Fantasy Tales 4

Fantasy Tales 4
Author: Kim Newman
Publisher: Robinson
Total Pages: 93
Release: 2013-10-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1472113713
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In this amazing issue: Three boys are pursued by a shapeless terror in The Drain by Stephen Gallagher, author of Down River and Rain. Acclaimed writer Charles L. Grant takes motherly love to the limits in Alice Smiling. And Kim Newman reveals an obsessive book collector's dark secret in The Man who collected Barker. Plus news and views from the world of fantasy and horror.

A Tale Dark & Grimm

A Tale Dark & Grimm
Author: Adam Gidwitz
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2010-10-28
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1101445289
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In this mischievous and utterly original debut, Hansel and Gretel walk out of their own story and into eight other classic Grimm-inspired tales. As readers follow the siblings through a forest brimming with menacing foes, they learn the true story behind (and beyond) the bread crumbs, edible houses, and outwitted witches. Fairy tales have never been more irreverent or subversive as Hansel and Gretel learn to take charge of their destinies and become the clever architects of their own happily ever after.

The Tolkien Reader

The Tolkien Reader
Author: John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
Publisher: Perfection Learning
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1986-11
Genre: Adventure stories, English
ISBN: 9780756910723
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A classic collection of stories, poems, and critical essays by J.R.R. Tolkien.

Nona the Ninth

Nona the Ninth
Author: Tamsyn Muir
Publisher: Tordotcom
Total Pages: 406
Release: 2022-09-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1250854121
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Tamsyn Muir's New York Times and USA Today bestselling Locked Tomb Series continues with Nona ...the Ninth? A Finalist for the Hugo and Locus Awards! An Indie Next Pick! The Locked Tomb is a 2023 Hugo Finalist for Best Series! “You will love Nona, and Nona loves you.” —Alix E. Harrow “Unlike anything I've ever read.” —V.E. Schwab on Gideon the Ninth “Deft, tense and atmospheric, compellingly immersive and wildly original.” —The New York Times on Gideon the Ninth Her city is under siege. The zombies are coming back. And all Nona wants is a birthday party. In many ways, Nona is like other people. She lives with her family, has a job at her local school, and loves walks on the beach and meeting new dogs. But Nona's not like other people. Six months ago she woke up in a stranger's body, and she's afraid she might have to give it back. The whole city is falling to pieces. A monstrous blue sphere hangs on the horizon, ready to tear the planet apart. Blood of Eden forces have surrounded the last Cohort facility and wait for the Emperor Undying to come calling. Their leaders want Nona to be the weapon that will save them from the Nine Houses. Nona would prefer to live an ordinary life with the people she loves, with Pyrrha and Camilla and Palamedes, but she also knows that nothing lasts forever. And each night, Nona dreams of a woman with a skull-painted face... At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Visions of Fantasy

Visions of Fantasy
Author: Isaac Asimov
Publisher: Starfire
Total Pages: 196
Release: 1991-11
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780553293562
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Introduced and edited by Asimov, this illustrated collection offers 12 masterful tales from the most popular authors in the fantasy genre. Anne McCaffrey, Jane Yolen, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Madeleine L'Engle, and others offer stories of witches, unearthly voices, shattered spirits, and humorous fantasies. 22 full-page illustrations.

Folk and Fairy Tales - Fourth Edition

Folk and Fairy Tales - Fourth Edition
Author: Martin Hallett
Publisher: Broadview Press
Total Pages: 414
Release: 2008-10-28
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 155111898X
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This anthology of folk and fairy tales brings together 52 stories from a range of historical and geographic traditions. Sections group tales together by theme or juxtapose variations of individual tales, inviting comparison and analysis across cultures and genres. An accessible section of critical selections provides a foundation for readers to analyze, debate, and interpret the tales for themselves. An expanded introduction by the editors looks at the history of folk and fairy tales and distinguishes between the genres, while revised introductions to individual sections provide more detailed history of particular tellers and tales, paying increased attention to the background and cultural origin of each tale. A selection of illustrations from editions of classic tales from the 19th to the 21st centuries is also included. This new edition includes a larger selection of critical articles, more modern and cross-cultural variations on classic tales, and an expanded discussion of illustrations.

