Tales of Mystery and Imagination (Nocturnal Rites album)

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{{Infobox album

| name = Tales of Mystery and Imagination

| type = studio

| artist = Nocturnal Rites

| cover = Nocturnal Rites Tales of mystery and imagination.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|df=y|1997|12|18}}

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Power metal

| length = 52:14

| label = Century Media

| producer =

| prev_title = In a Time of Blood and Fire

| prev_year = 1995

| next_title = The Sacred Talisman

| next_year = 1999

}}

{{Album ratings

| noprose = yes

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r348052}}

}}

Tales of Mystery and Imagination is the second album by Swedish power metal band Nocturnal Rites and their first on Century Media. It received distribution in Europe in February 1998 after being initially released only in Japan.

In 2005, the album was re-issued as a two-disc compilation titled Lost in Time: The Early Years of Nocturnal Rites. It featured previously unreleased demos and acoustic re-recordings.{{cite web|title=Lost in Time: The Early Years of Nocturnal Rites – Nocturnal Rites {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/lost-in-time-the-early-years-of-nocturnal-rites-mw0000712151|website=AllMusic|accessdate=28 November 2016}}