace from the war that rages in our world. With a truly surprise ending that will be sure to have readers talking, HERE, THERE BE DRAGONS is the first novel by acclaimed graphic novel creator James A. Owens.  The Imaginarium Geographica has continued with four additional novels, the newest of which is THE SHADOW DRAGONS due out later in 2009. Best known as the creator of the critically acclaimed Starchild graphic novel series, James A. Owen is also the designer and editorial director of the award-winning publications International Studio and Argosy Quarterly. He works at the Coppervale Studio in Silvertown, Arizona, where he lives with his family. Published by Simon Pulse – 978-1416912286 – paperback – $9.99