Bob Eggleton

#24, 2006

This is a gorgeous book, which was given to me by heathwitch more than a year ago. It took me a while to read, since I found myself wanting to read it slowly and take it all in, and I couldn't read big chunks of it at a time. It's a story - or really a collection of stories - about dragonkind, beginning with a creation myth of how the world was dreamed into existence by a dragon, all the way through to the end of the dragons' time on earth. The illustrations are stunning - I love show more Eggleton's vision of dragons - and Grant's text is lyrical and lovely. The story of Angrboda made me cry. I enjoyed this book very much, and am looking forward to reading "Stardragons" next. Thanks so much, Heather! show less

Whoa, it was always cool as a child to listen to the fishermen down the street talk about the seas and what lay beneath. They were from the Old World and they spoke with respect of the ocean that was their livelihood. I thought of them when I read this book, thinking of all the tales they used to tell me and how I bloody well believed them.

The Kraken is here and Nessie and the Giant Squid, along with Merhorses and Mermaids. Everything is brightly illustrated with a historical overview, with show more chapters divided by different types of monsters of the depths.

We really don't know what truly lives down below, perhaps dinosaurs that never really left us. Enjoyable read all the way through.


Book Season = Spring (time to boat) show less