The Fairy Spotter's Guide
Where to Find Banshees, Bigfoot and Other Creatures from Folklore
$40.70
- Hardcover
192 pages
- Release Date
22 December 2026
Summary
No matter where you are, you’re never far from a door to the Otherworld …
From the bloodthirsty baobhan sith of the Scottish Highlands to the mischievous trasgu creeping beneath your floorboards, the world is teeming with hidden, magical beings.
The Fairy Spotter’s Guide is your essential companion for navigating the world of the uncanny. Journey across continents and cultures as you uncover the origins - both real and mythological - of 8…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781035434626 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1035434628 |
| Author: | Elizabeth Dearnley |
| Publisher: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Welbeck |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 22 December 2026 |
| Weight: | 740g |
| Dimensions: | 22mm x 194mm x 240mm |
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Critics Review
Enchanting and immersive. Elizabeth Dearnley is one of the foremost experts on fairies and her field guide validates the sense that there’s more to this world than meets the eye. The Fairy Spotter’s Guide is a book to be treasured by adults and children alike. – Elizabeth Sulis Kim, author of ‘The Book of Beasts’
A book of mischievous scope: a dazzling fairy ball compressed between lovely covers. Yet every uncanny being described reaches out with icy, nimble little fingers to play tricks with your heart. Strange, surprising and frighteningly hard to put down. – Brigid Lowe, author of ‘The Bloody Branch’
Introducing a menagerie of marvellous beasts and a gallery of extragavantly strange beings, from Abada to Yowie. The Fairy Spotter’s Guide is a delight. Its splendid illustrations and expertly researched prose open up a truly global cast of the mythical and supernatural creatures. – Professor Carolyne Larrington, author and research fellow at the University of Oxford
One of those wonderful books you find yourself picking up again and again. You can dip in and out, open the book completely at random and you will discover a fairy, imp, goblin or shapeshifter anew! Every spread, an insightful and beautifully written piece accompanied by an enchanting illustration. You don’t need long with it to come away feeling you’ve taken a bit of the magic with you. – Elijah John, Art Director for Nēpenthé Press
Elizabeth Dearnley provides a uniquely wide-ranging and truly global guide to the fairy realm, accompanied by haunting and thought-provoking illustrations, that will intrigue and captivate but also educate its readers about the depth of folklore across cultures. – Francis Young, author of ‘Twilight of the Godlings’ and ‘Fairies: A History’
Elizabeth Dearnley
Elizabeth Dearnley is a writer, artist, and folklorist based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Her work explores fairy tales, horror, and collaborative storytelling. She is a Lecturer in Creative Writing at Edinburgh Napier University.
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