Imagicators
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The Imagicators is a fantasy novel by Brad Marshland, published in 2006. The premise is that magic is the application of acute imagination. This form of magic is known in the book as imagication.
In the novel, the world of Windemere was created eighty years ago by a girl from our world, who imagined it so completely that it became real. Now, eighty years later, the world she created is in turmoil. Spenser and Elaine, two young people from our world are drawn to Windemere to try to heal it. To do so, they must learn to use their own powers of imagication.
The book carries strong themes of personal responsibility. Part of why Windemere is in chaos is that the King and Queen are fighting. These disputes mirror the strife within Spenser and Elaine's families. In all cases, the young people learn to realize that while they have little control over the actions of others, they can take control over their own lives and do their part to heal the world.
The Imagicators also puts into a fictional realm the idea of magical thinking, the concept in psychology referring to a belief in the ability of thought to affect outcomes.
