Martin Maudsley is a professional storyteller and author based in Dorset. He tells stories around the world in theatres, festivals and schools, with a growing repertoire ranging from local legends and traditional folktales, to magical myths and epic sagas. He has a particular passion for stories that connect people and place. Martin’s 2022 book Telling the Seasons is a story-filled journey around the twelve months of the year, drawing on the changing patterns of nature and the rich tapestry of seasonal folklore.Monsterlogica (Wide Eyed Editions, September 2026), a colourful guide to the mythology behind some the world’s most magical monsters, is Martin’s first children’s book.Victoria Topping lives in Bath and has worked as an artist and illustrator since graduating with a BA in Illustration in 2008. She uses multiple textures and images to create her work and uses a fusion of technology and traditional techniques – often using photography, painting, gold-leafing and cut up collage which is then digitally scanned and arranged on the computer. Her work is heavily influenced by music and Victoria aims to give each piece of artwork its own unique soul, through harnessing a blend of spirituality, culture, the cosmos and mother earth.

"A dazzling guide that will captivate aspiring monster experts."

• IntroductionMONSTERSAdaroCherufeChupacabraJumbeeKallikantzarosKelpieKrakenKrampusLake MonstersMongolian Death WormOgreScorpion-ManSigbinTokolosheTrollWere-AniBEASTSAlicantoAmarokBasiliskBlack DogCrocottaForest BullGryphonGulonHaetaeKongamatoManticoreNagaPerytonRocStrixThunderbirdYetiMAGICAL BEINGSAlkonost and SirinEastern DragonGhoulGiantGolemJinnJorogumoKitsuneLongmaMermaidPiasaSelkieTenguTikbalangUnicornWestern DragonYuxa