James A. Owen is the author of the Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica series, the creator of the critically acclaimed Starchild graphic novel series, and the author of the Mythworld series of novels. He is also founder and executive director of Coppervale International, a comic book company that also publishes magazines and develops and produces television and film projects. He lives in Arizona. Visit him at HereThereBeDragons.net. James A. Owen is the author of the Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica series, the creator of the critically acclaimed Starchild graphic novel series, and the author of the Mythworld series of novels. He is also founder and executive director of Coppervale International, a comic book company that also publishes magazines and develops and produces television and film projects. He lives in Arizona. Visit him at HereThereBeDragons.net.
James A. Owen's Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica series picks up nine years after the first novel with The Search for the Red Dragon, which brings back C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien and Charles Williams for an adventure that incorporates other literary and historical figures and worlds. (S&S, $17.99 384p ages 12-up ISBN 9781-4169-4850-6; Jan.) Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information.
Gr 9 Up-This story takes place nine years after Here, There Be Dragons (S &S, 2006). John (J. R. R. Tolkien), Jack (C. S. Lewis), and Charles (Charles Williams) are summoned to the Archipelago to solve the mystery of who is kidnapping local children. Readers are taken on a journey of literary allusions that freely mixes Greek mythology, real people, and fictional characters such as James Barrie, Peter Pan, Daedalus, and Medea. There are moments that transcend the mixed genres, especially toward the end of the book, and one can see the brilliance of the concept. However, most of the novel is rather stilted with cardboard characters and overly elaborate dialogue. Young readers will not recognize the literary allusions, making this more of a choice for lovers of children's literature and less of a book for children and teens. Purchase only where the first book is popular.-Tasha Saecker, Menasha Public Library, WI Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information.
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