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Title: Encyclopedia of Things That Never Were: Creatures, Places, and People by Michael Page, Robert Ingpen ISBN: 0140100083 Publisher: Penguin Studio Pub. Date: July, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33
Rating: 5
Summary: Simply incredible.
Comment: I first came across this book by chance in my high school library. I'd read a number of books on mythology before, but I'd never seen anything like this. It became my favorite book in the library, and I'd come back to it repeatedly. Unfortunately, the volume was lost somehow, and I've been looking for a personal copy ever since. It is an amazing compilation of mythological creatures, and for it may lack as far as depth of description is concerned, it more than makes up for in the number of entries within.
Rating: 4
Summary: Beautiful and Detailed
Comment: This is a large, beautifully illustrated book, full of information on a wide-range of fantasy topics. Some authors of books on mythology and fantasy take on a snooty, lecturing tone, like they're imparting true occult wisdom upon the unenlightened masses. Page and Ingpen get a little mystical but I never had the impression that they really thought they had met pixies or been to Valhalla. My only problem with it is that the entries are not sourced. There is a nice bibliography in the back but there is no indication in the individual entries where the information came from. It would have been nice to be able to follow up on the entries that I found especially interesting.
Rating: 2
Summary: The book's unrealized potential is frustrating.
Comment: This book's unrealized potential is frustrating. The book calls itself "the complete book of fantasy." Unfortunately, the book is not in the least comprehensive. For example, the god Hephaestus is given a treatment in the text but Ares, Athena, Aphrodite, Hera, nor Hades get individual treatments. All of these are far "greater" in the hierarchy of Greek mythology than Hephaestus and deserve a treatment in text (especially considering that they appear in other entries of the text). It is also important to note that a grave editorial error has allowed several instances of mis-alphabetization to occur. On one page the entries occur AS, AQ, AR and on another set of pages occur BE, BH, BR, BO, BO, BL, BL, BO. The incorrect order would cause a great deal of frustration to the reader looking for a specific entry. The illustrations are magnificent and the material that is included is informative and entertaining. With some editing, this book has potential. As it is currently, the book is a beautiful bird that is pleasing to the eye, but falls short of the expected breathtaking song. It is unfortunate because the beauty of the book makes the errors that much more obvious and distracting.
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Title: Treasury of Fantastic and Mythological Creatures: 1087 Renderings from Historic Sources by Richard Huber ISBN: 0486241742 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: December, 1981 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Giants, Monsters, and Dragons: An Encyclopedia of Folklore, Legend, and Myth by Carol Rose ISBN: 0393322114 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: November, 2001 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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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): $16.95 |
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Title: The Writers Complete Fantasy Reference by Writer's Digest Books, Writer's Digest, Terry Brooks ISBN: 1582970262 Publisher: Writers Digest Books Pub. Date: November, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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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 (Paper) Pub. Date: October, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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