From the back cover: " Welcome to Year three! Drawn from our best adventures of 1995 - not to mention the award-winning Dragon, Dungeon, and Polyhedron Magazines - this annual also marks the return of many old classics and introduces some nifty new critters! More than 100 denizens of the land, sky, sea, and Outer Planes are ready to sneak, storm, or wheedle their way out of these pages and into the nearest adventure. These creatures, many of them from the Forgotten Realms, Birthright, Ravenloft, Dark Sun, Al-Qadim, and Greyhawk settings, are looking for new worlds to conquer. This collection features a full, combined index to the Monstrous Manual Tome and all three annuals."