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Myth & legend told as fiction titles - 1,370 results

The Crystal Cave

Mary Stewart

Fiction & Literature; Fantasy; Myth & legend told as fiction; Historical fiction

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Fifth century Britain is a country of chaos and division after the Roman withdrawal. This is the world of young Merlin, the... [more]

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The Last Enchantment

Mary Stewart

Fiction & Literature; Fantasy; Myth & legend told as fiction; Historical fiction

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With the great sword Caliburn in his hand and Merlin the enchanter at his side, Arthur comes out of hiding to claim the crown... [more]

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The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun

J. R. R. Tolkien

Poetry; Horror & ghost stories; Myth & legend told as fiction

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The world first publication of a previously unknown work by J.R.R. Tolkien, which tells the epic story of the Norse hero,... [more]

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Dark North

Paul Finch

Fantasy; Myth & legend told as fiction

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When King Arthur faces a challenge for his crown from the reinvigorated Roman Empire, he must call his supporters from every... [more]

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The Prince and the Pilgrim

Mary Stewart

Fiction & Literature; Fantasy; Myth & legend told as fiction; Historical fiction

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The Prince: Eager, burning, and young, Alexander has come of age to take vengeance on the treacherous King March of Cornwall... [more]

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The Hollow Hills

Mary Stewart

Fiction & Literature; Fantasy; Myth & legend told as fiction; Historical fiction

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The countryside of England and Wales in the Dark Ages forms an almost tangible background to this wonderfully and powerfully... [more]

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The Wicked Day

Mary Stewart

Fiction & Literature; Fantasy; Myth & legend told as fiction; Historical fiction

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Far from being the scourge of Arthur, his bastard son Mordred actually strives to resist Merlin's prophecy of doom. But he... [more]

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Monkey King's Amazing Adventures: A Journey to the West in Search of Enlightenment...

Cheng'en Wu, Timothy Richard

Classic fiction (pre c 1945); Myth & legend told as fiction; Fiction in translation

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Join the Monkey King on his fantastic travels in this exciting version of the traditional Chinese folktale Journey to the... [more]

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The Realms Thereunder

Ross Lawhead, Thomas Nelson Publishers

Science fiction; Fantasy; Myth & legend told as fiction

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<p>Ancient legend tells of an army of knights that will remain sleeping until the last days. <p>The knights are waking up.... [more]

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The Death of King Arthur: The Immortal Legend

Peter Ackroyd

Fiction & Literature; Myth & legend told as fiction

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This is an immortal story of chivalry, treachery and death told anew for our times. The legend of King Arthur has retained... [more]

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The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

Fiction & Literature; Myth & legend told as fiction

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Greece in the age of Heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the kingdom of Phthia. Here he is nobody,... [more]

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The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault

Angela Carter

Fiction & Literature; Myth & legend told as fiction

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In eighteenth century France, Charles Perrault rescued from the oral tradition, fairy tales that are known and loved even... [more]

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The Greek Myths

Robert Graves

Myth & legend told as fiction; Religion & beliefs; Folklore, myths & legends

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Classicist and poet Robert Graves' superb two-volume retelling of the Greek myths for a modern audience has been regarded... [more]

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The Greek Myths

Robert Graves

Myth & legend told as fiction; Religion & beliefs; Folklore, myths & legends

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Classicist and poet Robert Graves' superb two-volume retelling of the Greek myths for a modern audience has been regarded... [more]

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The Greek Myths: The Complete and Definitive Edition

Robert Graves

Myth & legend told as fiction; Religion & beliefs; Folklore, myths & legends

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Including many of the greatest stories ever told - the labours of Hercules, the voyage of the Argonauts, Theseus and the minotaur,... [more]

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One Thousand and One Nights

Hanan Al-Shaykh

Myth & legend told as fiction

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Witty, poetic, erotic and brutal, One Thousand and One Nights are the never-ending stories told by the young Shahrazad under... [more]

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Who Fears Death?

Nnedi Okorafor

Fantasy; Myth & legend told as fiction

Paperback

The critically-acclaimed novel-now in paperback. <br> In a far-future, post-apocalyptic Saharan Africa, genocide plagues one... [more]

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Mermaid: A Twist on the Classic Tale

Carolyn Turgeon

Fantasy; Myth & legend told as fiction

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Two sheltered princesses, one wounded warrior; who will live happily ever after? <br> Princess Margrethe has been hidden away... [more]

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Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister

Gregory Maguire

Fiction & Literature; Fantasy; Myth & legend told as fiction; Historical fiction

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<p> In the lives of children, pumpkins can turn into coaches, mice and rats into human beings. . . . When we grow up we learn... [more]

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Arabian Nights

H. J. Ford

Myth & legend told as fiction; Children's & Educational; Educational: Citizenship & social education

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The beautiful Scheherazade's royal husband threatens to kill her, so each night she diverts him by weaving wonderful tales... [more]

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The Death of King Arthur: The Immortal Legend

Peter Ackroyd

Fiction & Literature; Myth & legend told as fiction

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This is an immortal story of chivalry, treachery and death brought to new life for our times. The legend of King Arthur has... [more]

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The Fairy Godmother

Mercedes Lackey

Fantasy; Myth & legend told as fiction

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The beloved fantasy author turns traditional fairy tales on their heads with this new tale. Putting a fresh face to a well-loved... [more]

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American Fantastic Tales: Terror and the Uncanny from the 1940's Until Now...

Peter Straub

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Horror & ghost stories; Myth & legend told as fiction

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The second volume of Peter Straub's pathbreaking anthology American Fantastic Tales picks up the story in 1940 and provides... [more]

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American Fantastic Tales: Terror and the Uncanny from Poe to the Pulps

Peter Straub

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Horror & ghost stories; Myth & legend told as fiction

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From early on, American literature has teemed with tales of horror, of hauntings, of terrifying obsessions and gruesome incursions,... [more]

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Reek Roon the Campfire: A Collection of Ancient Tales

Stanley Robertson

Myth & legend told as fiction; Short stories; Religion & beliefs

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In Reek Roon a Camp Fire , Stanley Robertson takes the reader on a journey of wonder with a collection of authentic Traveller... [more]

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