Original Fairy Tales for Children

Original Fairy Tales for Children
Author: José Tiberius
Publisher: Molwick
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2016-10-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 8415328001
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The book of short tales for kids is a collection of personalized and original bedtime fairy tales. All the brief tales online are love stories for kids. Personalized short moral story for kids. Story fable or tale with talking animals to stimulate the fantasy of children. This little collection of short tales online for kids contains an assortment of personalized and original fairy tales for an adequate preparation of children at bedtime, usually based on true stories. They are stories for little boys and girls; from 2 to 7 years old approximately, that’s why the style of the spoken tales is very simple on occasions, with very short sentences and quite elemental ideas. A common characteristic to all the collection of short stories for kids in this book is to contain love stories or tales. Love is the context or background that gives cohesion to all the stories, its interpretation and its assimilation; it is even a tool, necessary to understand the baddies. Children detect if the tales and legends are told or read to them by people or if they are reproduced by other means. They appreciate the effort and they understand that it is not always possible to give them all the desirable time. An important element is that the boys and girls should have the opportunity to choose the spoken tale or bedtime story or, at least, their opinion should always be taken into account.

Amish Fairy Tales 4-Book Boxed Set Bundle

Amish Fairy Tales 4-Book Boxed Set Bundle
Author: Rachel Stoltzfus
Publisher: Global Grafx Press
Total Pages: 617
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:
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Get these 4 GREAT BOOKS AT ONE LOW PRICE! Set in a whimsical Lancaster County of fantastic possibility grounded in strong Christian values, join sisters Ella, Zelda and Gerta as they struggle to find themselves and their places in a world fraught with peril where nothing is as it seems. *** Amish Cinderella #1-2: Will sixteen-year-old Ella have the strength to fight for her future with Samuel in the face of treachery, violence, and a shocking tragedy that threatens everything she's ever wanted? Sixteen-year-old Amish orphan Ella faces constant abuse as she struggles to do all of her own chores as well as those of her two older cousins. Ella has only her whittling and a deep and abiding faith in God to give her strength and comfort. Desperately wishing for some kind of escape, but knowing that it is almost impossible as she has neither time nor permission to step away from her work to court with other local boys, Ella prays every day for a chance to pursue her dream of having a loving home and family of her own. But when Ella meets the deacon's nephew, Samuel, who has moved from Somerset to Lancaster, will their instant connection be enough to defeat the treachery of Ella's cousins, the violence of her uncle, and a tragedy that threatens to destroy the fragile hope for a future that Ella has managed to hold onto in spite of all odds? Find out in Amish Cinderella - Books 1-2 by Rachel Stoltzfus *** Amish Sleeping Beauty: When orphaned teen Zelda's beloved aunt is stricken by a mysterious illness, will Zelda find a way to save the ones she loves? Or is she truly cursed? Orphaned teen Zelda's short life has been shadowed by tragedy. She is haunted by the terrifying memories of losing her family and sisters in a flash flood as a child. Now, as she reaches the age of her Rumspringa, Zelda is faced with loss again when her beloved Aunt Miriam falls victim to a mysterious illness that leaves her exhausted, weak, and eventually forces her into an unexplainable sleep. As Zelda desperately searches for answers, a terrifying omen leads her to believe that maybe she is responsible. And when a second tragedy strikes her adoptive family, Zelda fears the worst. Can Zelda find a way to save the ones she loves? Or is she truly cursed? Find out in Book 3 of the Amish Fairy Tales series by Rachel Stoltzfus. *** Amish Snow White: When Amish teen, Gerta is reunited with her beloved sisters, will she have the strength to step out from her uncle's shadow and forge her own path before it's too late? Orphaned teen Gerta has always been her uncle Horace's lucky charm, bringing good crops, good health, and a talent for quilting that is nothing short of remarkable. But things are difficult for the entire family as her uncle suffers from the sin of pride, which is causing turmoil between him and his oldest son Paul. And things really go downhill when Gerta is reunited with her sisters, and Gerta makes plans to leave Horace's house. How far will Horace go to keep Gerta under his thumb, and will Gerta have the strength to forge her own path with her beloved sisters before it's too late? Find out in Book 4 of the Amish Fairy Tales series by Rachel Stoltzfus. If You Love Amish Fiction, Scroll up and Grab a Copy Today. Great for lovers of Amish romance novels, Amish romance authors, Amish romances, Amish romance writers, Amish romance book, Amish romance fiction, Amish romance novel excerpt, best Amish romance authors, Amish christian romance authors, list of Amish romance authors, Amish romance books, Amish romance books online, free Amish romance books, Amish christian romance books, Amish contemporary romance, Amish romance collection, Amish english romance, Amish romance fisher, Amish romance movies, what is Amish romance, good Amish romance, list of Amish romance, Amish romance novel authors, top Amish romance novels, Amish romance novels read online, Amish romance series, Amish romance stories, Lancaster PA, Amish country, Lancaster county saga, Amish books series, Amish New Books, Amish books fiction, Amish books, Amish books authors, Amish christmas books, Amish life books, Amish books, Amish girl book, Amish living books, living Amish, Amish book series authors, Amish bookends, Amish reading books, Amish next book, Amish bookstore, Amish and Mennonite books, Amish grace, Amish fiction series, Amish fiction 2019, Amish fiction book club, inspirational Amish fiction, inspirational Amish, Holiday Books, Christmas books, Lancaster County Christmas, Amish ebook, Amish girl book, Amish culture, Amish books to read, Amish 2019, Amish upcoming books about the Amish lifestyle.

