Serpents of the Sky, Dragons of the Earth [Paperback]

F. W. Holiday (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1993

F. W. Holiday's lifelong "investigatins of the fantastic" left him with two stunning conclusions. First, there is strong hard evidence that the Loch Ness Monster and its Irish and English counterparts do in fact exist. Secondly, man's oldest religious beliefs make heavy use of not only the monster phenomena (the earth dragons) but also UFO phenomena (the sky serpents). Serpents of the Sky, Dragons of the Earth presents verbally and photographically his documentation of the fascinating intermarriage of both phenomenal fields.

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About the Author

The late F.W. Holiday was a free-lance journalist and newspaper columnist. Based in England, he roamed the Continent searching out "the fantistic" and the seemingly bizarre, always challenging his readers to remain open-minded.

Product Details

• Paperback: 247 pages
• Publisher: Horus House Pr (October 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1881852075
• ISBN-13: 978-1881852070
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,323,810 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A thought-provoking folkloric approach to UFO's & "Nessie.", May 26, 1998

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This review is from: The Dragon and the Disc An Investigation into the Totally Fantastic (Hardcover)

Students of folklore, those intrigued by tales of the Loch Ness monster in Scotland, and UFOlogists alike will find a thought-provoking text in Holiday's "The Dragon and the Disc." His pre-quel, "The Great Orm of Loch Ness," collects many of the Nessie stories and traces corresponding historic events. But "Dragon" takes these stories a step further and finds correlative folkloristic aspects as he introduces the idea that Nessie, the "Little People" of British folktales, and UFO's may have a lot in common. "Dragon" and "Great Orm" are both worthwhile additions to any "Loch Ness" collection.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Dragon & the Disc, November 7, 2010

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This review is from: The Dragon and the Disc An Investigation into the Totally Fantastic (Hardcover)

Read the book Years ago.

Still very enjoyable both my husband and myself recommend it .

4.0 out of 5 stars In Search of Monsters, July 3, 2009

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Johns (London, England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Dragon and the Disc An Investigation into the Totally Fantastic (Hardcover)

What lurks in the depths of some Scottish and Irish lochs? Why was Connemara, regarded as one of the loveliest parts of Ireland, equated in the early 1800s with hell? Is there something abnormal about Lough Fadda that, as Mr Holiday put it, set his teeth on edge when he visited it? Is there a connection between ancient pagan beliefs and flying saucers?

I suppose that this book could be quite topical today. Mr Holiday mentions the great beast of Loch Awe that was appparently celebrated in Celtic folklore. Only a few months ago some fishermen died while rowing across Loch Awe in the dead of night. The deaths remain unexplained.

At one point Mr Holiday mentions a warning he received from author John Keel about how he should proceed with great caution in his Loch Ness work because of the danger of losing his mind and/or his life. Prophetic words. Shortly after this book was published Mr Holiday encountered a sinister man in black on the shores of Loch Ness. No words were exchanged, but, in a subsequent book, The Goblin Universe, he relates how he felt malevolence radiating from this being and of how he subsequently suffered his first heart attack on the spot where he had the encounter.

It's almost like there's an aura of dread hanging over the book. Mr Holiday died of his second heart attack in 1979 and Ivan Sanderson, who, it says in the acknowledgements, read the final script and made valuable suggestions, died soon after it was published. Mr Sanderson's book, Investigating the Unexplained, would make a good companion for this and in it he pays tribute to Mr Holiday for his research on Loch Ness.