Mysterious Creatures: A Guide to Cryptozoology - Volume 1

The book consists of a patchwork of only a handful mythological beings (e.g. Curupira , Camazotz), but numerous extinct species (e.g. dodo, thylacine, moa) , hoaxes (Loch Ness Monster) and misidentifications (alleged sea monsters, giant cats) and aliens.

I’m a big RPG game player and I really enjoy adding hints of realistic mythology to my games. I bought this book for the purpose of creating stories around real mythological creatures. This book did not disappoint. There are some very obscure creatures without a lot of information other than they exist in a culture's history. But others, there’s lots of information that helps me create a story for the game.

Very interesting book. A lot of cryptids which I had not heard of before and very informative. Certainly much better value for money than the hardback twin volume version which is £100 plus. I am now awaiting the publication of volume 2 to complete. Would recommend for interested parties.

Not what I expected but love of how much information there is. Kinda like a dictionary but with creatures.

Despite the rabbit hole of the internet proving the authors and most of the fans are crazy, this book (and volume 2) are really well written volumes that provide details for people who are interested in understanding how many cultures view the world and insight into their mythology.