TY  - BOOK
AU  - Owen,James A.
AU  - Owen,James A.
AU  - Owen,James A.
TI  - The indigo king
T2  - The Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica ; 
SN  - 9781481429979 
AV  - PZ 7.O97124 .In27 2008
PY  - 2008///, 2010
CY  - New York
PB  - Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
KW  - Time trave
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Fantasy
KW  - FICTION / Historical
KW  - bisacsh
N2  - "James A. Owen continues to take readers on a journey through the fantastical world of beloved fantasy, where dragons are real, and dreams--and nightmares--come true.  John and Jack, two of the Caretakers of the Imaginarium Geographica, have discovered a plea for help on an ancient medieval parchment--it is not only addressed to them, but seems to have been written by their friend, Hugo Dyson. Yet before they can discover the origin of the strange book, Hugo walks through a door in time--and vanishes into the past. And, just like that, the world begins to change.  The only hope to restore the proper order of things lies in a forgotten island at the edge of the Archipelago, 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. But even if all of the legendary Caretakers from past and present are able to answer the oldest mystery in the world and save Hugo, darker forces may still be gathering against them, and a greater crisis may be at hand. Together with a new enemy, the Imperial Cartological Society, the Shadow King may be unstoppable. The only hope may in the Grail Child, Rose Dyson, and her companions' desperate quest to find the only weapon capable of defeating their enemies and the Spear: the broken sword Caliburn.  With page-turning action and a great twist, this story is a classic among classics--a volume to be treasured and gifted to those we love"--; "WHO IS THE CARTOGRAPHER? "Answer the question unanswered for more than two millennia, and perhaps you may yet restore the world." For some men, walking the path of their destiny may take two thousand years. But for others, it may only be a journey of a single night. On a September evening in 1931, John and Jack, two of the Caretakers of the Imaginarium Geographica, discover a plea for help on an ancient medieval parchment -- which is not only addressed to them, but seems to have been written by their friend, Hugo Dyson! But before they can discover the origin of the strange book, Hugo walks through a door in time -- and vanishes into the past. And in that moment, the world begins to change. The only hope to restore the proper order of things lies in a forgotten island at the edge of the Archipelago, 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. But even if all of the legendary Caretakers from past and present are able to answer the oldest mystery in the world and save Hugo, darker forces may still be gathering against them, and a greater crisis may be at hand. The last stones are falling from the Keep of Time, and an old enemy in a new form has acquired a terrible weapon: the Spear of Destiny, which can be used to command the shadows of anything he touches -- even the Dragons. Together with a new enemy, the Imperial Cartological Society, led by fallen caretakers, the Shadow King may be unstoppable. The only hope may in the Grail Child, Rose Dyson, and her companions' desperate quest to find the only weapon capable of defeating their enemies and the Spear: the broken sword Caliburn"--
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