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Kore has lived her entire life under her resentful mother Demeter’s shadow, trying her hardest to please a woman grown bitter by betrayal. With her self-esteem in tatters and deliberately isolated by her mother, it’s no surprise that Kore is flummoxed when she meets a collection of otherworldly women—the Goddesses of Olympus—who tell her that her mother is in truth a Goddess herself. Kore tells them her preferred name, Persephone, and hopes they will not only have answers for her new questions, but offer the friendship and love she craves.

Marlinchen e le sue sorelle sono le ultime vere streghe di Oblya, una città in cui la magia sta lasciando posto all’industria. Di notte, però, riescono a sfuggire alla casa e al padre per godersi i palpiti della città, in particolare il teatro del balletto di nuova apertura, dove Marlinchen incontra un ballerino che le catturerà il cuore. A mano a mano che i loro incontri notturni si fanno più intesi e frequenti, però, la minaccia dell’ira del padre si fa più incombente.

"La Historia de los Duendes que Secuestraron a un Enterrador" de Charles Dickens es un cuento caprichoso que se desarrolla en un pequeño pueblo inglés. La historia gira en torno a un sepulturero que es secuestrado por traviesos duendes conocidos como "duendes" y llevado a un viaje fantástico a través del inframundo. En el camino, el sepulturero se encuentra con un colorido elenco de personajes, incluidos fantasmas, brujas y otros seres sobrenaturales. A través de diálogos ingeniosos y narraciones imaginativas, Dickens explora temas de redención, perdón y el poder de la amistad.

"La Bella Durmiente del Bosque" de Charles Perrault es un cuento de hadas clásico que cuenta la historia de una bella princesa condenada a dormir durante cien años. Después de ser pinchada con un huso en su decimoquinto cumpleaños, la princesa y todo su reino caen en un sueño profundo. Con el paso de los años, el castillo se llena de espinas y el mundo exterior lo olvida. Finalmente, un príncipe desafía los peligros del bosque encantado y despierta a la princesa con un beso, rompiendo la maldición y devolviendo al reino su antigua gloria.

Würdest Du einem Fremden glauben, der sagt, er sei Dein Prinz? Als Kellnerin lebt Eva ein normales, absolut vorhersehbares Leben. Sie liebt ihre Routine, ihren Alltag, ihren durchgeplanten Terminkalender. Doch ihr beschauliches Leben ändert sich schlagartig, als sich eines Tages ein Fremder vor sie hinkniet und behauptet, er sei ihr Prinz. Er nimmt sie mit in ein sagenumwobenes Land, das als Zauberland bekannt ist. Dort schneit es seit vielen Jahren und die böse Königin verbreitet Angst und Schrecken. Mit ihren Gräueltaten hält sie die Bewohner und das gesamte Land in Atem.

Nothing shows a mother’s love, like abandonment. I was found by the side of the road as a baby with nothing but a note asking that I be trained as an assassin. Well, it also said I had to stay away from home for twenty-five years. Whatever that means. Anyways, my twenty-fifth birthday came and left behind loads of realistic nightmares. To add to the mystery, four gorgeous hunks fall right into my lap. How much more weird is going to be tossed at me next? I know, I know. I shouldn’t have jinxed myself.

Filled with the crisp scent of autumn, the warmth of hazelnut tea, and the quiet wonder of believing in magic, The Forest of Forgotten Names is a whimsical tale about the power of stories, the courage to face the shadows within, and the beauty of finding home in unexpected places.

Combining the political intrigue of She Who Became the Sun with the gorgeous world-building of Children of Blood and Bone, Birth of a Dynasty is the start of a thrilling epic fantasy trilogy centered around three families’ fight for power in Ahkebulin, a land where magic is feared, giants are real, and prophecy holds sway.

Vicente Quirarte ha adoptado como centro de su vida como escritor e investigador las entretelas artísticas e históricas de la Ciudad de México. Lo mejor de la escritura de Bernardo Esquinca detecta y cuenta los horrores que se esconden detrás de las fachadas antiguas del Centro Histórico.