Folktales and Fairy Tales [4 volumes]

Folktales and Fairy Tales [4 volumes]
Author: Anne E. Duggan Ph.D.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 1751
Release: 2016-02-12
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1610692543
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Encyclopedic in its coverage, this one-of-a-kind reference is ideal for students, scholars, and others who need reliable, up-to-date information on folk and fairy tales, past and present. Folktales and fairy tales have long played an important role in cultures around the world. They pass customs and lore from generation to generation, provide insights into the peoples who created them, and offer inspiration to creative artists working in media that now include television, film, manga, photography, and computer games. This second, expanded edition of an award-winning reference will help students and teachers as well as storytellers, writers, and creative artists delve into this enchanting world and keep pace with its past and its many new facets. Alphabetically organized and global in scope, the work is the only multivolume reference in English to offer encyclopedic coverage of this subject matter. The four-volume collection covers national, cultural, regional, and linguistic traditions from around the world as well as motifs, themes, characters, and tale types. Writers and illustrators are included as are filmmakers and composers—and, of course, the tales themselves. The expert entries within volumes 1 through 3 are based on the latest research and developments while the contents of volume 4 comprises tales and texts. While most books either present readers with tales from certain countries or cultures or with thematic entries, this encyclopedia stands alone in that it does both, making it a truly unique, one-stop resource.

Victorian Fairy Tales

Victorian Fairy Tales
Author: Michael Newton
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 455
Release: 2015-03-11
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0191017361
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The Victorian fascination with fairyland is reflected in the literature of the period, which includes some of the most imaginative fairy tales ever written. They offer the shortest path to the age's dreams, desires, and wishes. Authors central to the nineteenth-century canon such as Thackeray, Oscar Wilde, Ford Madox Ford, and Rudyard Kipling wrote fairy tales, and authors primarily famous for their work in the genre include George MacDonald, Juliana Ewing, Mary De Morgan, and Andrew Lang. This anthology brings together fourteen of the best stories, by these and other outstanding practitioners, to show the vibrancy and variety of the form and its ability to reflect our deepest concerns. The stories in this selection range from pure whimsy and romance to witty satire and darker, uncanny mystery. Paradox proves central to a form offered equally to children and adults. Fairyland is a dynamic and beguiling place, one that permits the most striking explorations of gender, suffering, love, family, and the travails of identity. Michael Newton's introduction and notes explore the literary marketplace in which these tales appeared, as well as the role they played in contemporary debates on scepticism and belief. The book also includes a selection of original illustrations by some of the masters of the field such as Richard Doyle, Arthur Hughes, and Walter Crane.