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The Atlas of Monsters

Sandra Lawrence author Stuart Hill illustrator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Templar Publishing

Published:12th Oct '17

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A wondrous atlas showing where in the world dreadful dragons and terrible trolls can be found.

One day a collection of very old maps in found in a dusty library. and what are the strange messages in a cryptic code that Walters records in his ship's log?

Inside this wonderous atlas are trolls and dragons, minotaurs and krackens, goblins and giants ...

One day a collection of very old maps in found in a dusty library. They show where in the world monsters from mythology and folklore can be found. According to the notes left with them they were made by Cornelius Walters, an intrepid explorer from the 15th century. But did Walters really make these elaborate maps, or is it all a hoax? The librarian who discovered them is not certain ... and what are the strange messages in a cryptic code that Walters records in his ship's log?

Inside this wonderous atlas are trolls and dragons, minotaurs and krackens, goblins and giants ... and there is a puzzle to solve.

Stuart Hill's spectacular illustrations evoke the beauty of a medieval map, but with a contemporary twist.

ISBN: 9781783706969

Dimensions: 350mm x 280mm x 10mm

Weight: 900g

64 pages