These are the interpretations of various legends told since times of yore about the formation of the islands and how life here came to be. They were collected over decades, and then enlivened for publication, by Fernando Costa de Alfandega. Many of his re-tellings have become so well-known in popular culture that the difference between these adaptations and their word-of-mouth origins has nowadays become blurred and almost indistinguishable.
Les Grands Penseurs
The collective of thinkers and social intellectuals who have contributed over the years to establishing and defining the Antaman mindset.
Antama Confidential
Are you curious about why some stories and legends still leave unanswered questions? Is yours the kind of sceptical, enquiring mind that doesn't take the official narrative as gospel? Intrigued? If so, read on....
The Antamanomicon
Tales of intrigue, suspense, mystery and adventure....only comprehensible by those with true Antaman spirit, who can recognise the peep of light within the darkness in the souls of mankind
Mythos Nautica
A canon of traditional anonymous folktales, purported to have been passed-down through oral tradition and claimed by Alfandega to be the inspiration for his Myths Of Pelagosia. They tell the legendary tales of the formation of the islands and natural features of the Antama and its mesoatlantic region, and of how life of all kinds came to be there.
The Antama Storybook
A compendium of fiction and verse appropriate for children and younger readers
Contos das Ilhas
...Fernando Costa de Alfandega's much-cherished classic tales of places, characters, anecdotes, traditions and folklore gathered on his lifelong journey of curiosity
The ‘Tales Of The Islands’ collection
...the five-volume collection of twentieth-century tales, imagined and re-imagined by Samuel Whitman Cooke
Tales For Our Times
...contemporary micro-fictions collected by Patrick Newman, Andrew Halsall Smith and other modern-day storytellers
Children’s Laureate
The role of the Children's Laureate is a nationally-recognised appointment to serve as an ambassador and figurehead for the promotion and enjoyment of literature that is targeted for young adults, children and younger readers. It is a position that encompasses both the creative elements and influence upon public policy, and as such it carries equivalent … Continue reading Children’s Laureate
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