Fairy Legends

Bloomsbury presents Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends by Richard Wilhelm with Frederick H. Martens, read by Daniel York Loh and Crystal Yu. Fearless heroes, feisty princesses, sly magicians, terrifying dragons, talking foxes and miniature dogs. They all feature in this enthralling compendium of...

The subject of fairies in Celtic cultures is a complex one that seems to endlessly intrigue people. What exactly are fairies? What can they do? How can we interact with them? Answering these questions becomes even harder in a world that is disconnected from the traditional folklore and flooded with modern sources that are often vastly at odds with the older beliefs.

Hey diddle, diddle, let me give you a riddle: How do a chronically ill secretary and a straight-as-an-arrow bodyguard plan a heist? Without rhyme or treason. No one applies for secretarial jobs for the thrills and excitement. And while I love an organized, color-coded schedule as much as (okay, probably more than) the next person, I knew that serving as the mayor’s administrative assistant would mean long days of answering phone calls, scheduling meetings, and dealing with cantankerous constituents. Still, for a supernatural with my…condition…the desk job is ide

George MacDonald, described by W.H. Auden as "one of the most remarkable writers of the 19th century", was valued in his own time as an original thinker and spiritual guide. Of all his writing, it is the fairy tales that have retained their fascination, and this collection includes all 11 stories. The fairy tales feature the stock characters of traditional tales—fairies both good and bad, and children undertaking precarious journeys. Often adopting paradox and nonsense as Lewis Carroll did, the stories invite adults to deploy the same open-mindedness as children.

If Sol can just survive his last year of high school, he can escape his homophobic small town and go live with his Internet boyfriend for the summer. But when he loses his starting spot on the baseball team and converts to vegetarianism - a wolf, giving up meat! - his father threatens him with a hot, muggy summer working in the peach cannery unless he gets his act together. His teammates, who suspect his sexuality already, won't make it easy for him.

A standalone enemies-to-lovers fae fantasy—except she's the only one who thinks they're enemies. With the high-stakes intrigue of The Cruel Prince, the cozy found-family banter of FRIENDS, and the no-spice romantic tension of Pride and Prejudice. Brynn never believed in fairytales—until one stole her mother. Everyone says she ran off, but Brynn saw the truth. Her mother was taken by something not quite human.

Es gibt eine Prophezeiung in Innererde, die den kleinen Kindern dort als Gute-Nacht-Geschichte erzählt wird. Das Märchen handelt von den Sonnenkindern, die an der neuen Welt beteiligt sind. Sie kommen von der äußeren Erde nach Innererde und entdecken ihre Fähigkeiten. Mit dem Wissen, das sie erwartet, ist die Welt plötzlich eine andere und es gibt kein Zurück!

Interact with magical fairy folk and incorporate them into your own witchcraft practice with this detailed account of the ancient wisdom and traditions of fairies and witchcraft. Fairies have long been a part of witchcraft traditions, especially Celtic and Norse witchcraft, paganism, and other...

Mysterious names and fascinating tales from Norse mythology continue to captivate adults to this day – and even more so fire up the vivid imagination of children. This book presents the most important, exciting and beautiful stories from Germanic mythology, introduces the basics of creation, the divine world, mythical peoples and great heroic deeds, and also offers a glimpse into real Viking life.

My name may be Alice, but Wonderland Academy is everything my real life isn't. Who wouldn't want to learn how to ride a jabberwocky, train with a vorpal sword, cast spells using a teacup, or shapeshift into a fairy? As long as no one figures out my real name, I should be fine. The only problem? Aden, the Queen of Hearts' son, is quickly becoming my best friend. And then there's Corbin. Brooding, surly, tattooed, and definitely not my type, I can't stop thinking about him. But Corbin has secrets of his own, and Wonderland and secrets don't mix.

'FULL OF ADVENTURE, LOVE AND WONDER!' SARAH BETH DURST What if life was always rainbows and unicorns? Frida always wanted to be a zookeeper at the London Extraordinary Zoo, caring for endangered magical creatures. And while the LEZ's unicorns and ghost lynxes are incredible, she can't wait to...

This bundle includes Volume 1: Stars, Volume 2: Seas, and Volume 3: Shadow.

Polly reist naar een kasteel om haar gezin te redden van de honger, maar ontdekt geheimen en ontwikkelt gevoelens voor de mysterieuze heer die daar woont.

Our third release from Gwyneth Rees' 'Fairy' series. Lucy can't believe her eyes when she wakes in the night to find two tooth fairies on her pillow! Their job is to collect children's teeth and make a potion that creates golden Goodness to sprinkle around the world. But there is a selfish sprite in fairyland who wants all the Goodness for herself! With the help of the Tooth Fairy Queen, can Lucy and her two new friends stop the sprite before all the gold has gone?

Terry Pratchett joins up with a leading folklorist to reveal the legends, myths and customs of Discworld, together with helpful hints from Planet Earth. Most of us grew up having always known when to touch wood or cross our fingers, and what happens when a princess kisses a frog or a boy pulls a...

Ever since the fateful day when the little mermaid risked everything for a human soul, the merpeople have been under lockdown—absolutely no surfacing. Sea princess Mairin bristles under the restriction and blames humans for her confinement. But when her kingdom comes under attack, the queen sends Mairin away to protect Edwin, a descendent of the little mermaid’s prince, from drowning. Mairin despises the responsibility even if it means finally breaking the surface.

Crippled from a childhood illness, Cindy lives in the kitchen fireplace, ignored by her noble father and his new, perfect family, helping the people no one else notices. But when he dies under mysterious circumstances, Cindy’s step-mother coerces her into an elaborate plot to avoid being charged with murder. Meekness is nothing new to Cindy, but now she has to lay low in the royal court of Valeria where a prince is rumored to be bride shopping. She'd be fine, if that prince would just stop following her around. But Prince Nikolas has seen more than Cindy's limp.

On the home front in 1944, Kate wants to do her part for the war effort. She'd prefer filling in for the window dressers at the New York department store where she works, but her mother insists on sending her to audition for roles she never gets. When relatives arrive from war-torn Poland with a mysterious steamer trunk and an even more mysterious story, her life is about to hit center stage.

Maddie's dreams come true when she makes friends with Poppy, a flower fairy who lives in the woods behind her grandpa's house. But the fairies are in trouble! And not only the flower fairies - tooth fairies, book fairies, and dream fairies too. Someone is catching and imprisoning them and only Maddie and Poppy can help. Poppy has just one wing and can't fly, but soon she and Maddie set off on a daring rescue mission. Can they save the fairies before it is too late?

At 17 years old, I’m not ready to marry, and yet that’s what I must do as the crown princess of Austria. But getting to know the foreign princes visiting my kingdom becomes the least of my worries when I touch a bespelled nutcracker and unleash a deadly curse. I have 12 days to feed the nutcracker the magical nut Crackatook. If I fail, my soul will become trapped inside the toy for all eternity, and my body will turn to wood....