James A Owen Books In Order

Here, There Be Dragons

The Imaginarium Geographica…

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 listeners to the surprise revelation of the legendary storytellers these men will one day become.

An extraordinary journey of myth, magic, and mystery, Here, There Be Dragons introduces James A. Owen as a formidable new talent.

The Search for the Red Dragon

It has been nine years since John, Jack, and Charles had their great adventure in the Archipelago of Dreams and became the Caretakers of the Imaginarium Geographica. Now they have been brought together again to solve a mystery: Someone is kidnapping the children of the Archipelago. And their only clue is a mysterious message delivered by a strange girl with artificial wings: ‘The Crusade has begun.’ Worse, they discover that all of the legendary Dragonships have disappeared as well.

The only chance they have to save the world from a centuries old plot is to seek out the last of the Dragonships the Red Dragon in a spectacular journey that takes them from Sir James Barrie’s Kensington Gardens to the Underneath of the Greek Titans of myth. With friends both familiar and new, they will travel through an extraordinary landscape where history, myth, and fable blend together to tell the oldest story in the world. And along the way, the Caretakers of the Geographica will discover that great deeds alone do not make heroes, and that growing up may be unavoidable…
but growing old doesn’t have to be.

The Indigo King

On a September evening in 1931, John and Jack, two of the Caretakers of the Imaginarium Geographica, discover a plea for help on a medieval manuscript which seems to have been written by their friend, Hugo Dyson! When they rush to warn him, Hugo walks through a door in time and vanishes into the past. And in that moment, the world begins to change.

The Frontier, which separates our world from the Archipelago of Dreams, has fallen. Dark and terrible beasts roam throughout England. No one can be summoned from the Archipelago. All the world lies under the reign of a cruel and terrible king.

The only hope to restore the proper order of things lies on a forgotten island, where a time travel device left by Jules Verne must be used to race through history itself from the Bronze Age, to ancient Alexandria and the founding of the Silver Throne in one night. And in that single night, John and Jack will find that the only way to save their friend and stop the chaos destroying the world is to solve a two thousand year old mystery: Who is the Cartographer?

The Shadow Dragons

World War II has been raging for three years, but a more terrible evil is just over the horizon. The last stones are falling from the Keep of Time, and the Imperial Cartological Society, led by Richard Burton, has collected doors and is building a new tower at the request of an old enemy: the Winter King’s shadow. He has a terrible weapon the Spear of Destiny that can be used to command the shadows of anyone it touches. The Shadow King uses the Spear of Destiny to enlist an unstoppable army of Dragon shadows. And after the Archipelago falls, the Shadow King intends to use the turmoil of World War II to take over both worlds. All the legendary Caretakers, past and present, come together to save two worlds, and their only hope lies with a small group of companions who are on the quest for the broken sword Caliburn: the Grail Child, Rose Dyson; her clockwork companion, the owl Archie; a dead professor of ancient literature; and the mythical knight Don Quixote.

The Dragon’s Apprentice

The Caretakers must seek The Dragon’s Apprentice to fix time in the fifth title in James A. Owen’s Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica

Starchild: Mythopolis II Book 2

The magic is back as the Starchild saga continues with the first all new chapter of ‘Mythopolis’ in over a decade! Also, in this issue, the next installment of ‘The Thin Man and the Queen of Stars’ the exclusive prequel to the New York Times bestselling novel Here, There Be Dragons and ‘Tales From The TwoPenny Inn’ begins, featuring guest collaborations with the best and brightest writers and artists in the world!

Lost Treasures of the Pirates of the Caribbean

You may think you know all about the pirates of the Caribbean, but there’s more…
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During the golden age of the pirates in the eighteenth century, a family of mapmakers was entrusted with all of the greatest pirates’ secrets. The McGees were commissioned by buccaneers to draw maps to their buried treasure. But the family had a secret of its own: The McGees hid clues in their maps to lead others to the pirates’ loot! These maps have been lost for hundreds of years until now.

The brothers Owen have recreated thirteen of the original McGee maps along with clues that may reveal a long missing fourteenth map. As you read the history, legends, and lore of the pirates of the Caribbean, look for the clues to help you discover the missing treasure map.

Secrets of the Dragon Riders

The author of ‘Here, There Be Dragons’ compiles a collection of essays from some of today’s hottest YA authors some of them no older than Christopher Paolini was when he wrote ‘Eragon’ who each present a different aspect of the series to engage and entertain Paolini fans.