'Shimmeringly intelligent and elegiacally intimate' YIYUN LIA radiant novel of longing that blooms between two boys over the course of one summer-about family, desire, and what we inherit-from celebrated author Tash Aw.

"The Jungle Book" is a collection of stories written by Rudyard Kipling and first published in 1894. The book tells the story of Mowgli, a boy raised by wolves in the Indian jungle, and his adventures with various jungle animals, including Baloo the bear, Bagheera the black panther, and Shere Khan the tiger.

Throughout the book, Mowgli learns important lessons about survival, friendship, and loyalty as he navigates the dangers of the jungle and faces off against his arch-nemesis, Shere Khan. ...

Neil Gaiman, long inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical realms of his fiction, presents a bravura rendition of the Norse gods and their world from their origin though their upheaval in Ragnarok.In Norse Mythology, Gaiman stays true to the myths in envisioning the major Norse pantheon: Odin, the highest of the high, wise, daring, and cunning; Thor, Odin's son, incredibly strong yet not the wisest of gods; and Loki?son of a giant?blood brother to Odin and a trickster and uns...

The second of a two-book set that contains the early myths and legends which led to the writing of Tolkien’s epic tale of war, The Silmarillion.

A curmudgeonly professor journeys to a small town in the far north to study faerie folklore and discovers dark fae magic, friendship, and love in the start of a heartwarming and enchanting new fantasy series.

“A darkly gorgeous fantasy that sparkles with snow and magic.”—Sangu Mandanna, author of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches

Cambridge professor Emily Wilde is good at many things: She is the foremost expert on the study of faeries. She is a genius scholar and a meticulous...

Take a deep breath and immerse yourself in this stunning new novella from #1 Bestselling author Joanne Harris.

Wie de regenboogbrug naar Midgard oversteekt, betreedt een wereld van groene vlaktes en ijzige gletsjers. Daar stelt Odin het verstand van de rotsreus Tangler op de proef, en begroet Frigg een sterveling in haar oogverblindende kristallen grot.

Maar wie is nu echt de machtigste god of godin van Asgard?

Lees in deze wonderbaarlijke, bloedstollende Vikingmythen en IJslandse spookverhalen hoe Odin en de Noorse goden en godinnen magische kunsten uithalen, terwijl sluwe dwergen, bergtrollen en and...

De sprookjes in deze bundel zijn parels van vertelkunst dankzij eeuwenlange mondelinge overlevering. Vanaf de negentiende eeuw tot op heden worden de sprookjes systematisch verzameld en opgetekend. Ook nu nog zijn er sprookjesvertellers in Georgi