Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology

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Norse Mythology CD

Neil Gaiman

Introducing an instant classic―master storyteller Neil Gaiman presents a dazzling version of the great Norse myths.Neil Gaiman has long been inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical realms of his fiction. Now he tur...

Unabridged CD
Published: Feb 2017

Fortune's Daughter

Alice Hoffman

This novel from the bestselling author of Practical Magic and Turtle Moon tells the story of two women--one young, unmarried, and far from home as she awaits the birth of her first child, the other a mother who lost her daughter long ...

Paperback
Published: Dec 1999

Blackbird Broken

Keri Arthur

On the darkest day, in the darkest hour, when all hope has been extinguished, a hand will draw the one true sword, and a lost throne shall be reclaimed...\n\n\n\nGenerations of De Montfort women have protected the sword in the stone. ...

Paperback
Published: Oct 2020

The Twelve Dancing Princesses

Nancy Madore

Twelve princesses, each possessing riches, grace, power and dignity. Yet despite the sisters' charmed lives—and despite the handsome men who desire them—they are woefully unfulfilled, frustrated and aching for something more...

Paperback
Published: Sep 2007

Accidentally Aphrodite (Accidentally ...

Dakota Cassidy

"Sweet Baby Jesus in booty shorts! Thank you, Dakota Cassidy. I'd read the damn phone book if you wrote it!" New York Times bestselling author, Robyn Peterman.Dakota Cassidy, USA Today bestselling author of The Accidental Dr...

Paperback
Published: Jan 2016

Roses in Amber: A Beauty and the Beas...

C. E. Murphy

There is a story of a beast, and a merchant's daughter, and a curse that must be broken. This is not--quite--that story.Amber Gryce believes in magic the way anyone does: as a thing of the past, marked now only by the long reign of an...

Paperback
Published: Feb 2017

The Talismans of Shannara (Heritage o...

Terry Brooks

But here also lies a mix of battle, magic, and fast action that mkaes up for that. The one thing that some people just don't understand about the Shannara books is that it's lessons and themes also run within the characters as well as...

Paperback
Published: Jan 1994

Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm: ...

Philip Pullman

The acclaimed retelling of the world's best-loved fairy tales by the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Golden Compass-now in paperback, and with 3 new tales! Two centuries ago, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their first...

Paperback
Published: Oct 2013

Lion's Honey: The Myth of Samson (Myt...

David Grossman

Israel’s most lauded contemporary writer retells the myth of Samson, one of the most tempestuous, charismatic, and colorful characters in the Hebrew Bible. There are few other Bible stories with so much drama and action, narrati...

Paperback
Published: Apr 2007

Fair Is Fair

Sharon Creeden

The first collection of its kind, this collection contains 30 world folktales of justice about wise judges, clever lawyers, and deceitful tricksters, from places as diverse as ancient Greece, Morocco, Germany, China, and Ireland. Some...

Paperback
Published: Apr 1997

The Fire Gospel

Michel Faber

Theo Griepenkerl is a modest academic with an Olympian ego. When he visits a looted museum in Iraq, looking for treasures he can ship back to Canada, he finds nine papyrus scrolls that have lain hidden for two thousand years. Once tra...

Paperback
Published: Jan 2010

Blood of Dragons: Volume Four of the ...

Robin Hobb

The final volume in Robin Hobb's popular Rain Wilds fantasy series, Blood of Dragons completes the story of the dragons, their keepers, and their quest to find the lost city of Kelsingra—and the mythical silver wells that the dragon...

Paperback
Published: Oct 2014

The Odyssey--Butler Translation

Homer

Ulysses, on his way home from the Trojan War, encounters resistance from the Sirens, Circe the sorceress, the Cyclops, and other dangers, only to find his wife, Penelope, being pursued by various suitors. Newly designed and typeset in...

Paperback
Published: Jul 2008

Frozen Vs the Snow Queen

Hans Christian Andersen

The Disney Movie FROZEN is based on the 1844 story by Hans Christian Anderson entitled “The Snow Queen”. FROZEN has broken all box office records. It is by far the highest-grossing animated movie of all time. It has grossed more ...

Paperback
Published: Apr 2014

The Aesop for Children (Aesop's Fable...

Aesop

The history of the fable likely does not originate with Aesop; however it is with him that we associate the fable's most ancient of known origins. Little is actually known of the life of Aesop. According to the historical accounts of ...

Paperback
Published: Apr 2018

After Alice: A Novel

Gregory Maguire

From the multi-million-copy bestselling author of Wicked comes a magical new twist on Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, published to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Lewis's Carroll's beloved classic.When Alice toppled down the ...

