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James A. Owen
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James A. Owen

James A. Owen is the author and illustrator 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 works at the Coppervale... Read full bio

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Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. Never sacrifice what you want the most, for what you want the most at that moment
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My life in 8 words: "Always moving forward to build a New Mythology"
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September 14, 2009
Over at the HERE, THERE BE DRAGONS website, I've begun posting the annotations to the Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica,...
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September 9, 2009
There are so many places to read new information about authors and their doings that it's often hard to keep track. Harder still...
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The Dragon's Apprentice will be released on October 19, 2010 in Hardcover, Compact Disk, eAudio
about 16 hours ago
The Indigo King is now available in Trade Paperback, eBook
Mar 09, 2010
The Indigo King will be released on March 09, 2010 in Trade Paperback, eBook
Mar 09, 2010
Author Appearances have been announced:
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Oct 28, 2009
The Shadow Dragons will be released on October 27, 2009 in Compact Disk
Oct 27, 2009
The Shadow Dragons will be released on October 27, 2009 in Hardcover
Oct 27, 2009
The Shadow Dragons will be released on October 27, 2009 in eAudio
Oct 27, 2009
The Shadow Dragons will be released on October 27, 2009 in eBook
Oct 27, 2009
The Shadow Dragons is now available in Hardcover, Compact Disk, eBook, eAudio
Oct 27, 2009
The Indigo King will be released on October 27, 2009 in eBook
Oct 27, 2009
The Indigo King is now available in eBook
Oct 27, 2009
The Shadow Dragons is now available in Compact Disk, eAudio
Oct 27, 2009
Excerpt:
Chapter 2 from Here, There Be Dragons
Oct 16, 2009
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from The Indigo King
Oct 16, 2009
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from The Search for the Red Dragon
Oct 16, 2009
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Chapter 2 from The Shadow Dragons
Oct 15, 2009
The First Dragon will be released on October 01, 2009 in
Oct 01, 2009
The First Dragon is now available in
Oct 01, 2009
Audio Excerpt:
The Shadow Dragons
Sep 24, 2009
Excerpt:
Chapter 2 from The Shadow Dragons
Sep 18, 2009
Author Voices:
The Annotations Begin!
Sep 15, 2009
The Search for the Red Dragon will be released on July 07, 2009 in eBook
Jul 07, 2009
The Search for the Red Dragon is now available in eBook
Jul 07, 2009
Jun 27, 2009
Author Revealed Answer:
Who are your favorite authors?
Feb 17, 2009
Feb 17, 2009
Author Revealed Answer:
Is there a book you love to reread?
Feb 17, 2009
Feb 17, 2009
Feb 17, 2009
Author Revealed Answer:
Who is your favorite fictional hero?
Feb 17, 2009
Author Revealed Answer:
Who is your favorite fictional villain?
Feb 17, 2009
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What are your 5 favorite songs?
Feb 17, 2009
Feb 17, 2009
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What is your favorite movie?
Feb 17, 2009
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What is your favorite television show?
Feb 17, 2009
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What is your birthdate?
Feb 17, 2009
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What were your previous occupations?
Feb 17, 2009
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What was/is your favorite job?
Feb 17, 2009
Feb 17, 2009
Feb 17, 2009
Author Revealed Answer:
What is your motto or maxim?
