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Title: Encyclopedia of Things That Never Were: Creatures, Places, and People by Michael F. Page, Robert R. Ingpen ISBN: 0-670-81607-8 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: January, 1987 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.36 (14 reviews)
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.
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: 5
Summary: Thankyou school library!
Comment: I love this book. I sleep next to it at night. I hold it close and coo words of endearment.
I found this in my school library when i was about seven or eight. (to avoid confusion from here, my school is K-12) from then on, every few months i'd check it out for a project or just fun (i was intensely into this stuff) about my freshman year they revamped the library and i couldnt find it (GASP!!) eventually i located it on the floor, open and in pain. I cried to the heavens WHY?! and promptly put it under my arm and walked away. I've had it for about 4 years in my bed between the sideboard and matress and every time i open it i find something new, interesting and inspirational.
only downfall is everything is written as exact so its doesnt include many variations of myths but in these situations its a good starting point anyways.
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Title: The Dictionary of Imaginary Places: The Newly Updated and Expanded Classic by Alberto Manguel ISBN: 0156008726 Publisher: Harvest Books Pub. Date: 02 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
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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): $18.95 |
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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): $18.95 |
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Title: The Encyclopedia of Fantasy by John Clute, John Grant ISBN: 0312198698 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 March, 1999 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: The Book of Dragons & Other Mythical Beasts by Joseph Nigg, Joe Nigg ISBN: 0764155105 Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Pub. Date: 10 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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