Showing results by publisher "Saga Egmont" in Fantasy

Vikingarnas båtar styrde in i viken, trängde igenom den tjocka dimman och möttes av ett landskap höljt i månsken. Besättningen stod redo på däck, de skulle vara tvungna att handla snabbt. Men under plundringen går någonting snett och Grims far, vikingahövdingen Sten, blir dödad. Grim tvingas ta över faderns roll och ger sina män ordern att tända eld på gårdarna de plundrat och bege sig hemåt. Med sig på skeppet har de Irina, en kvinna från gårdarna. Grim fascineras av Irina och den kristna tron.

En sen natt stöter överste Beerencreutz på oväntade ljud i sitt hem. När sovrumsdörren kastas upp förväntar han sig en inbrottstjuv, men det är ingen mindre än Döden själv som stiger in. Översten är redo att överlämna sitt liv på stående fot, men Döden har andra planer och förklarar lugnt att han kommer tillbaka nästa natt. Så vad gör man när man vet att man bara har ett dygn kvar att leva? "Vägen mellan himmel och jord och andra noveller" är en novellsamling från den älskade författaren Selma Lagerlöf.

En morgon under hösten 1914 utbredde sig en tjock dimma över den lilla fredliga trakt där den fridsamme hade sin bostad. Dimman var dock inte tätare än att han kunde se hela trädgården och alla uthus, men längre kunde blicken inte tränga. Hela hans vanliga omgivning var försvunnen och när han gjorde den vanliga turen genom trädgården kände han sig ängslig och övergiven ... "Dimman (och andra noveller)" är en novellsamling av Selma Lagerlöf med berättelser som kretsar kring gammal folktro och sägner.

En godsägare ger sig ut på en resa tillsammans med sin dräng. Vad som börjar som ett enkelt ärende förvandlas snabbt till en kamp på liv och död när en snöstorm isolerar dem i det frusna landskapet. I den bitande kylan tvingas de samarbeta för att överleva, och när situationen blir alltmer kritisk börjar gränserna mellan herre och dräng långsamt suddas ut.

Livet har inte varit helt lätt för Ruster. I sin ungdom var han populär musiker, men så upptäckte han spriten och sedan dess har det gått utför. Han har svårt att försörja sig och hans härjade utseende gör att människor helst håller sig på avstånd. När det så lider mot jul beger sig Ruster till gården Lövdala för att besöka sina gamla vänner Liljekrona, men gårdsfolket roas inte av hans närvaro och på självaste julafton övertalar de Liljekrona att skicka iväg Ruster ensam ut i den bitande kylan ...

Under en ridtur i skogen stöter ett par och deras nyfödda barn på ett troll. När trollet smyger sig närmare blir hästarna skrämda, och i tumultet slungas barnet ur sin mors trygga famn. När föräldrarna kort därpå återvänder för att hämta barnet märker de att något inte står rätt till. Är det verkligen deras eget barn de tar med sig hem igen? ”Bortbytingen och andra noveller" är en novellsamling som kretsar kring folktro och sägner som har överlevt historiens gång. Selma Lagerlöf för oss tillbaka till en tid då människans vardag var intimt sammanvävd med naturen och dess övernaturliga väsen

En framgångsrik, men sorgsen man. En orädd, passionerad kvinna. Naturfotografen Daniel och antropologen Kelly slår sig samman för att rädda en natur och ett folk de båda älskar. Deras gemensamma kamp tar dem från täta skogar och höga berg i södra Afrika till extravaganta miljöer i Taiwan och London. "Wilbur Smith the action is never further than the turn of a page." - The Independent Wilbur Smith (f. 1933) är en sydafrikansk författare som skapat succéer som När lejonet äter och släktkrönikan om familjen Courtney.

When his father died, young Johannes did not know what to do. He was now all alone in the world and he was inconsolable. With his inheritance, he decided to explore the world and he had only one goal in mind: to be as good as his father in the hope of one day finding him again in heaven. - Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was a Danish author, poet and artist.

