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304 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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Our earliest lessons come from stories-heirlooms of warning passed down to us at our grandmothers' knees. Within these pages, Bram Stoker Award-winning author Sarah Read delivers fresh cautions and disturbances across eighteen grim tales. Prepare to inherit stories of fossil-haunted houses, of doorways to the afterlife. In the woods, learn of vengeful wolves and women. In the water, discovers shipwrecks stuck in time, Devonian monsters, and islands...
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28 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm
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Once Upon a time in Persia, there was a girl who saw her reflection in a mirror for the first time on her wedding day. Not recognising herself and believing there to be another woman, she ran away. When her love follows and attempts to persuade her of her mirror reflection, she takes him on a journey of what form her spirit actually possesses and all the true reflections she sees of herself within nature.
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266 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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"While the common belief is that "body horror" as a subgenre of horror fiction dates back to the 1970s, Joyce Carol Oates suggests that Medusa, the snake-haired gorgon in Greek mythology, is the "quintessential emblem of female body horror." In A Darker Shade of New Stories of Body Horror by Women Writers, Oates has assembled a spectacular cast to explore this subgenre focusing on distortions to the human body in the most fascinating of ways" -- Page...
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"After the Forest is a dark and enchanting fantasy debut from Kell Woods that explores the repercussions of a childhood filled with magic and a young woman contending with the truth of "happily ever after." Ginger. Honey. Cinnamon. Flour. Twenty years after the witch in the gingerbread house, Greta and Hans are struggling to get by. Their mother and stepmother are long dead, Hans is deeply in debt from gambling, and the countryside lies in ruin, its...
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ix, 166 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Thirty-two short stories chosen from the tradition of ghost stories from American Indian cultures across North America, featuring witches, walking dolls, hungry skeletons, skinwalkers, and other supernatural beings.
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"From the author of the breakout fantasy novel Thistlefoot: a collection of dark fairytales and fractured folklore exploring all the ways love can save us -- or go monstrously wrong. The stories in Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart are about the abomination that resides within us all. That churning, clawing, hungry yearning: the desire to be loved, and seen, and known. And the terror of those things too: to be loved too well, or not enough, or for...
8) The watchers
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You can't see them. But they can see you. This forest isn't charted on any map. Every car breaks down at its treeline. Mina's is no different. Left stranded, she is forced into the dark woodland only to find a woman shouting, urging Mina to run to a concrete bunker. As the door slams behind her, the building is besieged by screams. Mina finds herself in a room with a wall of glass, and an electric light that activates at nightfall, when the Watchers...
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144 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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"An anthology of fourteen Christmas stories, both previously published and newly commissioned, by such authors as Louisa May Alcott and William Dean Howells, and illustrated by such artists as Anna C. Leplar and Paolo D'Altan." --provided by publisher.
10) Nigh - Book 5
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With the hopes of the faerie realm turned to dust, Alva Viola Taverner and Hector Henry Featherson strike the final blow to the veil between worlds, shattering it and returning them to the human realm. But one hundred years have passed for humanity, and things have changed. The world awaiting them now bears larger teeth and sharper claws, and it hungers for much more than their lives. *Fourth installment of the serialized novel."The first great serialized...
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"A Literary Hub Most Anticipated Book of the Year" Jack Zipes is the author of The Irresistible Fairy Tale, translator of The Original Bambi and The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm, and editor of The Sorcerer's Apprentice (all Princeton). He is professor emeritus of German and comparative literature at the University of Minnesota.
Fascinating profiles of modern writers and artists who tapped the political potential of fairy tales
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"You cannot command a demon unless you have struck a deal with it, and we have not yet struck such a deal."
Elaine was meant to be the light for her people-the last of the Scions of Isa. But her goddess died long ago, and she is hunted for the inherent magic in her silver blood. After being condemned as a human sacrifice by Lord Dakin, a demon makes her a tempting counteroffer. If Elaine frees him from his prison, he will be hers to command.
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13) The fair folk
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From prize-winning author Su Bristow comes a fascinating coming-of-age novel about magic and the choices that define future generations.
It's 1959. To eight-year-old Felicity-who lives on a dying farm in England-the fairies in the woods have much more to offer than the people in her everyday life. As she becomes more rooted in their world, she learns that their magic is far from safe. Their queen, Elfrida, offers Felicity a gift. But fairy bargains...
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Get the Summary of Kate DiCamillo's The Tale of Despereaux in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Despereaux, a tiny mouse with large ears, is born in a castle and is different from other mice-he loves music and stories, not scurrying and nibbling on books. His fascination with a fairy tale about a princess leads him to Princess Pea, with whom he falls in love, defying mouse law. His brother Furlough reports him, and...
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Alianor O'Hearlihey is the story of a young girl from Ireland on a hero's journey to save her family, friends, and country. When Nicnevin, the evil Queen of Tir na Nog, places a spell on the good Queen Maeve, she commands her to curse all of Ireland to starve its people. Only the Tuatha De warrior Aoife might possibly stop her. But Nicnevin has shattered the warrior's spirit into a thousand shards of glass. Fortunately, one of Aofe's loyal friends,...
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I've been collecting and telling stories for a couple of decades now, having had several of my own fictional works published in recent years. My particularly focus is on short story writing in the realms of magical realities and science fiction fantasies.I've always drawn heavily on traditional folk and fairy tales, and in so doing have amassed a digital collection of many thousands of these tales from around the world. It has been one of my long-standing...
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Embark on an enchanting journey with Emily, a young bookworm who discovers a hidden, magical library in her town. Join her as she opens the pages of a glowing book and is transported into a world of talking books, brave knights, mischievous fairies, and thrilling adventures. Together with her new bookish companions, Emily faces challenges, unravels mysteries, and confronts a powerful curse threatening the library. This delightful children's storybook...
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In a realm where divine beings reign supreme, a tapestry of myths and legends unfolds. Weaving tales of power, betrayal, and redemption. This short story of fictional gods embodies unique aspects of nature and humanity, navigate a cosmic landscape fraught with celestial conflicts and mortal tribulations.
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After her brother goes to Oz, Josie and her siblings think that everything would all go back to normal. But when Josie ends up being taken to Oz by a magical puzzle, they all know that they were wrong. Josie goes to Oz and spends her time trying to make her way to the Emerald City and get back home. On her journey, she makes new friends, learns some lessons, and has a good time. Join her on her journey and ave a good read!
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