The Penguin book of demonsFor millennia, societies have told tales of their fears incarnate otherworldly couriers of plague, death, temptation and moral decline. Drawing from three thousand years of religious traditions and world literature, 'The Penguin Book of Demons' follows these supernatural creatures and the humans who have hunted and been haunted by them through accounts across cultures and continents, including: the daimones of ancient Greece and Rome; the giant,

and how that ten-year quest almost destroyed him

an ambitious Congressional intern in Florida

and who won't stop until she's lost everything

acclaimed historian Katja Hoyer offers a kaleidoscopic new vision of this vanished country

who lives in Paris with three young children

profoundly moving New York Times bestselling-debut

providing inspiration from these small but mighty creatures on how to live bravely and care for the things we love

Including conversations with Neil DeGrasse Tyson

to our anxieties and irrational terrors

But when the King who governs you proves unfit

in terms of how humans organise their lives and articulate their values

myth-busting look at the city's chaotic recovery in the wake of war and fascism' Financial Times