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"A delight for readers and listeners of all ages, these 25 traditional tales from West Africa were originally accompanied by music and dance. The stories' drama and folk wisdom shine through in these captivating retellings, which are illustrated by evocative woodcut illustrations. Age-old fables explain why the leopard has no friends, how wild dogs became domesticated, and why pigs dig. Adventure stories recount a prince's quest for an ancient ivory...
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The tenth-anniversary Emerald Issue contains new stories, poems, essays, and artwork inspired by the themes of "emeralds" and "Oz."
The sheer volume of responses to the first issue of Fairy Tale Review shows that fairy tales continue to be one of the most viable art forms. In fairy tales, all things are interdependent, mysteriously and insanely entwined. They contain a deeply ecological world. The Green Issue is devoted to new fairy tales, with...
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From "one of the greatest writers of this century," a fantasy masterpiece about the aftermath of a marriage between a mortal prince and an elfin princess. -Arthur C. Clarke
Before the fellowships and wardrobes and dire wolves . . .
. . . there was the village of Erl and the Kingdom of Elfland.
Considered formative to the development of the fairy tale and high fantasy subgenres, The King of Elfland's Daughter follows Alveric, who...
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First published in 1485, during England's War of the Roses, "Le Morte d'Arthur" or "The Death of Arthur" combines all of the known legends of King Arthur into one creative text. Beginning with the birth of Arthur and telling the tale of his rise to become the head of the Knights of the Round Table and the husband of Guinevere, we also learn of Lancelot, Arthur's most venerated knight. Many of the other knights' stories are told with varying degrees...
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Xiaofan, the unparalleled Sword God, was betrayed and reborn 500 years in the past. In this life, he vows to make up for all regrets, to stand above all geniuses, to eliminate all his enemies, and to become the Ancestor of Swords for all realms!With the control of the Immortal Slaying Formation and devouring all beings in the heavens, with one man and one sword, he slaughters all foes in the world!This is a story of a youth, holding a three-foot green...
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Ye Feng, originally a good-for-nothing idler at Yunjian Mountain, had his destiny completely changed by a piece of remnant bone within the forbidden grounds of his sect!Draw upon the essence of heaven and earth, embrace the stars of the nine skies, and forge a soul that will never perish through the ages; navigate through thousands of tribulations and perils, battle through the cycles of six realms, and cast the strongest body of chaos. -- The others...
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"Few writers today have reshaped our view of the ancient Greek myths more than revered bestselling author Natalie Haynes. Divine Might is a female-centered look at Olympus and the Furies, focusing on the goddesses whose prowess, passions, jealousies, and desires rival those of their male kin, including: Athene, who sprang fully formed from her father's brow (giving Zeus a killer headache in the process), the goddess of war and provider of wise counsel;...
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On the vast continent of the Western world, magic and martial energy are the two most fundamental and common paths of cultivation. At just six years old, Jill Yuma, a young boy born into a prestigious magical family, stands out. His family, the Yuma clan, boasts three major bloodline inheritances: magic, warriors, and commerce. As the direct heir of the magical bloodline, despite his young age, Jill harbors a protective belief, destined to emerge...
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First published in 1485, Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur" or "The Death of Arthur" collects together many of the known legends of King Arthur into one creative text. Beginning with his birth, "Le Morte d'Arthur" relates Arthur's rise to become the King of England and leader of the Knights of the Round Table. Drawing upon numerous historical accounts of King Arthur, Malory's work details the exploits of King Arthur against Lucius of Rome, of Sir...
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In a future world heavily contaminated by nuclear radiation, survival has become unprecedentedly difficult. The nuclear radiation has created a more distinct gap between humans than between humans and animals! Yet, it shaped him-Super Agent Liu Feng is a lucky survivor who gradually grows stronger at the gathering point of wild wolves in the town of Wanuka in the wilderness. Equipped with a double-barreled shotgun and various magical abilities, he...
