An Imprint of Macmillan
And for Mike, Pendleton, and Sally
Also for Benji and Alex, and all the other kids in the neighborhood
An Imprint of Macmillan
NICK OF TIME. Copyright © 2000, 2005, 2008 by Ted Bell. All rights reserved. Printed in August 2009 in the United States of America by R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, Harrisonburg, Virginia. For information, address Square Fish, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010.
Square Fish and the Square Fish logo are trademarks of Macmillan and are used by St. Martin’s Press under license from Macmillan.
Illustrations and endpaper map by Russ Kramer
ISBN: 978-0-312-58143-5
Original edition published in somewhat different form in the United States by Xlibris Corporation.
Originally published in the United States by St. Martin’s Press
Square Fish logo designed by Filomena Tuosto
First Square Fish Edition: 2009
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