When Aurora and her twin brother Aubrey were born, a dark mage cursed them: before their eighteenth birthday, the twins would suffer the torment of eternal sleep. Aurora and Aubrey's parents, being sensible wizards, eviscerated the mage. Unfortunately, dark magic doesn't go quietly. Aurora and Aubrey were left orphans. Raised by three half-faerie guardians, the twins' lives pass unremarkably. Attractive, witty, and in possession of a large fortune, they are the toast of polite society.

Long ago and far away (and somewhere south of France) lies the kingdom of Esquaveta. There, Princess Tullia is in nearly as much peril as her struggling kingdom. Esquaveta desperately needs to forge an alliance, and to that end, Tullia's father has arranged a marriage between her and an odious prince. However, one month before the "wedding of the century," Tullia falls in love with a lowly apprentice scribe. The king turns to Anatole, his much-maligned magician. Seventeen years earlier, when Anatole first came to the castle, he was regarded as something of a prodigy.

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Just beyond the waking edges of Lucerìa, an 18th-century town in the kingdom of Naples, lies the Night: an enigmatic fiefdom governed by seven immortals and fueled by Moira, the power to reshape one’s destiny. On this porous border separating Day from Night, Oriana spends her time fantasizing about becoming a smith in her father’s forge and eavesdropping on whispered tales of beasts and men who roam the nocturnal realm. But in the Night, these stories come alive, as Oriana saw for herself after she inadvertently trespassed into the Secret Market of the Dead.

Josie is at rock bottom. Burned out, heartbroken and recovering from an abusive relationship, she lives a haunted existence after returning to her isolated hometown on the edge of the Forest of Dean. Josie's hopes of a fresh start are horribly derailed when she stumbles across a dead woman's decaying, ant-infested body in the woods. The grim discovery sends her into a downward spiral, forcing her to face uncomfortable truths about the victim and her own past - all whilst battling the swarming black ants that seem to have burrowed into her mind . . . and her flesh.

After a defeat at the hands of Lord Kali, Kalki Hari must journey towards the Mahendragiri mountains with his companions to finally become the avatar he is destined to be. But the road ahead is not without peril ... Not only is he trapped by the cannibalistic armies of the Pisach, he is also embroiled in the civil war of the Vanars. And in midst of all this, he meets a face from the legends.

Хельхейм в скандинавской мифологии - мир мертвых, в котором властвует великанша Хель. Мир людей, который средневековые скандинавы называли Серединным миром, Мидгардом, в последние годы стал подозрительно похож на мир мертвых. Но мы по-прежнему здесь существуем, по мере сил стараясь оставаться живыми. И у нас, живых из Хельхейма, как у любого народа, есть свой фольклор. В частности, сказки, предания и легенды. Они нужны, чтобы не забыть, какая бывает жизнь.

Die Göttin der vielen Gesichter Die Frühlingsgöttin Persephone will den Herrscher der Unterwelt und ihren Ehemann Hades verlassen. Sie gibt für ihre Freiheit sogar ihre göttliche Macht auf. Daraufhin stürzt Hades die Welten der Lebenden und der Toten ins Chaos. Erst in seiner Falle begreift Persephone, dass es neben Fügen oder Fliehen noch eine dritte Option gibt: Kämpfen.

The Pirate King faces a siren in order to retrieve vital information that could change the course of the war raging against the Emperor. But even hope comes with a price, and he must choose to save himself or complete his mission.

El libro contiene una recopilación de relatos, historias y leyendas mágicas recogidas de la tradición oral de diversas partes del mundo. Se trata de una adaptación al formato literario de algunas de las más destacadas narraciones salidas al aire en el programa de televisión Voces Anónimas, emitido a través de la pantalla de Teledoce (Canal 12 - Montevideo - Uruguay).

The girls in Mama Si's Paradise live like royalty. Real-life princesses. Dolls, she calls them, and what they do is entertain her very beautiful, very wealthy guests. Good ole me went in there to apply for a housekeeping position after I caught my boyfriend cheating, and he kicked me out. Even though I knew what that place was, I went. Then Mama Si saw me. She took one look at me, told me that the vacancy was no longer available, but that she had a better offer to make me—to become one of her dolls. I accepted because she promised me freedom. She promised me magic. She lied.