Beasts and Creature Myths and Stories Book - Flame Tree Publishing

With their strange combination of animal limbs or distorted visions of human perception, beasts and creatures can be found in all myths and legends of the world, often used to illustrate moral or fairy-tale stories and to explain extreme natural phenomena. This new collection features many of the most famous and recognizable, with some insight into rare and lesser-known ones: Babylonian scorpions mix with Haitian zombies and Aztec jaguars, dybbuks and golems from Jewish folklore can be found alongside Yeti and Sasquatch. Of course, from Greek and Celtic mythology come the Phoenix, Banshee, Unicorn, Satyrs and Fauns, Centaurs and Minotaurs, the multi-headed Hydra, Basilisk, and Griffin. And let’s not forget Nordic goblins, Japanese ogre monsters, Oni and nymphs, fairies and spirits that appear in many different mythological traditions. It’s truly a magnificent collection of stories.

The Flame Tree Gothic Fantasy, Classic Stories, and Epic Tales collections combine a wide range of myths, folklore, and contemporary short fiction. Highlighting roots in suspense, supernatural phenomena, science fiction, and mysterious tales, books from the Flame Tree Collections series are beautifully presented, perfect as gifts, and offer lifelong reading pleasure.

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Thanks to a wide range of authors, editors, and writers—from Vladimir Ashkenazy, Steve Hackett, John Howe, Sir George Martin, Brian May, Paul du Noyer, Paco Peña, Stanley Sadie—the brand strives to create illustrated projects that are affordable, useful, and beautiful. In addition to printed titles, an exceptional selection of practical cookbooks, music, pop culture, and lifestyle books is increasingly available in digital formats. The producer believes that well-reviewed, thoughtfully curated content should be available in many different formats to meet their readers’ needs.