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Title: Giants, Monsters, and Dragons: An Encyclopedia of Folklore, Legend, and Myth by Carol Rose ISBN: 0-393-32211-4 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: November, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.6 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A good reference, but unforgivably overpriced
Comment: I'm not sure if this is Carol Rose's fault or her publisher's, but this book cost me eighteen dollars brand new with the older cover. This was only a few months ago. While this is an excellent reference book, one of the best I have seen, the price is a bit steep for casual readers.
Rating: 5
Summary: An excellent book!
Comment: This is a well written book, which focuses on just about every monster from ancient history to modern times - and from just about every culture from the Far East to the Americas. On a few of the more odd or unusual entries there is a short synopsis of the specific legend associated with it, or an explanation of the creature's probable origins - for instance, St. Christopher, who is sometimes depicted as a giant with a dog's head got that way because of a spelling error in the early church - he was designated as a "Canine" rather than a "Canaanite". These and other facts are sure to entertain and delight anyone looking into monsters and the like.
Rating: 5
Summary: Really fun text
Comment: Books of this type are nothing new. There are probably dozens of encyclopedia-style texts out there dealing with magical creatures and mythical beings, but this one is easily one of the more enjoyable volumes I've had the pleasure of reading. As has been pointed out in another review, this is not a book for those who are longing for visuals over text. This is not one of Froud's Fairy books or one of the Gnome texts. As fun as those books are, there is a heavy if not predominate focus on their original illustrations. Carol Rose's book is focused instead on textual descriptions and summaries. There are plenty of great illustrations in the book, mostly woodcuts from Rose's own private collection, but these are not the key focus of the book. But I highly recommend this to anyone who wants a good, searchable reference guide to creatures of myth and magic.
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Title: Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns, and Goblins: An Encyclopedia by Carol Rose ISBN: 0393317927 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: August, 1998 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: The Writers Complete Fantasy Reference: An Indispensable Compendium of Myth and Magic by Writer's Digest Books, Writer's Digest, Terry Brooks ISBN: 1582970262 Publisher: Writers Digest Books Pub. Date: November, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
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Title: A Field Guide to Demons, Fairies, Fallen Angels and Other Subversive Spirits by Carol K. Mack, Dinah Mack ISBN: 080506270X Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, Inc. Pub. Date: 15 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The World Guide to Gnomes, Fairies, Elves & Other Little People by Thomas Keightley ISBN: 0517263130 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 05 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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Title: The Writer's Guide to Fantasy Literature: From Dragons Lair to Hero Quest by Philip Martin ISBN: 0871161958 Publisher: Writer Pub. Date: January, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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