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Myth & legend told as fiction
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The Fairy Tales and Stories of Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Tegner
Classic fiction (pre c 1945); Myth & legend told as fiction
Hardback
This full collection of legendary fairy tales by Christian Andersen includes The Little Mermaid, The Ugly Duckling, and Thumbelina.... [more]
New Charity Blues
Camille Griep
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Science fiction; Myth & legend told as fiction
Paperback
In the wake of a devastating plague, two communities emerge as bastions of survival. One is called the City, and its people... [more]
Norse Mythology
Neil Gaiman
Myth & legend told as fiction; Humanities
CD-Audio
Remarkable.... Gaiman has provided an enchanting contemporary interpretation of the Viking ethos. -Lisa L. Hannett, Atlantic... [more]
Cloud and Ashes: Three Winters Tales
Greer Ilene Gilman
Fantasy; Myth & legend told as fiction
Paperback
Inventive, playful, and erudite Greer Gilman is an archeolexicologist rewriting language itself in her long-awaited novel.... [more]
Greek and Roman Myths
Jake Jackson
Myth & legend told as fiction; Religion & beliefs
Paperback
The dark forces of the ancient world were held at bay by the resourceful and emerging civilisations of Greece and Rome that... [more]
Gospel of Loki (#1 Loki)
Joanne M Harris
Fantasy; Myth & legend told as fiction
Hardback
Originally published: Great Britain: Orion Publishing, 2014. [more]
The Last Legion
Valerio Massimo Manfredi
Fiction & Literature; Myth & legend told as fiction; Historical fiction
Paperback
An epic story of myth and legend, by the author of the Alexander trilogy. [more]
Brian Frouds Faeries Tales
Wendy Froud, Brian Froud
Fantasy; Myth & legend told as fiction
Hardback
Bestselling authors Brian and Wendy Froud bring a brand-new dimension to... [more]
Troy: Last War of the Heroic Age
Si Sheppard
Fantasy; Myth & legend told as fiction; History; Folklore, myths & legends; Role-playing, war games & fantasy sports
Paperback
When Paris, prince of Troy, ran off with Helen, wife of the king of Sparta, it launched the greatest war of the mythic age... [more]
One Thousand and One Nights
Hanan Al-Shaykh
Myth & legend told as fiction; Religion & beliefs
Paperback
The Arab world's greatest folk stories re-imagined by the acclaimed Lebanese novelist Hanan al-Shaykh, published to coincide... [more]
King Who Refused to Die: The Anunnaki and the Search for Immortality
Zecharia Sitchin (Zecharia Sitchin)
Myth & legend told as fiction; Religion & beliefs
Hardback
Zecharia Sitchin's secret allegorical novel that brings to life the key concepts of his bestselling book The 12th Planet.... [more]
Assassins Apprentice (#1 Farseer)
Robin Hobb
Fantasy; Myth & legend told as fiction
Hardback
Voyager Classics - timeless masterworks of science fiction and fantasy.<br... [more]
The Death of King Arthur: The Immortal Legend (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)...
Thomas Malory, Sir
Myth & legend told as fiction
Paperback
Retells the story of King Arthur, the golden age of Camelot, the perilous search for the Holy Grail, and the love of Guinevere... [more]
The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller
Fiction & Literature; Myth & legend told as fiction
Paperback
A breathtakingly original rendering of the Trojan War - a devastating love story and a tale of gods and kings, immortal fame... [more]
Robin Hood
Neil C. Smith
Myth & legend told as fiction; History; Folklore, myths & legends; Role-playing, war games & fantasy sports
Paperback
He robbed from the rich to give to the poor, or so the legend goes. But who was the outlaw known as Robin Hood? How did his... [more]
The Greek Myths: The Complete and Definitive Edition
Robert Graves
Myth & legend told as fiction; Religion & beliefs; Folklore, myths & legends
Paperback
Features the labours of Hercules, the voyage of the Argonauts, Theseus and the minotaur, Midas and his golden touch, the Trojan... [more]
The Nibelungenlied: The Lay of the Nibelungs
Cyril Edwards (Lecturer in German, St Peter's College, Oxford)
Western "classical" music; Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups; Poetry by individual poets; Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; Myth & legend told as fiction
Paperback
The Nibelungenlied is the greatest medieval German heroic poem, a revenge saga on an epic scale, which tells how dragon-slayer... [more]
The Secret of Laughter: Magical Tales from Classical Persia
Shusha Guppy
Anthologies (non-poetry); Fiction & Literature; Myth & legend told as fiction; Folklore, myths & legends
Paperback
A collection of stories, gathered from the Persian folk and fairytales. It narrates fables of princes and princesses; dervishes... [more]
Mahabharata Book 8: Karna (English/Sanskrit)
Adam Bowles
Myth & legend told as fiction; Hinduism; Sacred texts; Languages & ESL
Hardback
Presents the events that occurred during the mighty hero Karna's two days as general of the Kaurava army. This title deals... [more]
The Lost Book of Enki: Memoirs and Prophecies of an Extraterrestrial God...
Zecharia Sitchin (Zecharia Sitchin)
Myth & legend told as fiction; Sagas
Paperback
The companion volume to The Earth Chroniclesseries that reveals the identity of mankind's ancient gods. [more]
Man Rides Through (#2 Mordants Needs)
Stephen R Donaldson
Fantasy; Myth & legend told as fiction
Paperback
In the shadow of Vagel, the dark Arch-Imager, and his merciless armies, Terisa and Geraden discover undreamed-of talents within... [more]
Game of Shadows
Erika Lewis
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Fantasy; Myth & legend told as fiction
Hardback
A young man plagued by the ability to see ghosts races to save the mythological land of Tara from a terrible fate in Erika... [more]
Kraken Awakes
Greig Beck
Fiction & Literature; Thriller & suspense; Adventure; Horror & ghost stories; Fantasy; Myth & legend told as fiction
Paperback
The Arcadian returns to the dark ice in a reprisal of one of his first and most deadly missions. But this time the stakes... [more]
Tower of Thorns (#2 Blackthorn & Grim)
Juliet Marillier
Historical mysteries; Fantasy; Myth & legend told as fiction
Hardback
Award-winning author Juliet Marillier's lavishly detailed * Blackthorn & Grim series continues as a mysterious creature holds... [more]
Ocean at the End of the Lane (Deluxe Signed)
Neil Gaiman
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Fantasy; Myth & legend told as fiction
Hardback
From New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling writer Neil Gaiman, comes a novel of memory, magic and survival, about the... [more]
