There was a biography at the end of the book, but it was sorted alphabetically and it would have been more helpful if it had also been sorted by chapter. Why not use a real photograph of a real historical site or artifact, instead? I also would have loved if the author had used footnotes. I could have done without the sketches of half-dressed, perky-breasted young women that introduced every chapter, as I'm not a 12 year old boy (unicorns and various "monsters" won't do it for me, either). It was great to learn about so many historical myths/unproven truths in one volume, but I would have graded this book with 4 or more stars if it had paid more attention to scholarship and less attention to being "sexy". I could have done without the sketches of half-dressed, perky-breasted young wom Three stars to this book for introducing me to some things I didn't know about, like "Spirit Caveman" in Nevada, and "lost Viking ship" once spotted embedded in the side of a mountain near San Diego. Three stars to this book for introducing me to some things I didn't know about, like "Spirit Caveman" in Nevada, and "lost Viking ship" once spotted embedded in the side of a mountain near San Diego. 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.more Other names are more evocative-Mount Olympus, the Garden of Eden, the mystic Isle of Avalon, and Davy Jones' Locker.īut 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 new book, Lost Lands, Forgotten Realms, historian Dr. 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 nam There are places that turn up in literature or in film-mystical and legendary places whose names may be familiar but about which we know little. Naturally, the creatures must be stopped.There are places that turn up in literature or in film-mystical and legendary places whose names may be familiar but about which we know little. The strangest thing is that the demon has been a stone statue in the abandoned old fort for thousands of years.Īlong with her friends Susan is ready to set forth into a volcano, go to a dungeon and climb floating islands to find out the reason why the Harpy, Naga, the Minotaur and Solidus, one after another, began coming to life from the stone prison and causing chaos in the Lost Lands. Maaron explains that the village was attacked by a Harpy, the legendary winged beast. Susan recognizes the Druid as an old acquaintance. Susan meets a child named Fiora, and the girl takes Susan to her great-grandfather, Maaron. She has been known for her heroic deeds as Susan the Warrior there. When she touched the looking-glass, Susan was immediately transported into a magical fantasy world of the Lost Lands. One fine day an ordinary good-looking housewife, Susan, while visiting the museum of arts drops by an old looking glass which, for whatever reason, starts to beckon her up. Lost Lands: the Golden Curse is an adventurous hidden object game-quest with puzzles and mini-games scattered through the boundless spaces of the fantasy world from the volcano valleys to the Druid forest, from the deep caves to the floating islands. She has to find a way to stop the cursed beasts awakened after sleeping for a thousand years and coming to life for reasons unknown. An exciting adventure of a brave girl who found herself in a fantasy world.
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