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The Adventures Of The Imagination Of Periphery Stowe: A Future Fairy Tale

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I bought this book as soon as it came out. I also bought a copy for my wife, so that we could each read it without fighting over one copy. The Artwork in it is amazing. It has the greatest cover I have ever seen. Breath taking. The book is one of the most crazy and interesting ones I have ever read. And as an added bonus, it even mentions Ken Finn in the acknowledgements. That is amazing in itself. This is a must have for people of all ages.

This entire book is set in lands we will never see, with contraptions we will never use, yet I can visualize them. I can believe in them. It is almost as if Wagner has tapped into another dimension and is just telling it as he sees it.
This is a must read.

I recommend this to everyone of all ages and reading levels. I fell in love with this book after the first page. I was amazed with Wagner's writing style. His poetic descriptions make the characters and the world he writes them into come alive. After reading this book I immediately went back to the beginning and started reading it all over again. This is one of those special books I will read and recommend to everyone again and again.

The cover grabbed my attention, and then the contents kept it. I can't wait to give a copy to my imaginative nephew.

A nuanced narrative with gorgeous description, Twain-ish witticisms, intelligent insights, and a cast and core concept that has (to my knowledge) never been done anywhere else. This is a "bizarre" book, yes, but not one that drowns itself in its own weirdness but instead acts like a ship on the sea of fiction possibilities, and therefore offers readers the chance traverse such waters in style. It's as breezy as it is daunting, and in any event a book hard to regret spending time with. Highly recommended for those who enjoy Terry Gilliam films, Seuss and Gorey-esque themes, and a wholly fable sense of logic.

This is one of those books that has the amazing ability to pull you into a masterfully crafted, beautifully vivid world and takes you on one of the craziest adventures ever put to paper.

There is a delight in this story that just isn't found in many works. It will always have a place on my bookshelf.

Riggs is the little boy in all of us... afraid of nothing, willing to do almost anything at the drop of a tall stovepipe hat.

Knowing Josh for nearly 2 decades, I wasn't stunned to see this story come from him. I was jubilant. His moment to shine has arrived, and his true place in the world is realized. Anyone can learn how to monkey with a computer, but it takes true genius like his to put pen to paper and end up with a masterpiece.

Periphery Stowe is a challenge to all authors: Don't pander to your audience, but instead teach them. Don't give them what they expect. Instead, give them what they need.


In the end, the world is just as large as the imagination of a little boy.

You want a book where words flow around your head and bring visual pictures, you want a book with a twist of philosophy, fantasy and things you haven't thought of before- this is the book. Stretch your mind with this book. It will get you thinking and thinking of things you that may not have even entered your mind== although they were things tucked in your soul. You won't find a book out there that is like this one. It is thoughtful, crazy, wild, and you can bring it home to your heart and dwell on the reality of what is behind it.
You can read it many times and find more jewels.
I loved the cover.

If you like quirky and odd stories about strange things in bizarre circumstances with truly unbelieveable endings, then you must purchase this tome immediately.
The story is about Riggs Bombay, a boy who isn't afraid of one single thing, and an old man, named Periphery Stowe, who may know the story of the whole entire universe. But no one can ask him because he's fallen fast asleep. And suddenly, the world isn't working the same as it was before.
The prose boarders on the poetic. The artwork is beautiful. And the story contains elements of mythology, and psychology as well as Wagner's own, personal cosmology mixed with his quirky sense of humor.
If you liked Madeline L'Engle's "A Wrinkle in Time" and "A Wind in the Door" as an adult, or "Sophie's World" by Jostein Gaarder, then I think you'll like this too.

Characters brimming with personality, and locations beyond imagination, it's hard not to get lost in the imagination of Periphery Stowe right along with Riggs.
Though at times showing evidence of being a first novel, it hardly detracts from the beatiful prose and obvious skill the author has for writing.
spread it around to your neighbors, your kids, your neighbors kids, all will enjoy.
I'm just wondering what tricks Wagner has up his sleeve for his next book..