Clive Barker

<p>Clive Barker is the bestselling author of twenty-two books, including the <em>New York Times</em> bestsellers <em>Abarat</em>; <em>Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War</em>; and <em>The Thief of Always</em>. He is also an acclaimed painter, film producer, and director. For twelve years Mr. Barker has been working on a vast array of paintings to illuminate the text of <em>The Books of Abarat</em>, more than one hundred and twenty-five of which can be found within this volume.</p><p>Mr. Barker lives in California. He shares his house with seven dogs, three cockatiels, several undomesticated geckoes, an African gray parrot called Smokey, and a yellow-headed Amazon parrot called Malingo.</p>