Wizardology: The Book of the Secrets of Merlin (Ology Series)

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Horse of a Different Color: A number of fantastic creatures are mentioned as possible steeds in the books, including dragons, pegasi and kelpies.

Curse: A priest of Isis warns Emily Sands and her team that the tomb of Osiris is cursed. They don't listen, and that's the last we hear of them.Be Careful What You Wish For: Without knowing the full legend, John Oro of Mythology wished for the Midas touch. He naturally does not survive the effects of the curse.

Eventually, Cecil settled in the Cornish village of Boscastle and opened the Museum of Witchcraft in 1960. Familiar: A section of the Wizardology series is dedicated to detailing what familiars are and the various kinds you can get. Giant Flyer: Dragonology and Monsterology, respectively, have wyverns and rocs as flying creatures of tremendous size, both quite capable of grabbing elephants in their talons and flying off with their catch. Kraken and Leviathan: Both show up in Monsterology; the former is a gigantic squid that preys on whales and sea serpents, while the latter is a vaguely crocodilian beast that lives only in the deepest parts of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and preys on whales, sea serpents and krakens.Space Elves: The Tauricans in Alienology resemble graceful, white-haired humanoids with pale green skin. A phylogenetic tree in the book's introduction shows both the Arabic-Indian species and the Sumatran-Serican species as having evolved from a short-horned, prehistoric unicorn named Plinoceros, itself descended from the real-life prehistoric horse Miohippus and named after Pliny the Elder.

Aspiring wizards can tune in to the age-old wisdom of Merlin with this dazzling compendium of all things magical, unveiling novelty elements throughout. tactile samples of a “fairy flag” with one wish remaining and a phoenix feather to aid in flying charms Toothy Bird: The phoenix. Justified because it's not a bird at all, but a dragon (although it's a toothless bird in Monsterology). It's explained that dragons' fire breath is generated by a form of combustible venom. Except venom is a protein, which doesn't burn. It also doesn't explain how the Frost Dragon is able to breathe ice. It is not a requirement to register to remotely search the Collection or Library as these are freely searchable online.In 2008, Universal Studios acquired the film rights to the Dragonology series, with Leonard Hartman set to write and executive produce the adaptation. [5] In August 2012, it was reported that Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci would produce the film for Universal. [6] Our Sphinxes Are Different: Monsterology describes sphinxes as lions with either human, hawk or ram heads; any of these three varieties may have wings or be flightless. They greatly enjoy riddles, a trait they share with dragons. urn:lcp:wizardologyhandb0000stee:epub:1ca324b4-a59a-48af-9502-e03bfa585f53 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier wizardologyhandb0000stee Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t10p8fj0j Invoice 1213 Isbn 0763634018 tactile samples of a "fairy flag" with one wish remaining and a phoenix feather to aid in flying charms