Enchanted World Series

The Enchanted World Series of books, were a set of twenty one books released in the 1980s. Each book focused on different aspects of mythology and were edited by Time Life Books. [www.pjtss.net/library/batsy/timelife.htm] They were known for their beautiful art and the extensive research used in their stories. A unique part of the series was that its books were written as stories, taking place from an "in the universe" perspective, presenting its subjects as real people, places, and things. Another common thread through several of them was its documenation of the alleged decline of magical things from "when the world was young" to the modern day. The subject--dragons, dwarves, giants--are presented as being potent and strong at the dawn of time but as humans spread and demistify the world, magical creatures grow weaker and eventually disappear, though there is always the promise that the magic will return once again.

The Series

"In order of publication:"

*Wizards and Witches
*Dragons
*Fairies and Elves
*Ghosts
*Legends of Valour
*Night Creatures
*Water Spirits
*Magical Beasts
*Dwarfs (actual spelling used on book - this is the proper spelling - "dwarves" comes from Tolkien, and was an intentional change of spelling)
*Spells and Bindings
*Giants and Ogres
*Seekers and Saviours
*Fabled Lands
*Book of Christmas
*Fall of Camelot
*Magical Justice
*Lore of Love
*Tales of Terror
*Book of Beginnings
*The Secret Arts
*Gods and Goddesses

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