The Penguin Book of Dragons
$37.12
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
5 January 2022
Summary
Two thousand years of legend and lore about the menace and majesty of dragons, which have breathed fire into our imaginations from ancient Rome to Game of Thrones to Rebecca Yarros’s Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm
A Penguin Classic
The most popular mythological creature in the human imagination, dragons have provoked fear and fascination for their lethal venom and crushing coils, and as avatars of the Antichrist, servants of Satan, couriers of the damned to Hell, port…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143135043 |
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| ISBN-10: | 014313504X |
| Author: | Scott G. Bruce |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 5 January 2022 |
| Weight: | 260g |
| Dimensions: | 17mm x 129mm x 197mm |
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Critics Review
“Fascinating … Expert commentary provides helpful context throughout… . A well-researched survey for those with a deep interest in dragons.” Publishers Weekly
I love the way Scott Bruce has scoured so much ancient lore to bring us this treasury of dragon-related information, and I shall turn to it frequently – Philip Pullman
Scholarly and thrilling. By collecting some of the foundational - and also most surprising - historical sources on these guardians of the ‘boundary between the known and unknown’, Scott Bruce has created the new indispensable resource for anyone who cares about dragons – Adam Gidwitz, New York Times bestselling author of A Tale Dark and Grimm and The Inquisitor’s Tale
Scott G. Bruce
Scott G. Bruce (editor) is the editor of The Penguin Book of the Undead, The Penguin Book of Hell, and The Penguin Book of Demons, and the author of three books about the abbey of Cluny. He is a professor of medieval history at Fordham University in New York City and lives in Baltimore, Maryland.
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