the imaginarium geographicawhat is it john askedthe little man blinked and arched an eyebrowit is the world my boy he said all the world in ink and blood vellum and parchment leather and hide it is the world and it is yours to save or lose 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 dreamspursued 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 worldsan extraordinary journey of myth magic and mystery here there be dragons introduces james a owen as a formidable new talent