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Title: Fantasy Encyclopedia
ISBN: 0753458470
Author:
Judy Allen
Richard Hook
Jonathon Stroud
John Howe
Publicate Date: 2005-10-13
Publish: 2005-10-13
List Price: $19.95
Average Customer Rating: 4.0
Format: Hardcover
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1: Not Free SF Reader
Presumably this is aimed at children as a brief overview. Mostly a waste of time for anyone that knows anything about the topic, other than as a quick browse, or a chance to pick up a different creature, beastie, or monster. So this is much more in the vein of a picture book for kids, as far as I can tell.
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2: Good info
This is a pretty great book. We love all sorts of books full of facts... and this is one of them. Nice addition to any book collection.
Heather mama of 5
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3: This Book Is Amazing!!!
If you love mythology/fantasy, then you're going to love this book. It makes it sound like these creatures actually do exist, and I know it has helped me. It has helped me with school, understanding TV and other books, and it has also helped me write my own stories. This is a really great book! I reread it all the time. This is the most relieable of all fantasy encyclopedias I have!
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4: I absolutely loved it... You have to get it
Thsi book was absolutely great. Very entertaining if you're quite bored. Also good for those who love reading mthys and legends.
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5: Disappointing
Fantasy Encyclopedia
by Judy Allen
Fantasy Encyclopedia is meant for Grades 4-8 students and library use. You'd expect a full-color large-format fantasy encyclopedia to be a wonderful library edition. But this book is disappointing in its scope and in its depth. The book is a guide to the creatures and peoples of fantasy, mythology, and folklore. Over 50 character types are covered in 9 chapters.
The chapters cover "The Little People," "Mysterious Animals," "Ghosts and Spirits," etc. Each major section in a chapter has a few introductory paragraphs followed by illustrations with captions. This by itself is not so bad, but the book then adds plugs for popular movies and books in which the creatures appeared. So you get disgenuine references to Narnia, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, etc. You don't get a real feel for how these creatures are used in fantasy. You do get the sense that references to Narnia, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings are placements. A more thorough treatment of the subject would have included much more detail and a better cross section with much better sampling.
Hopefully a revised and significantly expanded edition is in the works.
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