Traditional stories, myths & fairy tales Books

Do you ever feel like life is consistently bashing or bullying you? Extracting every pound of flesh?Battle Angel: The Ultimate She Warrior has been written with you in mind. Every female alive has their very own 'She' warrior buried inside. It's just a...

Anwar's story is a fictional fable which tells the imagined life and trials of the 'other hero' of Paulo Coelho's famous, iconic story The Alchemist.Paulo based his allegory on an ancient tale from The Arabian Nights, without ever realising that the...

STROPHALOS, CHAPTER ONE: A DANGEROUS GAME is the first issue in a series of comic book adaptations of Michael Lightsey's fantasy novel HECATE'S LABYRINTH.It begins with the kidnapping of a young witch. But Helena's no ordinary witch - she's the Russian...

During a time when summer turns to fall, Jake and Junior, two young and curious teens, follow an old man who lives just outside of their small hometown.It is there the journey begins, an adventure that will lead them deep into the woods to a place that...

This two-volume set collects 300 of the most entertaining and important folk and fairy tales of Giuseppe Pitré, a nineteenth century Sicilian folklorist whose significance ranks alongside the Brothers Grimm. In stark contrast to the more literary...

Savanna Wilder is part of an ancient family of god-like beings who have made their mark through history inserting themselves into some of the world's greatest moments. Savanna herself has accomplished much in her long life, facing love, loss and triumphs...

Thousands of years had passed since man's patriarch, Adam, died. With his departure, humankind falls into a state of feuding tribes, competing for power and resources. As their communities developed, it attracted the envious meddling of their...

The name of this chapter (surah) is taken from the story of Maryam (Mary), mother of Jesus (verses 16-35). It begins with an account of the birth of John (Yahya) and of Jesus (Isa), the last representatives of prophecy in the house of Israel. The claim...

Page takes Maya to visit the waterfalls in Oregon and everything is beautiful, cascading, and romantic until she gets struck by a deadly curse back home at her family orchard in Louisiana. The legend of the nightingale singer is fully illustrated with...

THIRTY-ONE MOONS, POETRY FROM EARTH, is a poetic adventure birthed in the natural world! Julie bleeds the truth of humanity's awakening and rebirth through the inspiration she finds in the vivid wild beauty of Mother Earth, Father Sky and all of creation...

Magic in Anandria has gone wonky and separated many of the characters readers have come to know and love.• Ella, separated from her husband, Raonull, discovers her fairy heritage and her true destiny.• Stuck on Earth, Raonull searches for a way to...

The Lesson Tree is a fairy tale, a coming-of-age story, and a sword-and-sorcery fantasy for readers who don't like any of these genres - and for readers who do. It's also a postmodern, philosophy-rich exploration of a variety of subjects, including...

Contains six stories that are all approximately twenty minutes long. The dialogue includes many sound effects and SCARES that will put your audience on the edge of their seat. Anyone 8 to 80 with a sense of humour and a bit of imagination will find the...

Margaret Gatty (née Scott, 3 June 1809 - 4 October 1873) was an English children's author and writer on marine biology. Some of her writings argue against Charles Darwin's Origin of Species. Among her other books are Parables from Nature, Worlds not...

In Aida Morden's Shadows of the Living Mountain, the volcanoes don't just erupt with lava, ash, mud, boiling water and massive rocks. They also send her stories and characters into the world. Destruction and creation go hand in hand. Families come...

This is a tale from a time when nothing shined brighter than our very souls. We thought this time would last forever. This was actually just a moment that came and went with such speed that the brief happiness lived has become nothing but a myth . . . a...

They came for me before they were supposed to, hoping I would fulfill my destiny. From love to war, we fight to stay alive. I am their seed.I belong to them!MANY HAVE COME FOR ME!!Only to discover traitors and myths; to legends and truths, that I am a...

In South Africa, the future looks promising. Personal robots are making life easier for the working class. The government is harnessing renewable energy to provide infrastructure for the poor. And in the bustling coastal town of Port Elizabeth, the...

In this enchanting and darkly imaginative debut novel full of myth, magic, romance, and mystery, a Princeton freshman is drawn into a love triangle with two enigmatic brothers, and discovers terrifying secrets about her family and herself a bewitching...