The Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica: Here, There Be Dragons (1)
Genre(s): Fantasy, Young Adult, Adventure
Published:Sept 2006
Pages: 326
Published:Sept 2006
Pages: 326
Here, There Be Dragons
focuses on a group of travelers that start off in London and take a
voyage to a place called the Archipelago of Dreams. A 'world' of
different islands, races and people. There are three from out world as
we know it. John, Jack and Charles. They are told by a man named Bert
(another primary character) that they are to be Caretakers of a map
called the Imaginarium Geographica.
Also in this story is Aven, Bert's daughter and ship captain, and Bug, a youth they meet at their first stop and who tags along as a stowaway and wants to be a knight. Together, these travelers set out to restore order to the Archipelago and to stop the Winter King (the evil tyrant of the story) from taking over and turning everything and everybody to shadow.
This story had me wavering. The story seems to copy a lot from other stories, books and characters (both fiction and non). Sometimes this bothered me, however, much of the reasoning for this is explained at the end and actually gave me a bit better an impression for the book. Plus James A Owen does mention and give credit to some of these after the story is over.
Ultimately, this turned out to be a fun adventure/fantasy story. Not a great novel for adults in and of itself but fun for all ages and the references may bring a smile so it is enjoyable nonetheless. It is a perfect read for young adventurists in middle/high school.
Also in this story is Aven, Bert's daughter and ship captain, and Bug, a youth they meet at their first stop and who tags along as a stowaway and wants to be a knight. Together, these travelers set out to restore order to the Archipelago and to stop the Winter King (the evil tyrant of the story) from taking over and turning everything and everybody to shadow.
This story had me wavering. The story seems to copy a lot from other stories, books and characters (both fiction and non). Sometimes this bothered me, however, much of the reasoning for this is explained at the end and actually gave me a bit better an impression for the book. Plus James A Owen does mention and give credit to some of these after the story is over.
Ultimately, this turned out to be a fun adventure/fantasy story. Not a great novel for adults in and of itself but fun for all ages and the references may bring a smile so it is enjoyable nonetheless. It is a perfect read for young adventurists in middle/high school.
Almost 4 stars...
Great review!
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