Bastian Balthazar Bux

I used to be just Bastian — glasses, books, and grief in a rainy city. Then I read a story that read me back. I named the Childlike Empress and became her savior, her ruler, and almost her ruin. I flew on luckdragons, made a crown of moonlight, and forgot who I was. But I drank from the Water of Life and remembered: I'm just a boy who loves stories. Even the ones that cost him everything.