Fiction: Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales

Untouched and unawakened.

His until midnight.

Discover a charming and clever modern fairytale for adult readers, from the multi-million-copy international bestselling author of Holes.

Betrothed.

Family secrets.

This is the story of a girl who lived but was not alive.

On the night before Christmas, lock the doors to the house.

Lavishly illustrated with breathtaking art and imagery from the highly anticipated new movie, the exclusive Visual Companion is the ultimate introduction to every character, creature and location you will encounter in this epic adventure from the official Lord of the Rings saga.

Dieses Buch lädt ein zu einer Begegnung von biblischen Geschichten und Märchenerzählungen.

'Fans of Anne Carson, rejoice!

'An extraordinary new writer' NINA STIBBESix short stories full of colourful suspects and complicated motives by the winner of the Paul Torday Memorial prize for debut authors over sixty - perfect for fans of grisly mysteries set in the English countrysideThe village cleaning lady who holds everyone's house-keys opens a boot to find some unexpected baggage; a vengeful dinner party host serves more than just a roast to her six guests; hairdresser chat is not just idle gossip as an old man with a history gets a trim; driven to distraction by his new young wife, a man resorts to two grisly acts, in a gripping re-imagining of a famous Irish ballad.

Welcome to Lapvona.

**WINNER OF THE WALES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023****WATERSTONES WELSH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022**'Truly beautiful and haunting, and an incredible feat of storytelling' DONAL RYAN'A tender, unusual and gorgeously wrought love story' RACHEL JOYCE'In times of war, Lewis finds resilience, redemption and hope.

*WINNER OF THE 2023 LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FOR LESBIAN FICTION**A New York Times 100 Notable Book of 2022*'These stories glitter and pulse' Dantiel W.

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She will breathe a new empire into life but all worlds can escape their creator Mesmerising an epic tribute to the power of words ELIF SHAFAK Full of adventure A celebration of the power of storytelling GUARDIANIn the wake of an unimportant battle between two long-forgotten kingdoms, a nine-year-old girl has a divine encounter that will change the course of history.

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A beautiful fairytale full of magic for fans of Naomi Novik, Erin Morgenstern and Philip Pullman from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Warm Hands of Ghosts.

A magical and captivating coming of age novel set in medieval Russia - perfect for fans of Erin Morgenstern's The Night Circus and Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials.

'If you enjoy magical realism and moving tales of self-discovery, you won't be able to put this down.

Discover this beautiful winter gem of a novella that makes the perfect stocking filler this Christmas.

'So immense and beautiful, it's both gorgeously composed and an addictive page-turner.

'Gripping .

Love can happen when you least expect it .

Empowering life lessons from myths and monsters.

Once upon a time, the townspeople of F -.

Some stories are universal.

Hoffmann's classic Christmas fairy tale, immortalised by Tchaikovsky's ballet, is brought to life by the gorgeous contemporary artwork of Finnish illustrator, Sanna Annuka.

The magical, beguiling story of a girl brought back from the dead - or is she?

Discover the real story behind Disney s latest blockbuster adaptation The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, and the iconic Nutcracker Christmas ballet, as told by Alexandre Dumas How could you imagine, silly child, that this toy, which is made of cloth and wood, could possibly be alive?

For thousands of years, epic stories have been passed down from Time Lord to student, generation to generation.

In their tiny, sea-beaten cottage on the north coast of Scotland, Liska and Ruth await the birth of their first child.

'Weird and wild and wonderfully unsettling.

Some three thousand years ago, in a time before history, the warriors of Greece journeyed to the ends of the earth in the greatest expedition the world had ever seen.

If you've been gripped by Pat Barker's The Women of Troy and The Silence of the Girls, then For the Most Beautiful is a must-read for you .

Fully illustrated and beautifully designed, this is a unique and wonderfully creepy tale that is sure to delight Murakami fans.

A flooded world.

Selected as a Book of the Year 2016 in the GuardianShortlisted for the International Dylan Thomas Prize 'One of the most compelling and unusual novels I've read this year.

An extraordinary epic, brilliantly-imagined, new novel from a world-class writer and author of The Name of the Rose.

'A work of extraordinary depth; people are going to be unpicking the secrets of Tremaine for years to come' Richard Swan, Sunday Times bestselling authorAll legends are born of truths.

A gripping retelling of the myth of Perseus by award-winning author Gwyneth Jones, writing as Ann Halam.

THE BRAND NEW NOVEL IN THE #1 BESTSELLING RIVERS OF LONDONThere is a world hidden underneath this great city.

An earthly nourris sits and singsAnd aye she sings, "e;Ba lilly wean,Little ken I my bairn's father,Far less the land that he staps in.

I am as brown as brown can be,And my eyes as black as sloe;I am as brisk as brisk can be,And wild as forest doe.

In Kai Lung's Golden Hours Ernest Bramah develops his own unique versions of classic Chinese folktales - and creates a few entirely new ones.

The beautifully lyrical retelling of the Norse myths, told from the captivating point of view of the trickster god LokiThe novel is a brilliant first-person narrative of the rise and fall of the Norse gods - retold from the point of view of the world's ultimate trickster, Loki.

From the award-winning creators Neil Gaiman and Colleen Doran comes a stunning new graphic novel.

A chilling fantasy retelling of the Snow White fairy tale by bestselling creators Neil Gaiman and Colleen Doran.

From Hugo, Eisner, Newbery, Harvey, Bram Stoker, Locus, World Fantasy, and Nebula award-winning author Neil Gaiman and Eisner award-winner Mark Buckingham (Fables) comes a striking graphic novel anthology of four essential fantasy stories.

Collected together for the first time, the extraordinary American Gods quartet from bestselling author and master storyteller Neil Gaiman.