The Dictionary of Imaginary Places: The Newly Updated and Expanded Classic (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780156008723)

A catalogue of fantasy lands, islands, cities, and other locations from world literature, from Atlantis to Xanadu and beyond.

This Baedeker of make-believe takes readers on a tour of more than 1,200 realms invented by storytellers from Homer's day to our own. Here you will find Shangri-La and El Dorado, Utopia and Middle Earth, Wonderland and Freedonia.

Here too are Jurassic Park, Salman Rushdie's Sea of Stories, and the fabulous world of Harry Potter. The history and behavior of the inhabitants of these lands are described in loving detail and are supplemented by more than 200 maps and illustrations that depict the lay of the land in a host of elsewheres.

A must-have for the library of every dedicated reader, fantasy fan, or passionate browser, Dictionary is a witty and acute guide for any armchair traveler's journey into the landscape of the imagination.

Author: Gianni Guadalupi
ISBN-10: 0156008726
ISBN-13: 9780156008723
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Language: English
Published: 11/02/2000
Pages: 776
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.40lbs
Size: 9.00h x 7.00w x 2.30d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 05/01/2001 pg. 1604