Mythical Monsters of the World

Descripción
From the Loch Ness Monster to the Jersey Devil, the Japanese demon Oni to the Inuit ogress Amautalik—the world is full of mythical monsters. Our List of the Month this October is devoted to their stories. Each participant may vote on ten titles. Please only downvote titles if they do not fit the theme.
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Soul Music
por Terry Pratchett
10,254 miembros
126 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 195
Member
Boand,Aquila ,yoyogod ,
Explicaciones
Aquila : This seems to be of another world, not this one.
Boand: My favourite book where the character Death longs for company and good music.
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El segador
por Terry Pratchett
11,537 miembros
151 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 196
Member
Boand,Aquila ,yoyogod ,
Explicaciones
Aquila : Not set in this world
Boand: An excellently hilarious tale of Death seeking to be an ordinary working man.
3
Drácula
por Bram Stoker
35,392 miembros
624 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 2
17 Members
hipdeep, conceptDawg, anglemark, deckla, kleo, malloyd, Cecrow, Heather39, sturlington, gypsysmom, al.vick, ahef1963, Boand, Charon07, DoomLuz, Thelamon1, awerling
Explicaciones
Boand: The original classic tale of a vampire which is the source material for many subsequent modern stories.
4
The Owl Service
por Alan Garner
1,952 miembros
46 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 49
2 Members
ManWithAnAgenda, Boand
Explicaciones
Boand: A modern fairy tale based on characters from the ancient Welsh book The Mabinogion
5
Melmoth
por Sarah Perry
940 miembros
72 reseñas
½ 3.4
Ranking Global 46
3 Members
kleo, Boand, Patricia.Ralston,pstgeorge2
Explicaciones
Boand: A modern take on an ancient mythic monster
6
Beowulf
por Beowulf Poet
25,349 miembros
334 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 3
17 Members
anglemark, deckla, kleo, Cecrow, amanda4242, elenchus, Heather39, dougb56586, CtrSacredSciences, tnilsson, al.vick, ahef1963, Michael.Rimmer, Boand, Charon07, DoomLuz, AmbientSpiritLamb,Kesterbird
Explicaciones
Boand: One of the oldest monster stories in existence
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The Essex Serpent
por Sarah Perry
3,136 miembros
173 reseñas
½ 3.6
Ranking Global 153
2 Members
Boand, Patricia.Ralston,stealth.librarian ,pstgeorge2
Explicaciones
Boand: A brilliant gothic story woven around an actual mythic monster who is rarely seen but sometimes heard.
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Buenos presagios
por Terry Pratchett
34,761 miembros
788 reseñas
½ 4.3
Ranking Global 19
5 Members
lquilter, jsebrasky, Boand, sarahkhl, AmbientSpiritLamb,yoyogod
Explicaciones
Boand: The devil and an archangel toy with humans in this fun loving romp
9
Pies de barro
por Terry Pratchett
10,044 miembros
120 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 194
Member
Boand,Aquila ,
Explicaciones
Aquila : Not set in this world
Boand: Hilarious riffs on the subject of Golems
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Mort
por Terry Pratchett
15,821 miembros
252 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 197
Member
Boand,Aquila ,yoyogod ,
Explicaciones
Aquila : Not set in this world
Boand: Death’s first appearance in the Disc-world canon.