Feb 17, 2009
Excerpt:
Chapter 2 from Here, There Be Dragons (UK Edition)
Jan 29, 2009
The Indigo King is now available in Trade Paperback
Jan 01, 2009
Brightcove:
Meet James A. Owen
Dec 03, 2008
The Search for the Red Dragon is now available in eAudio
Nov 10, 2008
The Shadow Dragons will be released on November 10, 2008 in eAudio
Nov 10, 2008
The Shadow Dragons is now available in eAudio
Nov 10, 2008
Here, There Be Dragons is now available in eAudio
Nov 10, 2008
The Shadow Dragons will be released on November 10, 2008 in eAudio
Nov 10, 2008
The Shadow Dragons is now available in eAudio
Nov 10, 2008
The Search for the Red Dragon will be released on November 10, 2008 in eAudio
Nov 10, 2008
The Search for the Red Dragon is now available in eAudio
Nov 10, 2008
Here, There Be Dragons will be released on November 10, 2008 in eAudio
Nov 10, 2008
Here, There Be Dragons is now available in eAudio
Nov 10, 2008
The Indigo King will be released on October 21, 2008 in Hardcover
Oct 21, 2008
The Indigo King is now available in Hardcover
Oct 21, 2008
The Indigo King will be released on October 21, 2008 in Compact Disk
Oct 21, 2008
The Indigo King is now available in Compact Disk
Oct 21, 2008
The Indigo King will be released on October 21, 2008 in eAudio
Oct 21, 2008
The Indigo King is now available in eAudio
Oct 21, 2008
The Indigo King is now available in Hardcover
Oct 21, 2008
The Search for the Red Dragon will be released on October 21, 2008 in Trade Paperback
Oct 21, 2008
The Search for the Red Dragon is now available in Trade Paperback
Oct 21, 2008
The Indigo King is now available in eAudio
Oct 21, 2008
The Search for the Red Dragon will be released on October 21, 2008 in
Oct 21, 2008
The Search for the Red Dragon is now available in
Oct 21, 2008
The Indigo King will be released on October 21, 2008 in
Oct 21, 2008
The Indigo King is now available in
Oct 21, 2008
The Indigo King will be released on October 21, 2008 in eAudio
Oct 21, 2008
The Indigo King is now available in eAudio
Oct 21, 2008
The Indigo King will be released on October 21, 2008 in
Oct 21, 2008
The Indigo King is now available in
Oct 21, 2008
The Indigo King will be released on October 21, 2008 in
Oct 21, 2008
The Indigo King is now available in
Oct 21, 2008
The Search for the Red Dragon is now available in Trade Paperback
Mar 03, 2008
The Search for the Red Dragon will be released on January 01, 2008 in Hardcover
Jan 01, 2008
The Search for the Red Dragon is now available in Hardcover
Jan 01, 2008
The Search for the Red Dragon will be released on January 01, 2008 in Compact Disk
Jan 01, 2008
The Search for the Red Dragon is now available in Compact Disk
Jan 01, 2008
The Search for the Red Dragon will be released on January 01, 2008 in eAudio
Jan 01, 2008
The Search for the Red Dragon is now available in eAudio
Jan 01, 2008
Here, There Be Dragons will be released on January 01, 2008 in Compact Disk
Jan 01, 2008
Here, There Be Dragons is now available in Compact Disk
Jan 01, 2008
Here, There Be Dragons will be released on January 01, 2008 in eAudio
Jan 01, 2008
Here, There Be Dragons is now available in eAudio
Jan 01, 2008
The Search for the Red Dragon will be released on January 01, 2008 in
Jan 01, 2008
The Search for the Red Dragon is now available in
Jan 01, 2008
Here, There Be Dragons will be released on January 01, 2008 in
Jan 01, 2008
Here, There Be Dragons is now available in
Jan 01, 2008
The Search for the Red Dragon will be released on January 01, 2008 in
Jan 01, 2008
The Search for the Red Dragon is now available in
Jan 01, 2008
The Search for the Red Dragon will be released on January 01, 2008 in
Jan 01, 2008
The Search for the Red Dragon is now available in
Jan 01, 2008
Here, There Be Dragons will be released on January 01, 2008 in
Jan 01, 2008
Here, There Be Dragons is now available in
Jan 01, 2008
Here, There Be Dragons will be released on October 23, 2007 in Trade Paperback
Oct 23, 2007
Here, There Be Dragons is now available in Trade Paperback
Oct 23, 2007
Here, There Be Dragons will be released on October 23, 2007 in
Oct 23, 2007
Here, There Be Dragons is now available in
Oct 23, 2007
Lost Treasures of the Pirates of the Caribbean will be released on May 08, 2007 in Hardcover
May 08, 2007
Lost Treasures of the Pirates of the Caribbean is now available in Hardcover
May 08, 2007
Lost Treasures of the Pirates of the Caribbean will be released on May 08, 2007 in
May 08, 2007
May 08, 2007
