These mythical creatures were thought to be as large as mountains and were responsible for causing lots of trouble for humans. Readers will discover some of the most popular legends and folklore about giants in this book. The comprehensive volume covers giants from a variety of mythological traditions-from the Greeks to the Mayans. The exciting story of the Norse god Thor and his adventures in the land of giants is featured in graphic-novel form....

Towards the end of the previous volume, Anamarias, Irah and Daasarpias seem to have wandered into the abode of the Oceaneoples, a mystical realm, not given to the likes of ordinary folk to behold. Back from their strange journey, they wonder whether it has been nothing more than a dream. They soon encounter the Spirit of the Sea, a daunting warrior, even stronger than the individual powers of the Gragodonian emblems. Coming off second best, the three...

Through an ingenious ruse, Navlon gifts the Sceptre and Crown Emblems to two chieftains of the woodland tribe, Gossmer and Fal Gen. These emblems soon become submissive to the willpower of their new bearers. Armed with such mighty weapons, they proceed towards the inner recesses of the misty realm, hoping to uncover the whereabouts of the Seeker folk. Queen Orlinda plans her own stratagems in weaning away Arianne's affections for the Meldovian monarch....

Lord Drakileon, Wielder of the Dark Will, turns out to be the greatest foe of the good peoples of the mortal world. Of formless bearing, he cannot even be overcome by the combined powers of the five Gragodonian emblems. It is this formless adversary who, in earlier times, first endowed the Priestesses of Wons, Lord Dalgon of the Mountain Folk, Angulor – Droll Lord of Lavadea, Tormari – famed forger of the Black Bangle, Mondilozar – erstwhile...

La capture de la jalousie avait été intense pour Pandora et ses meilleurs amis, Iole, Alcie et Homère. Mais ensuite, la conquête de la vanité en Égypte tenait encore plus de la folie. Donc, leur recherche du prochain « mal », la paresse, quelque part dans les montagnes de l'Atlas, devrait être un peu plus facile, n'est-ce pas? Ouais! Exactement. L'adolescente la plus cool de la Grèce ancienne n'est absolument pas préparée au traitement...

Bienvenue dans la plus folle des excursions pédagogiques! Pandore et ses meilleures amies, Alcie et Iole, sont à la poursuite de la vanité, l'un des sept fléaux que Pandore a relâchés (oups!), et qui se cache maintenant en Égypte. Comme d'habitude, la déesse Héra n'est pas tellement d'un grand secours et place autant d'obstacles qu'elle le peut sur leur chemin. C'est tout à fait encombrant - sans compter que cela met leur vie en danger!...

"Meet the fiercest dragons and the creepiest demons in the mythical universe. Who's the most powerful of them all? Check out the lineup to find out."--

Meet the fiercest, most strangely shaped figures of mythology: hundred-headed monsters; half-human, half-beast menaces; and mighty but disfigured creatures. Who's the most powerful beast of them all? Check out the lineup to find out.

The Jotunheim giants poured through the rift at Andersonville and annihilated both the Union and the Confederacy. Only the desperate efforts of a few heroes stopped them in the West, at the battle of Golden City, Colorado. Those heroes became legends.Billy McCarty watched those heroes win the battle. He grew up reading the dime novels and dreaming about being like them. So when Giant Killer Cassidy came to town, Billy swore he'd join Cassidy's team....