A coming-of-age book in ancient mythic tradition . . . a ripping yarn of old

Excellent . . . A romping read

Thrilling

Full of accurate and interesting survival tips as well as being an exciting story full of tense moments

Beneath its cold white cover a story of magnitude unfolds

All demand to be read in translation of the originals and not sanitized retellings. Here, by examining letters, journals, annotations and posthumously unavailable papers, Zipes found some hitherto untranslated "ironic and macabre fables, humorous anecdotes, stories about the crusades, Norwegian legend, one 'feminist' tale among other things