Here, There Be Dragons is now available in Trade Paperback
Apr 02, 2007
Here, There Be Dragons will be released on February 26, 2007 in eBook
Feb 26, 2007
Here, There Be Dragons is now available in eBook
Feb 26, 2007
Here, There Be Dragons will be released on February 26, 2007 in
Feb 26, 2007
Here, There Be Dragons is now available in
Feb 26, 2007
Here, There Be Dragons will be released on September 26, 2006 in Hardcover
Sep 26, 2006
Here, There Be Dragons is now available in Hardcover
Sep 26, 2006
Here, There Be Dragons will be released on September 26, 2006 in
Sep 26, 2006
Here, There Be Dragons is now available in
Sep 26, 2006
Excerpt:
Table of Contents from The Indigo King
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
Excerpt:
Table of Contents from The Search for the Red Dragon
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
News:
Here, There Be Dragons has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
Excerpt:
Table of Contents from Here, There Be Dragons
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
Audio Excerpt:
The Indigo King
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
Audio Excerpt:
Here, There Be Dragons
Prior to Dec 19, 2008

James A. Owen Revealed

Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. Never sacrifice what you want the most, for what you want the most at that moment Q. If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your days, what would it be? A. Thai Spiced Crispy Chicken Q. With whom in history do you most identify? A. Francis Davis Millet Q. Who is your favorite fictional hero? A. Clark Kent Q. Who is your favorite fictional villain? A. Lex Luthor Learn more about James A. Owen

Authors on the Web

Kalamazoo Gazette, November 18, 2009
...annual Mary Calletto Rife Youth Literature Seminar. Linda Braun, president of the Young Adult Library Services Association, and James A. Owen, a novelist and comic-book publisher and artist, both talked about alternative ways to engage young adults in...
North Bay Nugget, March 16, 2009
...of Icefire and The Fire Within, this story continues in The Fire Eternal. Here, There Be Dragons by James A. Owen (Simon & Schuster, age 12 and up) begins a trilogy that takes readers on an extraordinary journey of myth, magic and mystery. An unusual...
Book Blog - Bookends - Children's Book Reviews - B, January 3, 2010
...couple of years too old to participate anyway, but I started doodling during a presentation I heard by James A. Owen who illustrates his own dragon series (Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica) in addition to being a comic book artist. Here’s my...
Bites, January 3, 2010
...Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott 8. Here, There Be Dragons: The Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica by James A. Owen 9. Lips Touch Three Times by Laini Taylor 10. The Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima 11. The 13 th Reality: The Hunt for...
Becky's Book Reviews, December 30, 2009
...All the Broken Pieces . Ann E. Burg. 2009. 44. Crossing Stones . Helen Frost. 2009. 45. The Shadow Dragons . James A. Owen. 2009. 46. A Constant Heart by Siri Mitchell. 2008. 47. Colonel Brandon's Diary . Amanda Grange. 2008. 48. Nation by Terry...
Here, There, and Everywhere 2nd edition, November 18, 2009
...The Shadow Dragons by James A Owen (author AND illustrator) Hardcover: 432 pages Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing (October 27, 2009) ISBN-10: 1416958797 Product Description World War II has been raging for three...
Becky's Book Reviews, November 15, 2009
...& Schuster. 154 pages. Al Capone Shines My Shoes . Gennifer Choldenko. 2009. Penguin. 274 pages. The Shadow Dragons . James A. Owen. 2009. 417 pages. The Swiss Courier . Tricia Goyer and Mike Yorkey. 2009. Revell. 324 pages. What I read this past...
SFFaudio, November 11, 2009
...[UNABRIDGED] Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Published: October 2009 ISBN: 074359956X The Search For The Red Dragon By James A. Owen; Read by James Langton 8 CDs – [UNABRIDGED] Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Published: January 2008 ISBN:...
Becky's Book Reviews, November 8, 2009
...Random House. 214 pages. Al Capone Shines My Shoes. Gennifer Choldenko. 2009. Penguin. 274 pages. The Shadow Dragons. James A. Owen. 2009. 417 pages. No Girls Allowed (Dogs Okay) by Trudi Trueit. 2009. Simon & Schuster. 118 pages. The Funeral...
