Mythical creatures drawn largely from medieval travellers' tales, but encompassing civilisations from the Sumerians to the Wild West. A dictionary? No, this is really an astonishing ark filled with beasts from a fabulous zoo far more varied and entertaining than anything from ordinary natural history. From Abaia and Abath to Ziz and Zu, from the microscopic Gigelorum that nests in a mite's ear to the giant serpent Jormungandor who encircles the whole globe, there are beasts from every corner of man's imagination: the light-hearted Fearsome Critters of lumberjack tales find a place alongside the Sirrush of Babylon and the Winged Bulls of Assyria. Some of the fabulous beasts turn out to be real creatures in disguise - a Cameleopard is a kind of glamourised giraffe -while others are almost, but not quite, human. Among the six hundred entries are some which are full-scale essays in their own right, as on Phoenix or Giants; and just in case it seems as though the authors dreamt up the entire book, there is a detailed list of books for the would-be hunter in this mythical jungle.

"Okay God," Treasure hunter John Victor asks . "What am I supposed to learn from this one?" John is no stranger to dangerous situations, but he's never been in one as terrifying as this: buried alive beneath desert dust, digitally connected to a daily radio broadcast. In "Buried Alive" John and his teammate, pop star Briebee Queen, are kidnapped right in the middle of the Gem Express Treasure Hunt. Now he's buried somewhere in the Sonora Desert. Morning talk show host Todd Rascall hears John when, suddenly alert, he calls out for Briebee. Todd wants this nut-case off his frequency right away--until he realizes it's the famous treasure hunter. Hoping for national attention, Todd invites profilers, detectives, and other professionals to his radio show. Perhaps they'll pull elusive clues from John's memory that will help them find where he's been buried alive During this quest, Todd is touched by John's Christian faith. And helping to find John? Well, there's Gawky Glenna who becomes Glamorous Glen when she discovers a renewed faith in herself. And Professor Farraday, who finds inner peace when he returns to his own core beliefs. Buried Alive is John Victor's second adventure. Will it be his last?

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