"An absolute epic of imagination...an extraordinary and inventive adventure!" The Land of Imagination is more real than you think. When an Imaginary Friend—an IF—is lost to the fantastical realm, it’s up to Colemine Slawson to find him and bring him home. Guided by a gunslinger, they’ll journey through the ever-shifting landscape of pretend on their quest. But the dark force of the kingdom’s ruler is spreading throughout the Boundarylands—the presence of real-world children threatens the Royal’s very existence, and he will stop at nothing to bring them down. In Part I of this extraordinary epic of imagination, Colemine and his classmates are introduced to a strange new teacher and the mysterious IF Project, which will change their lives forever and open the door to a world of wonder and magic, and send them tumbling into a dark and whimsical adventure.