The Books of Magic, all characters, the distinctive likeness thereof, and all related names and elements featured in this publication are trademarks of DC Comics.
EPub © Edition AUGUST 2006 ISBN: 9780061973857
Timothy Hunter and The Books of Magic created by Neil Gaiman and John Bolton.
The Books of Magic: The Children’s Crusade was primarily adapted from the story serialized in The Children’s Crusade #1 and #2 and Arcana Annual #1, originally published by Vertigo, an imprint of DC Comics, © 1993 and 1994.
The Children’s Crusade comic books were created by the following people: Written by Neil Gaiman, Alisa Kwitney, and Jamie Delano Illustrated by Chris Bachalo, Mike Barreiro, and Peter Snejbjerg
Arcana Annual was created by the following people:
Written by John Ney Rieber
Illustrated by Peter Gross
This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to any real people (living, dead, or stolen by fairies), or to any real animals, gods, witches, countries, and events (magical or otherwise), is just blind luck, or so we hope.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Jablonski, Carla.
The children’s crusade / Carla Jablonski; created by Neil Gaiman and John Bolton.—1st Eos ed.
Adapted from the serialized story in the Books of Magic originally published by Vertigo, 1994.
Sequel: Consequences.
Summary: Thirteen-year-old Tim Hunter is lured through a magic gate to Free Country, a place of refuge for children, where he uses his magic to thwart a hidden evil.
ISBN 0-06-447381-3 (pbk.)
[Fic]—dc21
CIP
AC
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