Beware of the monsters that lurk between these pages: the poisonous basilisk; the bellowing bunyip; the terrifying three-headed, fire-breathing chimera; the swamp-dwelling Grendel; the quick-tempered Isikukumanderu. Meet these fabulous and fascinating monsters -- if you dare -- in five retellings drawn from ancient times. This lively collection includes stories from medieval European legend, Aboriginal and Greek mythology, Norse legend, and African...