false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166853457m/17727.jpg 17727 6 A quartet of fallen mystics dubbed the "TrenchCoat Brigade "is introduced in this first collection of the adventures of Timothy Hunter. John Constanine, the Phantom Stranger, Dr. Occult and Mister E take Hunter on a tour of the magical realms. Along the way he's introduced to Vertigo's greatest practitioners of magic and must choose whether or not to join their ranks. 2986314 book 14 4 1993 The Books of Magic total:1649|5:534|4:633|3:407|2:61|1:14| 1649 6559 2150 64 5 1 false false Tue Dec 11 17:10:56 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 11 17:14:40 -0800 2007
A great tale from my favorite part of the DCU - the magic, generally undead world (the one I lump Sandman, Swamp Thing, Spectre, Deadman, Constantine, the Demon Etrigan, etc), with some great characters that don't get a lot o...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Mar 10 14:22:38 -0800 2007 Thu Mar 15 11:44:33 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Dec 29 10:20:55 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 10:27:24 -0800 2008 Harry Potter. I mean, PLEASE: bespectacled English kid who can do magic? DUH. (That was the general gist of the article; it also pointed the plagiarism finger at Diana Wynne Jones for her Chrestomanci serie...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Sep 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 12 22:28:47 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 18:45:28 -0700 2009 "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"

The heart of the story, ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 14:55:13 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 22:11:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jun 14 13:11:14 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 14 13:43:08 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jul 26 06:04:29 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 30 02:42:27 -0700 2007
Akhirnya, keluar juga The Books of Magic versi paperback. Gambar pada cover depannya: seorang anak laki2 biasa, berkacamata, sedang bermain skateboard, ditemani seekor burung hantu yg terbang di dekatnya - akan langsung mengingatkan pada tokoh utama sebuah novel yg...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Aug 22 12:48:53 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 12:48:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Oct 12 21:10:30 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 07 01:25:26 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 12 21:10:30 -0700 2008
Apakah ini suatu kebetulan? Maybe. Apakah memang buku ini cikal bakal lahir...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue May 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 19:04:53 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 10:55:51 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Sep 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 19 17:35:24 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 04 12:22:55 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri May 30 08:03:17 -0700 2008 Fri May 30 08:04:04 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Wed Dec 31 08:01:01 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 08:03:58 -0800 2008
The Books of Magic I found pretty mediocre. I couldn't find myself really loving the world as it wasn't very deep or complex, and I didn't love the character. The story...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Apr 09 10:34:05 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 10:36:55 -0700 2009
There are some who believe Rowling "borrowed" her ideas from Gaiman. Mmmm....]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 13:09:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 13:10:24 -0700 2009 2 0 false true Wed Jun 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 18:20:13 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 06:32:15 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Sun Apr 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 18:46:22 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 18:46:22 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Mar 31 18:06:57 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 18:07:27 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Jan 22 23:52:46 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 23:53:55 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Aug 17 08:02:15 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 08:03:18 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=17727