About the book: 2005 / A unique publication that brings together scattered information about supernatural beings. Brownies and brownies, elves and dwarfs, basilisks, dragons, unicorns and other magical creatures will appear before the reader as if alive. The hills in which the Sids live will open up, the World Ocean will open up, revealing Leviathan and the Krakens to the world, the bowels of the earth will open up, and miniatures and gnomes will emerge from there. The reader will learn where the legendary islands of Avalon and Buyan are located, like Sinbad the Sailor, he will rise into the sky on the back of the roc bird, and visit the caves where kobolds knock with their hammers. The Encyclopedia of the Supernatural is compiled on the basis of materials from the German-Scandinavian, Celtic, Hindu, Vedic, Slavic, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic and other mythological systems. The encyclopedia includes a bestiary - a description of fantastic animals, fish, birds, such as Pegasus and Hippopotamus, Garuda and Gamayun. The book contains a large number of unique illustrations and is intended for a wide range of readers..