On this day two years ago, Percy Maelock first splashed into my life. On a beach halfway around the world, I saw him scrambling out of the surf with a truly bizarre and - dare I say - horrific sight behind him.

Once upon a time, there was a small boy named Percy. He grew up just like anyone else. He learned his colors, how to count to ten, and that green food wasn’t quite so bad. But then a day came when everything changed. The day he fell into the Dreaming Space.

Ominous worlds. Ravenous monsters. Killer machines. People in mortal danger. All of known reality and of uncharted imagination to explore. These are just a few of the many, many things Percy would have you believe he dealt with on just an average afternoon. But whatever he might have to say, no matter how fantastical or romantic or even captivatingly dangerous, you should never believe a word.