'This varied collection scratches the soil of the countryto dig up some of the fairy tales and fantasies that have helped form theEnglish identity.' Financial TimesInspired by sites in the care of English Heritage, from the mythical Tintagel to mysteriousStonehenge, eight well-known contemporary authors have turned afresh to thelegends of the past. 'In a wry, sly retelling of The Loathly Lady, King Arthur and Sir Gawaingo on a quest to answer the question: "What do women want?" In thedelicious These Our Monsters ... the villagers in ancient, "sensible" Bury St Edmunds list the monsters theydon't have ...

Meanwhile ... Burnet unpicks "The Dark Thread" thatstitched together Bram Stoker's Dracula.' Daily Mail