Fiction: Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales

Do you remember what it was like to see the world through a childs eyes?

A giant underwater army commanded by Old Blue, the oldest and wisest of the Creatures of the Deep, prepares to do battle with the heartless whale killers of the Faroese fishing fleet.

As Bhekumuzi Wuyane perches himself on the great local dome of Dombodema, he is approached by an elderly African storyteller who begins telling him about life in a harsh environment at the edge of the Kalahari Desert.

A large Corporation threatens to destroy part of the landscape of a beautiful lough shore in Ireland.

As far back as the fifth century BCE Pherecydes and others attempted to integrate city-state stories into a coherent mythic Greek pre-history.

The Ten Thousand were a band of aristocratic mercenary warriors who fought for the losing side in a war far from their own country.

The moonstones and the whalebones of Moonstone Beach swirl at the center of many local legends and myths, and as many warnings.

Young Princess Kayla was loved by all.

Aisling Lorrah does not know her summer will be one of self-discovery when she heads to her familys Clear Spring Camp for her college break.

Have you ever thought about completely changing your life?

When Joe Hashimotos life was ripped away from him in a brutal explosion, it was just the beginning of his adventure.

Only five years old, Saria has always wanted to learn to hunt, to help provide food for her simple peasant family living in Castle Town.

The Drake family family has known more than its share of tragedy at sea.

Asgard is a subterranean kingdom populated by the descendants of Viking colonists whose vessels are blown off course and who are eventually stranded in the Canadian arctic.

Who Knows Where Butterflies Die is a timeless story of the human spirit's desire for freedom Were made to believe that learning the alphabet or chemistry and mathematics and this and that is more important than learning how to act like humans.

When young William the millers son leaves home to make his way in the world, his sage sheepdog companion Barney warns that the unexpected must be expected.

MOUNTAIN SHADOWSThis short novel is about a young New Zealander newly qualified as a Dr.

This tale is ideal for children and teens, from the moment the main character hears the singing of a cricket on a farm, to when he is taken to the marvelous Kingdom of the Insects.

Georgia Rose hides.

It is 1655, and King Dahon of the South African Hiandi tribe is a powerful leader with one fl aw: an insatiable lust for power.

In a world in which we dream too little and worry too much, Queen Dreama presents for your pleasure an adventure in which you may rediscover the joy of loving, believing, and giving.

This is a story about every child's imagination-your imagination.

A princess sacrifices her marriage and her soul to a dead tree disguised as a dear friend called the Valentine tree.

This is a story about a team of perfectly imperfect super heroes.

This book is about a boy who saves his father from nightmares with the help of Oriana the Mountain Fairy.

This is an enchanting tale of mythical creatures and intriguing, action-packed adventures.

A little girl called Tina and her dog, Pongo, live in a tree house.

The Three Little Urban Pigs is a modern tale of the Three Little Pigs.

Perhaps the greatest human understanding lies within the hearts and souls of Black people.

Hurricane Charlie strikes without warning, devastating Orlando and the treetop realm of Dreylanda secret society of urban birds and animals.

The myth of Orpheus, shaman and teacher, musician and lover, is the subject of this book.

An enchanting new novella set in the magical world of Sunday Times bestseller Threadneedle and The Times bestseller Shadowstitch"e;The unopenable box.

After nine long years in the Holy Land, Prince Andrian Gilbert de Langeais returns to Briton as a venerated war hero.

This is a story about self realization.

Mara Lionza y Juan Jos: Sortilegio de Amor, is a collection of interlinked love stories which mix fantasy and history.

The Legend of Iguassu Falls is an embellished Brasilian folktale recounting the mystery and beauty behind the creation of Iguassu Falls, one of the seven natural wonders in South America.

This volume contains an illustrated collection of Australian Aborigine folklore, rewritten for a general audience.

In die Zeit der Weihnacht gehören auch die dazugehörigen Geschichten, die man erzählt oder vorliest oder auch mal als Gedicht rezitiert.

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The truth of the human realm is not the history we have long accepted.

Hion, a city near the border of New Mexico, is home to many unearthly and marvelous happenings, but it also carries the darkest of mystics: the battle between good and evil.

This book is a thriller, a rare blend of splendour the epicenter of a struggle for relevance between African cultural identity and foreign belief systems.

WHEN GODS TURN VENGEFUL, ONLY THE BRAVE CAN DEFY FATE AND FIND THEIR WAY HOMEDiscover the stunning conclusion to Stephen Fry's internationally bestselling Greek myths series'Relatable and full of humour ' GUARDIAN'Fry breathes contemporary relevance into these ancient tales' OBSERVER--After the fall of Troy, wily Odysseus, King of Ithaca, sails for home and his steadfast queen Penelope.

The conniving yet quite stupid Queen Holandasia, her even sillier son Prince William, the intelligent and beautiful Princess Clarabella, Snootenville the royal and oh-so-sarcastic butler, and all the strange palace staff of Grottenville return in this second Grottenville book.

Once a year, in the late summer, all the nature spirits get together to have a party, and this story begins with just such a party, long, long ago.

Jacob was a giving soul.

Three research scientists and a Forest Ranger have committed their time and energy to spend the summer in eastern Washington State in the great northwest searching to prove or disprove the myth surrounding Bigfoot.

Squatching: A Guide for the Novice is a guide for the beginner in the field of conducting an investigation for Sasquatch.

Author Eileen Twiss takes readers into the world of a little girl named Annie.

The future and happiness of the Kingdom is in the hands of a magical fairy who has just been stolen by three wicked witches, and a Prince who will do just about anything to rescue her.