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Myth & legend told as fiction
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The Juniper Tree
Barbara Comyns, Sadie Stein
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Classic fiction (pre c 1945); Myth & legend told as fiction
Paperback
In their idyllic garden, Gertrude and Bernard forge a perfect triangle of friendship with Bella, the scarred mother of an... [more]
Thorn
Anna Burke
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Myth & legend told as fiction; Romance
Paperback
When a fatal mistake brings Rowan into the hands of the Huntress, she finds herself trapped in an enchantment that is every... [more]
The Silence of the Girls
Pat Barker
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Myth & legend told as fiction; Historical fiction
Hardback
Published in the year 2019 by arrangement with Doubleday, an imprint of The Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, a division of... [more]
Worm Fiddling Nocturne in the Key of a Broken Heart: Stories
Kimberly Lojewski
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Myth & legend told as fiction; Short stories
Paperback
Fern Majestic and the Fall of a Dragon
James Stevens
Adventure; Fantasy; Myth & legend told as fiction
Hardback
Fern Majestic leads a solitary life as a blacksmith in the small village of Burdensville in the Kingdom of Loustof. His solitude,... [more]
Mitos Nardicos
Gaiman
Myth & legend told as fiction
Paperback
Violencia, traiciones, poder... Con una prosa h bil e ingeniosa, Gaiman analiza la naturaleza imperfecta y competitiva de... [more]
The Night Tiger
Yangsze Choo
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Myth & legend told as fiction; Historical fiction
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A captivating and magical story set in 1930s Malaysia about a dancehall girl and an orphan boy who are brought together by... [more]
The Possession
Michael Rutger
Thriller & suspense; Adventure; Myth & legend told as fiction
Audio
A team of explorers are drawn to Northern California to investigate mysterious stone walls whose presence has never been explained.... [more]
Little Darlings
Melanie Golding, Stephanie Racine
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Crime & mystery; Thriller & suspense; Horror & ghost stories; Myth & legend told as fiction
Audio
`Chilling story...stunning' Clare Mackintosh `Taps into every woman's fear that she... [more]
Little Darlings
Melanie Golding, Stephanie Racine
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Crime & mystery; Thriller & suspense; Horror & ghost stories; Myth & legend told as fiction
Audio
`Chilling story...stunning' Clare Mackintosh `Taps into every woman's fear that she... [more]
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American Gods [tv Tie-In]
Neil Gaiman
Adventure; Fantasy; Myth & legend told as fiction
Paperback
The bestselling author of Neverwhere returns with his biggest, most commercial novel yet--a tour de force of contemporary... [more]
In an Absent Dream
Seanan McGuire
Fantasy; Myth & legend told as fiction
Audio
Seanan McGuire's Hugo, Alex, Nebula, and Locus Award-winning Wayward Children series continues. [more]
El Prisionero de Zenda / The Prisoner of Zenda
Anthony Hope
Adventure; Science fiction; Myth & legend told as fiction
Hardback
El prisionero de Zenda, el gran cl sico de la novela de capa y espada, en una cuidada edici n especial con introducci n de... [more]
Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights
Salman Rushdie
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Fantasy; Myth & legend told as fiction
Paperback
From Salman Rushdie, one of the great writers of our time, comes a spellbinding novel that blends history, mythology, and... [more]
Tales from the Thousand and One Nights
Penguin Group (UK)
Classic fiction (pre c 1945); Myth & legend told as fiction; Short stories; Literature, Poetry & Criticism
Paperback
The tales told by Shahrazad over a thousand and one nights to delay her execution by the vengeful King Shahriyar have become... [more]
What Should Be Wild Lib/E
Julia Fine
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Fantasy; Myth & legend told as fiction
Audio
Born with the power to kill or restore life at a touch, a young woman endures a childhood of isolation before she ventures... [more]
The Map of Salt and Stars
Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Myth & legend told as fiction
Audio
This rich, moving, and lyrical debut novel is to Syria what The Kite Runner was to Afghanistan; the story of two girls living... [more]
Down Among the Sticks and Bones
Seanan McGuire
Fantasy; Myth & legend told as fiction; Romance
Audio
A stand-alone dark fantasy tale from the world of Every Heart a Doorway: what happened to Jack and Jill before they tumbled... [more]
Beneath the Sugar Sky
Seanan McGuire
Fantasy; Myth & legend told as fiction
Audio
A stand-alone fantasy tale from Seanan McGuire's Alex award-winning Wayward Children series. [more]
A Wild Swan: And Other Tales
Michael Cunningham (Queen S University Canada)
Myth & legend told as fiction
Pre-recorded MP3 player
Here are the moments that our fairy tales forgot or deliberately concealed, reimagined by one of the most gifted storytellers... [more]
Aboriginal Fables and Legandary Tales
A. W. Reed
Myth & legend told as fiction; Short stories; Place names & gazetteers
Paperback
A collection of over 70 stories that retell Aboriginal fables and legendary tales. These have been told by tribes over Australia... [more]
Marchen Und Geschichten Der Beduinen Im Sinai
Marion Victor
Myth & legend told as fiction
Paperback
English summary: The fairy tales and stories in this book draw a colourful picture of Bedouin life and of a vanishing culture.... [more]
Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm: A New English Version (Penguin Classics...
Philip Pullman
Fantasy; Myth & legend told as fiction
Paperback
The acclaimed retelling of the world's best-loved fairy tales by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Golden Compass... [more]
Gods, Heroes, and Monsters: A Sourcebook of Greek, Roman, and Near Eastern...
Carolina Lopez-Ruiz (The Ohio State University), Associate Professor of Classics Carolina Lopez-Ruiz (The Ohio State University), Carolina L[pez-Ruiz
Classic fiction (pre c 1945); Myth & legend told as fiction; Religion & beliefs
Paperback
Setting itself apart from typical anthologies in classical mythology, Gods, Heroes, and Monsters: A Sourcebook of Greek, Roman,... [more]
Aboriginal Tales of Australia
A. W. Reed
Myth & legend told as fiction; Short stories; History; Folklore, myths & legends
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A collection of 20 stories of fable and folklore that have been told by Aboriginal tribes all over Australia for thousands... [more]
