Once a children’s book editor, Emily Hawkins is now a full-time author. Her work has been featured on the New York Times bestseller list (Oceanology, 2009) as well as winning the Children’s Travel Book of the Year Award ( Atlas of Animal Adventures, 2016). Along with her background in children’s non-fiction Emily has a strong interest in myth, folklore and storytelling. In 2020 she wrote A Natural History of Fairies, which has been translated into twelve languages, selling more than 100,000 copies worldwide. Emily holds a first-class English degree from Nottingham University, and lives in Winchester, UK. Lauren Baldo is an illustrator based in the Philippines. He has worked as a storyboard artist, comic artist, graphic designer, and children’s book illustrator.
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INTRODUCTION EUROPE Atlantis: Legendary sunken city Camelot: Many-towered castle of King Arthur Hy-Brasil: Phantom island off the Irish Coast The Lost City of Ys: Legendary kingdom swallowed by the sea Yggdrasil: The Nine Worlds of the Northlands Cockaigne: A dreamland of plenty and luxury The Fortunate Isles: Paradise islands from Greek mythology Buyan: Vanishing island from Slavic folklore Scholomance: Underground school of black magic AFRICA Zerzura: The oasis of little birds Sheba: Kingdom of an ancient queen The Lost City of the Kalahari: Fact or fiction? Carthage: Once-great rival of Rome Ile-Ife: Sacred homeland of the Yoruba people ASIA Troy: City of legend Themiscyra: Capital of the Amazons The Hanging Gardens of Babylon: Lost wonder of the world Iram of the Pillars: The Atlantis of the sands Dwarka: Legendary home of a Hindu god Shi Cheng: Real-life sunken city Xanadu: Capital of an empire Ryugu-jo: Underwater palace from Japanese legend NORTH AMERICA The Isle of Demons: Phantom island off the coast of Canada The Hopi Underworld: Where it all began The Seven Cities of Gold: A dream of impossible wealth Aztlán: Legendary homeland of the Aztec people CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA El Dorado: The fabled city of gold Ciudad Blanca: The lost city of the monkey god Port Royal: Sunken pirate haven AUSTRALASIA & OCEANIA Baralku: Island of the dead Hawaiki: Homeland of the Māori people LOST CONTINENTS Agartha: Imagined kingdom inside the Earth INDEX GLOSSARY
INTRODUCTION EUROPE Atlantis: Legendary sunken city Camelot: Many-towered castle of King Arthur Hy-Brasil: Phantom island off the Irish Coast The Lost City of Ys: Legendary kingdom swallowed by the sea Yggdrasil: The Nine Worlds of the Northlands Cockaigne: A dreamland of plenty and luxury The Fortunate Isles: Paradise islands from Greek mythology Buyan: Vanishing island from Slavic folklore Scholomance: Underground school of black magic AFRICA Zerzura: The oasis of little birds Sheba: Kingdom of an ancient queen The Lost City of the Kalahari: Fact or fiction? Carthage: Once-great rival of Rome Ile-Ife: Sacred homeland of the Yoruba people ASIA Troy: City of legend Themiscyra: Capital of the Amazons The Hanging Gardens of Babylon: Lost wonder of the world Iram of the Pillars: The Atlantis of the sands Dwarka: Legendary home of a Hindu god Shi Cheng: Real-life sunken city Xanadu: Capital of an empire Ryugu-jo: Underwater palace from Japanese legend NORTH AMERICA The Isle of Demons: Phantom island off the coast of Canada The Hopi Underworld: Where it all began The Seven Cities of Gold: A dream of impossible wealth Aztlán: Legendary homeland of the Aztec people CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA El Dorado: The fabled city of gold Ciudad Blanca: The lost city of the monkey god Port Royal: Sunken pirate haven AUSTRALASIA & OCEANIA Baralku: Island of the dead Hawaiki: Homeland of the Māori people LOST CONTINENTS Agartha: Imagined kingdom inside the Earth INDEX GLOSSARY
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