A breathtaking new voyage from Caldecott Medalist Brian Selznick.



Two stand-alone stories--the first in nearly 400 pages of continuous pictures, the second in prose--create a beguiling narrative puzzle.



The journey begins at sea in 1766, with a boy named Billy Marvel. After surviving a shipwreck, he finds work in a London theatre. There, his family flourishes for generations as brilliant actors until 1900, when young Leontes Marvel is banished from the stage.



Nearly a century later, runaway Joseph Jervis seeks refuge with an uncle in...