The Element Encyclopedia of Magical Creatures: The Ultimate A-Z of Fantastic Beings From Myth and...
The newest entry in the popular Element Encyclopedia series spans the globe and the ages to present a feast of magical beasts, both familiar and ra...
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Jan 14, 2012
Donna
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This "review"'s going to deviate from my standard reviews a bit. Back to your regularly scheduled reviewing next time.
A commenter on my other blog and I were having a little conversation about book buying in the comments of one of my posts there. I don’t know about you, but right now I need more books like I need a double lobotomy. Like I told him in my comment, when I went to pre-order Jessica’s Guide to Dating on the Dark Side, I just had to pick up Why We Suck by Dr. Denis More...
A commenter on my other blog and I were having a little conversation about book buying in the comments of one of my posts there. I don’t know about you, but right now I need more books like I need a double lobotomy. Like I told him in my comment, when I went to pre-order Jessica’s Guide to Dating on the Dark Side, I just had to pick up Why We Suck by Dr. Denis More...
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May 25, 2011
Marsha
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I happened upon this book by shear accident at the book store. It was sitting on the clearance - Last Chance shelf and I just couldn't help myself. I picked it up and just happened to open it up to 'Orc.' Now, i loved Lord of the Rings, but I didn't know that an Orc wasn't something that Tolkien created! So, curiosity prevailed and I bought it wondering what other creatures I will discover and learn about. I found the book to be quite interesting and entertaining. The authors did a good job
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Feb 28, 2011
N.L.
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Picked up this book at random from the library. Found it quite fascinating. Some of the magical creatures are very familiar as they appear in literature a lot but a large number of the creatures mentioned in this book are ones that I was not familiar with. Quite glad to have found this book and plan to buy my own copy soon.
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Apr 05, 2009
Cecily
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one of those gimongo books that will ALWAYS be on my currently reading shelf, because its just a bunch of entries on magical creatures, and im not going to sit down and read more than 800 pages of creatures from all around the world. great reference book. =)
Nov 28, 2010
This is a really cool reference-type book for writers. I'm not reading it all the way through, but I've started browsing through it and reading a lot of the entries, and it's really interesting and awesome. Also, I think a few of the entries are going to help me a lot with one of my stories, already. I'm glad I bought this; it's a great tool for writing. Now I want more books in this encyclopedia series.
--> Edit: I tried to read it page-by-page, but I gave up; I had no time, and too many More...
--> Edit: I tried to read it page-by-page, but I gave up; I had no time, and too many More...
Dec 20, 2008
Dana Marie
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My mom got this for me as a Christmas present and it was seriously cool. I would recommend it to anyone who likes mythology.
Apr 01, 2010
Michelle
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This is a pretty darn comprehensive volume. I guess the only reason I give it four stars is that I wish there were some pictures haha.
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Jan 11, 2009
Racheh
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Another must for anyone's magical library. A good resource for actual lore.
Nov 04, 2011
An interesting starting point, but search elsewhere for in depth folklore.
Jan 17, 2011
Chancey
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I couldn't think of a creature they missed! And many of them I had never heard of before! A great reference book!
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Jan 25, 2008
Chriss
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What I like is that not only do you get information about monsters, totem animals, etc, but there are small folk stories from various cultures about many of these magical animals. There are also a lot of critters most folk have never heard of, as well as a surprising 'magical' status for animals you wouldn't have thought.
Sep 24, 2007
Marta
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this book truly is the best for looking up any kind of magical fantasy creature - great for writers of fantasy fiction, or those simply interested in knowing more about every creature they've heard about and most of those that they've never even imagined before.
Oct 17, 2007
Treaya
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The only downfall to this book is the lack of pictures. It would have added alot to this book if it had some drawings or painting of even some of the creatures.
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May 03, 2010
Mikel
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Would be great for browsing and getting ideas. I actually read this one cover to cover while most of the rest of the series I just use for referencing.
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