Timothy Hunter may grow up to become the greatest magician of his day ... if he survives the trials of adolescence and the dangers of the physical world. In this graphic novel, Tim must defend the realm of Faerie from the deadly Manticore.

"Timothy Hunter and the Books of Magic created by Neil Gaiman and John Bolton, featuring characters created by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth and Mike Dringenberg"

The final book in the bestselling Books of Beginning trilogy that began with The Emerald Atlas, which the New York Times called “a new Narnia for the tween set.” The adventures of siblings Kate, Michael, and Emma come to a stunning conclusion when they must find the last Book of Beginning—the Book of Death—before the Dire Magnus does, for when all three books are united, their combined power will be unstoppable. Soon Emma is on a journey to places both worldly and otherworldly, confronting terrifying monsters and ghosts, and what is darkest within herself. As the fabric of time begins to fray, she becomes the final piece of an extraordinary puzzle. Only if she can master the powers of this most dangerous book will she, Kate, and Michael be able to save the world from the dramatic, deadly final confrontation between magical and ordinary people that the Dire Magnus has in store.

The Deptford Mice and their allies rush once again into battle with old enemies, grown much more powerful, as a devastatingly cold winter threatens to keep the Green Mouse from returning in the spring.

The end is nigh! Or has it already happened?Welcome to a world of ghosts and vampires, of serial apocalypses and terrifying visions. The world is cracked, burning, lost. Yet, there may be glimpses of something beyond. There may be hope for some kind of survival, possibly even love!Count on nothing, though. These poems come from a strange, fevered place, where humor masks tragedy and angels and demons keep score.

Timothy Hunter is taken on a tour of the magical realms by a quartet of fallen mystics.