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From Alchemists to Univorns, from Basilisks to Veela, everyone's favorite wizard has amazing encounters with ancient history and legend. Here are the astonishing origins of magical creatures, the clues to hidden meaning in names, stories of real-life wizards –an entertaining compendium of enchanted worlds.

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Formerly a head writer of television's Who Wants To Be a Millionaire and an editorial director of HarperCollins, David Colbert has authored half a dozen collections of history and literature.