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There are places that turn up in literature or in film\u2014mystical and legendary\xa0places whose names may be familiar but about which we know little. We nod\xa0knowingly at the reference, but are often left wondering about places such as\xa0

Atlantis, the lost land overwhelmed\xa0 by the sea, or El Dorado, the fabulous city\xa0that vanished somewhere in the South American jungles. Other names are more\xa0evocative\u2014Mount Olympus, the Garden of Eden, the mystic Isle of Avalon, and\xa0Davy Jones\u2019 Locker. \xa0


But did such places actually exist and if so, where were they, and what really\xa0happened? What are the traditions and legends associated with them? In the\xa0fascinating new book, Lost Lands, Forgotten Realms, historian Dr. Bob Curran\xa0sets out to find the answers by journeying to the far-flung corners of the world\xa0and to the outer reaches of human imagination.\xa0


In Lost Lands, Forgotten Realms you'll;

\xa0\u2022 Climb the high mountains in search of the mythical Shangri-La\xa0 \u2022 Navigate the\xa0deep swamps and jungles in a quest for the Seven Cities of Cibola \xa0

\u2022 Travel to the depths of the dark oceans to look for sunken lands such as\xa0Lemuria and Lyonesse\xa0 \xa0

\u2022 Experience unspeakable danger in a realm rarely visited by men\u2014the\xa0subterranean lair of Judaculla \xa0

\u2022 Discover the secrets of Heliopolis, Yggradsil, Hy Brasail, the Kingdom of\xa0Prester John, Llyobia, and the Hollow Hills.

Psychologist and historian Dr. Bob Curran has travelled the world in the study of\xa0mythology and folklore, which he has also extensively written and lectured\xa0about. He is the author of Vampires, Encyclopedia of the Undead, Celtic Lore &\xa0

Legend, and Walking with the Green Man. He lives in Northern Ireland with his wife and family. \xa0

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