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- ISBN 9781835870860
- Dimensions: 235 x 300mm
- Publication Date: 22 Oct 2026
- Publisher: Bonnier Books Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Welcome, monster hunter! If you hold this book, then you seek knowledge few dare to face.
For ages uncounted, I - Bai Ze, wanderer and keeper of beast-lore - have studied the monsters that haunt our myths. I have watched the fiery Boitata coil through burning forests, glimpsed the vast Kraken thrashing beneath stormy seas and traced the roots of creatures long spoken of in whispers. Their bodies tell stories; their bones carry truths.
Within these pages, you will find careful drawings that reveal how each creature is shaped, how it survives and why it lingers in the tales of humankind. My anatomical findings will show you what lies beneath fang, scale and shadow, capturing the spirit, power and mystery of every beast.
This book is not merely a collection of monsters - it is a field guide for the bold and the curious. Study it well and you will see how these beings live, breathe, hunt and endure. You will understand their origins, their strengths and the secrets that bind them to our world.
Open this book with caution. Read it with wonder. For once you know the truth of monsters, you will never see the shadows the same way again...
Matt Ralphs is a writer of both fiction and non-fiction books for children. His published works include Season of the Witch (Flying Eye), Secrets of the Dead, Transported and Beasts from the Deep (Nosy Crow), which won The Week Junior 2025 Award for Children's Book of the Year: Animals and Nature, Around the World in 80 Inventions (Templar Books), Norse Myths (DK Publishing), Spooky Celebrations Around the World (Phaidon) and Tales of the Damned along with Automotive, Nautical and Aviation (Big Picture Press). He has also written Fire Girl and Fire Witch (Macmillan) and Little Sure Shot (Anderson Press). Matt lives aboard a boat called Nostromo on the Grand Union Canal.
Caitlin Turner (Illustrator)
Caitlin Turner is an illustrator based in Cornwall, England, with a first-class Illustration degree from Falmouth University. She specialises in creating surreal, whimsical and macabre illustrations inspired by fairy tales, folklore, fantasy and monsters, often with a nostalgic, storybook feel. Combining traditional techniques like dry media with digital colour, Caitlin's work spans picture books, book covers, tabletop game art, fine art and more. Her favourite subjects to illustrate are monsters and mythical creatures.