Here, There, and Everywhere 2nd edition, November 6, 2009
...is actually pretty good for me!  Only two of them are new books from Amazon (Shadow Dragons by James A Owen and Syren by Angie Sage), one ( Magic & Malice: Mairelon the Magician/ Magicians Ward  by Patricia C. Wrede)  is a used book...
Becky's Book Reviews, November 1, 2009
...really need to review : What I'm currently reading : The Indigo King (The Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica). James A. Owen. Simon & Schuster. 2008. 375 pages. Positively. Courtney Sheinmel. 2009. Simon & Schuster. 216 pages. Mary Barton....
SF Signal, October 30, 2009
...of cyberpunk..." Macmillan US opens up new front in battle over e-book royalty rates . (via Eric Rosenfield ) James A. Owen's Here, There Be Dragons is free until 11/9. Read the first chapter of Plague Zone , Jeff Carlson's sequel to Plague Year and...
SFFaudio, October 27, 2009
...may interest just about any reader of any age. Here, There Be Dragons is the first book in James A. Owen ’s “ The Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica ” series which is a “grand fantasy adventure that tells the story of four travelers —...
Sean Ashby : Author & Illustrator, September 30, 2009
...This courtesy of James A. Owen , author of The Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica : A Mantra for when deadlines rise and doubt creeps in “I am the Leviathan of Pop Culture. "My stride...
Bibliophile Stalker, September 13, 2009
...I will not publish your book . Rod M Santos On the Crossed Genres ad, and homophobia in general . James A Owen on Mapping the Imagination – A Preamble, Part I . Jonathan Lethem on Poet of Desolate Landscapes (JG Ballard). Jim C Hines on...
Bibliophile Stalker, September 1, 2009
...posts at their website . And a new issue of Cabinet des Fees is out. Interviews Genreville features artist James A Owen . Sci-Fi and Fantasy Planet interviews Jim C Hines . Lucienne Diver interviews PN Elrod . Mihir Wanchoo interviews Dan Poblocki ....
Bibliophile Stalker, August 23, 2009
...Antieau . Calgary Herald on Robert J Sawyer . Advice/Articles Mary Robinette Kowal on Glamour in Glass: Writing Chapter 6 . James A Owen on A Haven for Readers . Victoria Strauss on Publishers’ Kill Fees, and Why They’re Bad For Everyone ....
The Big Bad Book Blog, June 12, 2009
...counterparts: Click here to view the embedded video. THE BOOK THIEF by Markus Zusak The Indigo King by James A. Owen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nte13CIUAqw Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury: http://digitalbooktalk.com/?p=19 A Great and Terrible...
The Big Bad Book Blog, June 12, 2009
...for some examples of book trailers who take their cues from their cinematic counterparts: The Indigo King by James A. Owen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nte13CIUAqw Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury: http://digitalbooktalk.com/?p=19 A Great and...
Here, There, and Everywhere 2nd edition, May 22, 2009
...June 23, 2009) ISBN-10: 0061704164 Release date June 23 The Shadow Dragons (Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica) by James A Owen Hardcover: 432 pages Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing (October 27, 2009) ISBN-10: 1416958797...
Bibliophile Stalker, May 14, 2009
...Brandon Bell On the Well Written Story, Well Told . Jeremiah Tolbert on Personal Interlude: A Project Awesome update . James A. Owen on On Writing: Doing the Research . Fantasy & Science Fiction on Why We Don't Accept Electronic Submissions . Shawn...
Bibliophile Stalker, April 22, 2009
...writers understand . Jeremiah Tolbert on Five (and One Silly) Ideas For Avoiding the Paradox of Choice in Writing . James A. Owen On Writing/Publishing: The Success Paradox, Part I . Geoff Manaugh on Between the Tower and the Parking Lot: A Spatial...
things mean a lot, April 8, 2009
...thing I loved were the full-page black and white illustrations at the beginning of each chapter, done by James A Owen himself. I love me some illustrations, and I wish more books had them. An example: But as much as I had fun with this book, there were a...
Ms. Yingling Reads, April 7, 2009
...*Sigh* Now I know how my students feel. I have to wait until October for the next book in this wonderful series. Again, this was a hefty tome with so much fun stuff going on that I fear I will not do justice to the plot. John, Jack, and Hugo are suddenly...