Paperback
Published: Jul 2016

There Once Lived a Woman Who Tried to...

Ludmilla Petrushevskaya

The literary event of Halloween: a book of otherworldly power from Russia's preeminent contemporary fiction writerVanishings and aparitions, nightmares and twists of fate, mysterious ailments and supernatural interventions haunt these...

Paperback
Published: Sep 2009

Hart's Hope

Orson Scott Card

A dark and powerful fantasy from the bestselling author of Ender’s Shadow.Enter the city of Hart’s Hope, ruled by gods both powerful and indifferent, riddled with sorcery and revenge. The city was captured by a rebellious...

Paperback
Published: Aug 2003

Ghost Train to New Orleans

Mur Lafferty

COULD YOU FIND A MUSEUM FOR A MONSTER?OR A JAZZ BAR FOR A JABBERWOCK?Zoe Norris writes travel guides for the undead. And she's good at it too -- her new-found ability to talk to cities seems to help. After the success of The Sbambling...

Paperback
Published: Mar 2014

The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope ...

Margaret Eleanor Atwood

Borrowing from Homer, Atwood turns the story of THE ODYSSEY on its head. Told through the eyes of Penelope, Odysseus’s faithful wife, THE PENELOPIAD focuses on her life waiting for his return and on the lives of the ill-fated m...

Paperback
Published: Sep 2006

Weight: The Myth of Atlas and Heracle...

Jeanette Winterson

With wit and verve, the prize-winning author of Sexing the Cherry and Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit brings the mythical figure of Atlas into the space age and sets him free at last. In her retelling of the story of a god tricked int...

Paperback
Published: Oct 2006

Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New S...

Emma Donoghue

A collection of 13 interconnected stories that are modern-day versions of such familiar fairy tales as "Beauty and the Beast', 'The Goose Girl', and 'Snow White'. For example, in this retelling of 'Cinderella' Cinderella leaves ...

Paperback
Published: Apr 1999

Bard: The Odyssey of the Irish (Celti...

Morgan Llywelyn

Bard is the sweeping historical tale of the coming of the Irish to Ireland, and of the men and women who made the Emerald Isle their own. Morgan Llywelyn is the internationally bestselling author of The Lion of Ireland and The Element...

Paperback
Published: Mar 1987

Aesop's Fables, Volume One: Twenty An...

Aesop

This classic collection of Aesop's timeless tales will delight listeners of all ages. The stories included are: The Hare and the Tortoise- narrated by Richard Briers; The Frogs and the Ox- narrated by Jane Horrocks; The Fox and the Cr...

Unabridged CD
Published: Jun 2012

The Shaman's Quest

Nevill Drury

The shaman is an enigmatic figure – a healer, magician and visionary who moves between the everyday world and the realm of gods and spirits. "The Shamans Quest" describes the spiritual journeys of four shamans from differe...

Paperback
Published: Sep 2012

The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of ...

Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm

When Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their Children's and Household Tales in 1812, followed by a second volume in 1815, they had no idea that such stories as "Rapunzel," "Hansel and Gretel," and "Cinderella&...

Unabridged MP3-CD
Published: Feb 2015

Cinderella: Faerie Tale Collection

Jenni James

A girl with a secret and a prince on a mission.... When Prince Anthony spies Eleanoria Woodston outside her family home dressed as a servant, he knows something is amiss. Pretending to be John, his cousin's outrider, he decides to tak...

Paperback
Published: Jul 2013

Myths of the Ancient Greeks

Richard P. Martin

Presented in simple, yet flowing prose, Richard P. Martin delivers an accessible interpretation of the Greek myths for today's readers. Relive the triumphs and tragedies of Herakles, Perseus, Prometheus, Hermes, Zeus, and many more mo...

Paperback
Published: Apr 2003

The Girl Who Married a Lion and Other...

Alexander McCall Smith

From the author of 'The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency,' this completely charming collection of 40 tales from the Ndebele people of Zimbabwe and the Setswana people of Botswana demonstrates the wealth and variety of traditional African...

Unabridged CD
Published: Dec 2004

Of Beast and Beauty (Daughters of Evi...

Chanda Hahn

Everyone dreams of marrying a prince—except for me. I am nothing more than a pawn in my adoptive mother's diabolical plot against the seven kingdoms. I was the chosen tool, her sharpened blade that would cut the deepest into the hea...

Paperback
Published: Jun 2019
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