Readers are loving ARTHUR . . . 'By far the best Arthurian story I have had the honour to read.’ *****‘Brilliant writing, excellent characterization, and immersive storytelling.’ *****‘I've adored this trilogy. The best re-telling of Arthur's legend... Zobraziť viac
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLERA CAPTIVATING TALE THAT CHARTS THE CONTROVERSIAL LIFE AND RISE TO POWER OF SEMIRAMIS, THE ONLY FEMALE RULER OF THE ASSYRIAN EMPIRE ''Costanza Casati has taken the fragments of stories about this extraordinary... Zobraziť viac
A fascinating and frightening collection of folk tale monsters, ghosts, and other scary things that dwell in the dark. Our world is a strange place. This hauntingly illustrated book peers into the dark spaces that lie somewhere between belief and... Zobraziť viac
The second book in the Once Upon the East End series is a lush, enchanting historical romance that reimagines Snow White in London's Jewish community! Zobraziť viac
In this dark and enchanting stand-alone fantasy from debut author Lynn Buchanan--complete with black and white illustrations and a full-wrap illustrated cover--discover a world centered around destructive, all-consuming monsters; the magical dolls... Zobraziť viac
From the 2014 Caine Prize winner comes an astonishing new novel, riven through with mystery and magic, about a daughter’s quest to save her mother Zobraziť viac
A classic collection of Irish fairy tales and lore by Nobel Peace Prize-winning author and poet W. B. Yeats Originally published as two separate volumes in 1800s, this premier collection of Irish stories edited and compiled W. B. Yeats is the perfect... Zobraziť viac
Strange things happen on the dark wintry nights of December. Welcome to a new collection of haunting Christmas tales, ranging from traditional Victorian chillers to weird and uncanny episodes by twentieth-century horror masters including Daphne du... Zobraziť viac
Thomas Mofolo's final novel and masterpiece, Chaka captures the phenomenal rise and fall of the great Zulu king. One of the earliest modern literary classics from Southern Africa, Chaka, is the tragic tale of a warrior-king and his insatiable hunger... Zobraziť viac
Multimillion-copy bestselling author Gregory Maguire brings us the enchanting second novel in the series Another Day, returning to the world he first created in Wicked. The Oracle of Maracoor, the second in the trilogy called Another Day, continues... Zobraziť viac
The King of Elfland’s Daughter (1924). Having established himself as a bestselling author of short fiction, Dunsany published The King of Elfland’s Daughter, his second novel. Recognized as a pioneering author of fantasy and science fiction, Dunsany is... Zobraziť viac
A sweeping history of the ancient Near East from 3500 to 323 BCE,Weavers, Scribes, and Kings is built around the life stories of many ancient men and women. Their habits of daily life, beliefs, triumphs, and crises, and the changes that they faced over... Zobraziť viac
'An extraordinary book... Part Gothic fantasy, part emblematic progress through a dream world... It has a gripping hallucinogenic clarity' - Snoo Wilson A trancelike feminist fable by Britain's foremost surrealist painter Calcination. Putrefaction.... Zobraziť viac
An intrepid professor must uncover faerie secrets in the delightful and heart-warming second instalment of the Sunday Times bestselling Emily Wilde series... Zobraziť viac
A must-read for fans of Circe, Song of the Huntress recasts the folklore behind the Wild Hunt into a dark, feminist fantasy set amidst the legends and beauty of ancient Britain... Zobraziť viac
In the Dark Ages, a legendary warrior arises to unite a divided land... Uther, the High King of Britain, is dead... Zobraziť viac
A collection of the world's most mind-boggling, thought-provoking, and downright hilarious theories... Zobraziť viac
V knize najdete celkem 7 pověstí z římské historie. Byly zpracovány pro začínající čtenáře, kteří si chtějí vyzkoušet, jak si poradí se souvislým textem v italštině. Úroveň jazyka v publikaci je vhodná pro začátečníky a mírně pokročilé... Zobraziť viac
Veselá dobrodružství Robina Hooda byla prvotinou amerického spisovatele Howarda Pylea. Ten sesbíral staré balady o anglickém zbojníkovi a převyprávěl je tak, aby zaujaly dětské čtenáře. Díky němu se Robin Hood stal světoznámým hrdinou... Zobraziť viac
Pověsti provázely lidi odpradávna – vyprávění přibližovalo bájné příběhy z prastarých dob a umožnovalo uchovat si vzpomínku na významné události a nevšední postavy. V dvojjazyčné knize najdete nejznámější pověsti, inspirované klasickým... Zobraziť viac