âA comprehensive encyclopedia of fantastic places straddling the nebulous borderlands between fact and fantasy.â âFrank Joseph, author of Opening the Ark of the Covenant There are places that turn up in literature or in filmâmystical and legendary places whose names may be familiar but about which we know little. We nod knowingly at the reference, but are often left wondering about places such as Atlantis, the lost land overwhelmed by the sea, or El Dorado, the fabulous city that vanished somewhere in the South American jungles. Other names are more evocativeâMount Olympus, the Garden of Eden, the mystic Isle of Avalon, and Davy Jonesâ Locker. But did such places actually exist and if so, where were they, and what really happened? What are the traditions and legends associated with them? In the fascinating book, Lost Lands, Forgotten Realms, historian Dr. Bob Curran sets out to find the answers by journeying to the far-flung corners of the world and to the outer reaches of human imagination. âIn this fascinating encyclopedia of places that time forgot, Irish psychologist and historian Dr. Bob Curran brings the legends alive.â âNexus magazine âLearned and erudite, yet written in an accessible and exceptionally readable style, this book is invaluable for those interested in the mysteries of vanished civilizations.â âBrian Haughton, author of Hidden History
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