Foreword
Some twenty-plus years since they were first published, the Petersen Field Guides continue to provide preternaturalists and dreamers with a source of hard to find information regarding a range of terrestrial, extra-terrestrial, extra-dimensional, and dream inhabiting creatures. Indeed, original Petersen’s Field Guides have become somewhat collectors’ items, sought after by those who relish in the pursuit and identification of otherworldly creatures. Indeed, some have argued that the lack of readily available and credible information (as that supplied by Petersen’s classic guides) has adversely affected the up and coming generation of preternaturalists (the editor and publisher hope that a repeat of the Fellham Expedition tragedy can be avoided in the future). Thus, the decision to reprint the guides in this new single volume is certainly timely, and the publisher hopes that budding seekers of strange lifeforms can go forth armed with the collected wisdom of those steadfast researchers and preternaturalists whose hard-won knowledge resides within these pages. Whilst the full content of the original guides remains essential reading, including comprehensive bibliographies and recommended reading, new illustrations have been prepared to accompany each entry. As ever, quickly determining the nature of one’s quarry can be a life-saving skill, and I recommend new students to carefully study the new illustrations so as to commend key features to memory. — Professor Westbury Illinois Carter, The School of Medieval Metaphysics, Miskatonic University, 2015
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