B.J. Harrison reads "The Happy Prince and Other Tales" which consists of various children’s stories by Oscar Wilde. Originally published in 1888, the work includes five memorable stories: "The Happy Prince", "The Nightingale and the Rose", "The Selfish Giant", "The Devoted Friend" and "The Remarkable Rocket". It features unforgettable characters, such as the happy prince who has never experienced sorrow and a nightingale who accepts a rose for the ultimate sacrifice.

In 1888, a young British couple are left behind in an African jungle. Seeing no other way than to make a life for themselves, they've soon built a cabin and had a son. When they die unexpectedly, their young boy ends up in the care of a she-ape, who calls him Tarzan. Growing up, Tarzan struggles with being different. But one day, he finds his parents' cabin and suddenly it all starts to make sense. 'Tarzan of the Apes' (1912) is the first in a series of twenty-four books about Tarzan, which author Edgar Rice Burroughs worked on until the 1940s.

Johanne and Knud lived close to the town of Kjöge, where there are many gardens that extend as far as the river. There is not much else, but it is charming in summer! It was under the willow-tree in one of these gardens that Johanne and Knud spent a great deal of their time and theirs was a beautiful friendship.

B.J. Harrison reads one of Hans Christian Andersen’s most beloved stories, "The Snow Queen". The devil, who has taken the shape of an evil troll, has created a mirror that freezes the heart and turns everything ugly. But the mirror breaks and shard spread out throughout the world. Years later, two children named Kai and Gerda hear the story of a terrible Snow Queen. Soon Kai and Gerda are drawn into the world of the mirror and the Snow Queen, who has the power to make everyone forget all that is good.

The War of Spanish Succession is over, many sailors are out of work, and the thriving American colonies are quickly becoming the place of opportunity. For Sam Bellamy it is the opportunity to become the captain of his own ship. When he falls in love with a rebellious New England debutante, he finds out very quickly that he needs more than a dream to win over her socialite parents.

Once there was a pastor who always gave terrifying sermons. He promised that sinners would burn in hell and, in his eyes, everyone had committed sufficient wrongs to deserve this punishment. Despite his impressive speeches, the pastor’s wife did not believe that everyone could be as bad as all that. When she died, the pastor was very sad. But one night, the dead woman’s ghost appeared and took him on an adventure that led him to question everything he had previously believed.

A long time ago, in Copenhagen, there lived an old bachelor who lived alone in a small shack and always slept with a nightcap that he pulled well down over his face. People laughed at his strange attire. However, there was a story behind this nightcap and, if it had been widely know, they would have mocked him less.

In "MS. Found in a Bottle", one harrowing event seems to take place after another. Our narrator is a man who has become alienated from others and his country. He steps aboard a cargo ship from Batavia, which crashes into stormy conditions that send most passengers into the water. Surprisingly, the narrator stays on board, only to find himself face to face with a new disaster. During his struggles, he logs his experiences into a journal, which he casts off to sea.

"Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There" allows readers to return to the wondrous world of Alice. A sequel to Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland," this novel sees Alice visiting a fantastical world once again, this time through a mirror. What she finds on the other side defies logic and turns the world as she knows it upside down.

"In all the world, no one knows as many stories as Ole-Luk-Oie. He really knows how to tell a tale." Every evening, Ole-Luk-Oie lulled the children with his stories and, one they were asleep, if they were good, he gave them beautiful dreams using his two umbrellas. What is Ole-Luk-Oie’s week like and what stories does he tell? Find out here.

B. J. Harrison breathes new life into the fantastical world of "The Door in the Wall". Wallace is a good student living in London's West Kensington neighborhood with his family. At age five, he finds a mysterious door in the wall. When he enters, he discovers a magical garden where he meets unfamiliar creatures and new experiences. After this discovery, normal life seems far too ordinary, and as he finds the door again throughout his life Wallace finds himself torn between the two different worlds. H. G.

"One of you will be hanged, the second imprisoned, the third burned and the fourth turned upside down." This is how the children mocked the family of storks that lived on the roof. This frightened the chicks and, to reassure them, their mother spoke of the long journey they would soon take. And, who knows, perhaps one day they would have their revenge on the little tyrants who mocked them in their nest. - Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was a Danish author, poet and artist.