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The Monster Hunter's Handbook

The Monster Hunter's Handbook
By Ibrahim Amin

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A fascinating, eye-popping, and one-of-a-kind handbook of the monsters that have beset mankind for millennia, and the fabulous weapons with which to battle them.
 
In this incomparable and fully illustrated compendium, classicist Ibrahim Amin reintroduces the ancient art of monster hunting to a whole new generation of intrepid warriors. From a hellhound’s three-headed assault to a brain-eating zombie attack, The Monster Hunter’s Handbook instructs readers in the background of each creature and the dangers each present. It also includes an impressive catalog of the premodern world’s most powerful armament. Illustrated by Richard Horne, the creator of the wildly successful 101 Things to Do Before You Die, this trusty book details everything a new generation of valiant monster hunters needs to know to vanquish antiquity’s biggest—and baddest—beasts.   

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #31165 in Books
  • Published on: 2007-08-15
  • Original language: English
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • 224 pages

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About the Author

Ibrahim S. Amin graduated from the University of Newcastle and is a Ph.D. candidate in Classics and Ancient History at the University of Manchester. He is an expert classicist and is well versed in monsters. He currently lives in Manchester. This is his first book.
 
Richard Horne is a designer of books, album covers, magazines, and greeting cards, and the author of the bestselling 101 Things to Do Before You Die. He lives in London. 

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Good section on weapons; the monsters deserve more respect2
The title of this book would lead you to think that it's for the type of monster hunters you see on Supernatural -- targeting the baddies who'd just as soon tear your throat out as leave you on your own when you're walking in the woods.

It's not. It's for the bounty hunters. The main focus on the entries is what kind of trophy you can take away from the hunt, and not why you might want to kill the creature.

Even then, the information is highly misleading -- you're not going to get much white meat from a Roc; a bird that carries off baby elephants to feed its young is going to build enough muscle that they're all dark meat!

(and yes, I know this is a parody, but sticking it in the same section as the Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbooks can get a reader's hopes up for some degree of research. Or writing that makes it seem like it was researched.)