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Encyclopedia of Giants and Humanoids in Myth, Legend and Folklore (McFarland Myth and Legend Encyclopedias) Paperback – May 26, 2016

by Theresa Bane (Author)
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 46 ratings
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Every culture has in its folklore and mythology beings of immense size and strength, as well as other preternatural humanoids great or small who walk among us, serving the divine or fulfilling their own agendas. This book catalogs the lore and legends of more than 1,000 different humanoid species and individual beings, including the Titans, Valkyries, Jotnar, yōkai, biblical giants, elves, ogres, trolls and many more.

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    212 pages
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    McFarland & Company
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    May 26, 2016
  6. Reading age
    18 years and up
  7. Dimensions
    7 x 0.42 x 10 inches
  8. ISBN-10
    9781476663517
  9. ISBN-13
    978-1476663517
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“an excellent reference...would be a welcome addition to the libraries of those interested in folklore or those seeking ideas in the realm of writing and gaming”―ARBA; “well-written, easy to follow...the best of its kind.... There is not another book out there like this”―Green Man Review.

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Theresa Bane, a professional vampirologist, has appeared on numerous podcasts, television, and radio shows for her expertise on the undead and is the author of other books on unusual phenomena. She lives in Staunton, Virginia.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1476663513
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ McFarland & Company (May 26, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 212 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781476663517
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1476663517
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 0.42 x 10 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 46 ratings

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Vampirologist, Theresa Bane has been featured on Discovery Channels’ “Twisted History: Vampires” as well as E!’s “10 Sexiest Vampires,” and William Shatner’s “Weird or What” for her knowledge and expertise on the undead.

Bane is the author of “Encyclopedia of Demons in World Religions and Cultures,” “The Encyclopedia of Vampire Mythology,” “Actual Factual: Dracula,” “Haunted Historic Greensboro,” “Ghost Stories and Folklore of the Piedmont, North Carolina,” and numerous RPG (role-playing game) supplements, including co-authoring the “Bare Bones Multiverse” core rulebook. She has also written a dark humor book entitled “The Bloodthirsty Weasels: On the Loose and Buck Wild” as well as regularly writing content and satirical articles for on-line magazines and gaming supplements. Recently she has delved in audio books and has been the Associate Producer on Patricia Brigg’s “Dragon Bones” and “Dragon Blood,” as well as “Vampire Empire: The Greyfriar” by Clay and Susan Griffith, all of which are produced by Buzzy Multimedia.

When not writing, Bane travels educating audiences about the differences between traditional mythology and horror fiction. A diehard gamer originally from the NY/NJ area, she currently resides in North Carolina with her husband, T. Glenn Bane. Please feel free to visit her website at www.theresabane(dot)net.

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Ralph Zanfagna
3.0 out of 5 stars Great book but shipping not so great
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The book is awesome, my complaint was the beating the book took during shipping.
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Pio McDonnell
3.0 out of 5 stars Needs to be in hardback with better paper quality
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For such a high priced paperback, the quality is just not there. I have her other book Encyclopedia of Vampires in hardback and the quality of that book far, far exceeds this slim and cheap-feeling effort. I don't understand why the publisher would not stick with the better production quality of her previous encyclopedia so that the set matches (she's got three other encyclopedias I was hoping to buy, but if they're as poor quality and as expensive as this book, I'll pass on buying them for my personal home library). Content-wise; there's a brief four page intro and then alphabetically arranged entries ranging in length from a few lines to several paragraphs (each page, after the intro, has a two-column spread with small 9pt text). The bibliography is extensive and there's also an index at the end of the book. I think what's missing from the book though is a "quick list" of the giants and humanoid divided into countries (so that if you wanted to look up say, Norway, you could see what giant humanoids came from Norway). The paper texture of the pages in this book are rough and cheap feeling when compared to her previous vampire encyclopedia. Overall, this is way over-priced for the obvious cheapness of its production quality.
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