11) Das leere Haus
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Seit drei Jahren ist Sherlock Holmes verschwunden. Doch sein Assistent Dr. Watson hat die Hoffnung, ihn lebend wieder zu sehen, nicht aufgegeben. Den rätselhaften Mord an Baron Adare muss er zunächst alleine aufklären.
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Lin Feng, originally the leader of the Taibai Sword Sect, was reborn after an accident into the ancient era 300,000 years ago, his soul inhabiting the body of a junior disciple in the Sword Sect.Within this vast and complex organization of the Sword Sect, Lin Feng started from the weakest branch and gradually unveiled the prelude to this era.In this era, where prodigies abound and the strong emerge in great numbers, watch how he wields the sword in...
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In a world where the strong prey on the weak, Li Fan, who has traveled to a different world, finds himself in a body that is the most useless and incapable of cultivation. Although this body once had a powerful family background, its inability to cultivate led to a violent temper, frequently bullying others until it met an untimely death in an accident, at which point Li Fan took over by a twist of fate.However, fortune favors the bold, and Li Fan...
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Yuuto and the rest of the Steel Clan have departed the sinking Yggdrasil for the New World, where they'll start over from scratch. As the group is adjusting to their new environment, the natives of the land attack-but with all the experience the reginarch Yuuto has under his belt, even a massive army is no match for him! Meanwhile, Ingrid's relationship with Yuuto remains at a standstill because she can't bring herself to be honest about her feelings....
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The world first publication of a previously unknown work by J.R.R. Tolkien, which tells the epic story of the Norse hero, Sigurd, the dragon-slayer, the revenge of his wife, Gudrún, and the Fall of the Niflungs.
“Many years ago, J.R.R. Tolkien composed his own version, now published for the first time, of the great legend of Northern antiquity, in two closely related poems to which he gave the titles The New Lay of the Völsungs
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Yan Li was once a genius disciple of the Great Wilderness Palace, but due to a mysterious person sabotaging his foundation, his cultivation continuously deteriorated, eventually rendering him a cripple. Ten years later, his lover Long Ziyue was abducted by the mysterious person, leaving Yan Li disheartened and retreating to the wilderness.
In his despair, Yan Li chose to end his life by jumping off a cliff, only to be reborn in the body of Li Li,...
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Ye Feng, once the top genius of Woling City, lost the sea of Qi necessary for cultivating his Yuan force due to an accident, leaving him in a desperate situation. Unyielding and resilient, Ye Feng chose the most difficult path of physical cultivation, developing extraordinary abilities.In Ye Feng's life journey, there are not only challenges and hardships but also an unexpected fate with Qin Lan. Serving as the harbor for Ye Feng's soul, she also...
18) Little nothing
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In an unnamed country at the beginning of the last century, a child called Pavla is born to peasant parents. Her arrival, fervently anticipated and conceived in part by gypsy tonics and archaic prescriptions, stuns her parents and brings outrage and scorn from her community. Pavla has been born a dwarf, beautiful in face, but as the years pass, she grows no farther than the edge of her crib. When her parents turn to the treatments of a local charlatan,...
19) Parzival
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German poet Wolfram von Eschenbach's romance story "Parzival" tells the whirlwind tale of a young man's life as a knight in search for the Holy Grail. It follows the Medieval heroic story of Parzival (Percival in the English texts) as he tries to balance his desire for love with his quest for the Grail. At first, Parzival is childish and ignorant, and his bad choices prohibit him from obtaining the Grail. Only through purging his soul through a number...
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Lu Yang, an ordinary migrant worker on Earth, unexpectedly died in an engineering accident and transmigrated into the body of a young boy also named Lu Yang. This boy was the eldest son of a common family in Qingyang Town. His father had gone missing five years ago during a beast tide, and now he lived with his mother and five-year-old brother.Lu Yang quickly adapted to his new identity and discovered that he possessed a magical "Beast Taming System."...
