Tim embraces his access to magic, trying to do as much as he can as quickly as his power will let him. Overwhelmed by enthusiasm and impatience, he ignores Dr. Rose's warnings and fails to consider the consequences of his actions. And they could be dire.
Dr. Rose goes on a special assignment, leaving Tim to search the school library for more books only to be caught performing magic by his nemesis Tyler! Will Tim be able to explain what Tyler saw, or will he be outed as a magician?
Pursued by nightmares he can't remember and haunted by his inability to sleep, Timothy Hunter heads to the one place he knows he'll definitely find answers: the Dreaming. But the cost of such knowledge may be more than he bargained for
What felt like mere moments in the Dreaming for Tim turned out to be significantly longer in the real world, and the consequences for his dreamtime walkabout are dire-not only for Timothy Hunter, but for those closest to him!
Tim and Rose go on a journey that takes them across time and space, to the land of Faerie. Tim has the strange sense that he's been here before, but surely if he'd been to a place so magical and beautiful, he'd remember it, right?
The Cult of the Cold Flame has trapped Ellie in a book. Will she be able to take control of the situation and change her sentence?
Tim returns home to find things aren't as he hoped and that magic is not the shortcut he hopes it'll be. Everything comes at a cost, even safety.
Tim's family reunion is nothing like he imagined, and there has never been more at stake. Still struggling to cope with the tremendous responsibility of wielding magic, he realizes that his choices and his powers may have been to blame for his mother's disappearance all along. With his trust in Dr. Rose fading and his friendship with Ellie falling apart, Tim is at a daunting crossroads with little hope and no clear path forward.
Tim's deepest wish has materialized, but his mother's return has ushered in a new evil. All of Tim's choices have led here-and one final decision will now seal the young magician's fate forever.
Using magic thoughtlessly has left Tim Hunter's family in ruins, and he's ready to give it up entirely. But before he breaks his wand and drowns his books, he's determined to heal the psychic damage he's done to his own father's mind. Unfortunately, like all children, he may not be prepared to handle the truth of what sort of man his father really isâ¦
Collecting issues #1-6 of the new DC Vertigo series! While Tim Hunter is trying to study and attract the cutest girl in his class, there are cultists who want to kill him, believing his magical powers will eventually corrupt him, turning him into a merciless mage who will bring upon the end of magic forever! Luckily, the new substitute teacher at his school wants to mentor him and educate him in the magical arts so that he can discover the secrets behind the Books of Magic...This collection also includes The Sandman Universe Special #1!
Will Tim Hunter end up the greatest sorcerer the world has ever known-or the greatest evil the universe has ever seen? Tim has run away to the land of Faerie, and is now forgetting why he fled there in the first place. Magic is so much more fun without consequences getting in the way! But what does Tatiana, the queen of the Faeries, want with Tim, and why is Rose suddenly so much more protective of the boy magician? Collects Books of Magic #7-13.
