(W) Golden Books (A) Disney Storybook Artists. One thousand years ago* superstition and the sword ruled. It was a time of darkness. It was a world of fear. It was the age of Gargoyles. Stone by day* warriors by night* we were betrayed by the humans we had sworn to protect* frozen in stone by a magic spell for a thousand years. Now* here in Manhattan* the spell is broken* and we live again! We are defenders of the night! We are Gargoyles! This Little Golden Book introduces readers to Goliath* Demona* Brooklyn* Lexington* Broadway* and all of the heroes and villains from the action-packed Disney Gargoyles animated series from the 1990's.