Fairy Tales

The first three books of the second-fastest-selling book series in Indian publishing history—the Ram Chandra series—explore the individual journeys of Ram, Sita and Raavan....

The hunt is on. The sinister Naga warrior has killed his friend Brahaspati and now stalks his wife, Sati. Shiva, the Tibetan immigrant who is the prophesied destroyer of evil, will not rest till he finds his demonic adversary....

Shiva is gathering his forces. He reaches the Naga capital, Panchavati, and Evil is finally revealed. The Neelkanth prepares for a holy war against his true enemy, a man whose name instils dread in the fiercest of warriors....

India, 1025 AD. Repeated attacks by Mahmud of Ghazni and his barbaric Turkic hordes have weakened India’s northern regions. The invaders lay waste to vast swathes of the subcontinent—plundering, killing, raping, pillaging....

The seductive and stunning #1 New York Times bestselling sequel to Sarah J. Maas's spellbinding A Court of Thorns and Roses.

Now, for the first time ever, a new complete edition audiobook original of the timeless classic by Richard Bach. This is the story for people who follow their hearts and make their own rules....

Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin's actions and learn what she can about the invading king threatening to bring her land to its knees. But to do so she must play a deadly game of deceit....

Den 22. november 1963 lød tre skud i Dallas, John F. Kennedy døde, og verden var forandret for altid. MEN hvad nu hvis man kan ændre historiens gang?

2017, Delhi - Vidyut’s dying ancestor summons him to Banaras. The old Brahmin chieftain of the Dev-Raakshasa Matth, or the God-Demon Clan, bears a chilling secret. Their bloodline carries an ancient curse that will plague mankind - towards its own violent extinction....

It is an irony of fate that despite being an extremely important and immortal character in the saga of Mahabharata, Ashwatthama has always been neglected. There are other characters in puranic literature, including Ashwatthama, who are considered immortal....

Is there a connection between Greek and Hindu mythology? Does it have something to do with a common Indo-European root? Or maybe an exchange of ideas in the centuries after the arrival of Alexander the Great? Mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik turns his attention to ancient Greek tales....

2017, Delhi – Vidyut’s dying ancestor summons him to Banaras. The old Brahmin chieftain of the Dev-Raakshasa Matth, or the God-Demon Clan, bears a chilling secret. Their bloodline carries an ancient curse that will plague mankind - towards its own violent extinction....

On a mountainside at the edge of the Kaigenese Empire live the most powerful warriors in the world, superhumans capable of raising the sea and wielding blades of ice....

नागाओं ने शिव के मित्र बहृस्पति की हत्या की और अब उसकी पत्नी सती की जान के पीछे पड़े हुए हैं।....

This is an epic tale of victory and defeat...of the vanquished Asura people, a story that has been cherished by the oppressed outcastes of India for 3,000 years. Unlike Ramayana, the story of Ravanayana has never been told...until now....

Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin's actions and learn what she can about the king threatening her land. But to do so she must play a deadly game of deceit. One slip could bring doom not only for Feyre, but for all she holds dear....

పంచతంత్రం కథలు తెలివిగా, లౌక్యంగా బ్రతకటం నేర్పుతాయి....

The dark age of Kali is rising, and every man and woman must choose between duty and conscience, honour and shame, life and death....

When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a terrifying creature arrives to demand retribution....

As best-selling author Anand Neelakantan peels back the layers of Valmiki’s timeless saga, stories of ambition, love, devotion and courage shine through, inviting listeners to look at the women anew....

The epic third novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas.

1699 BCE, the Marshes of Aryavarta – As the titanic waves of pralay swallow city after city, a final battle for the Ark and the Earth begins. A ruthless barbarian-king threatens the very existence of mankind, heralding Kaliyuga - the eon of Kali....

Angela Carter spins subversively dark and sensual versions of familiar fairy tales and legends in her literary masterpiece....

Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey are unquestionably two of the greatest epic masterpieces in Western literature....

The Witch of Portobello is the story of a mysterious woman named Athena, told by the many who knew her well - or hardly at all....

Die Götter des Olymps sind zurück: Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Aphrodite, Hephaistos, Athene, Apollon, Ares, Hermes, Demeter, Artemis, Hestia – und der stets betrunkene Dionysos. Nach einem ausgedehnten Urlaub in den Weiten des Weltalls wollen sie wieder ihrem Alltag als Weltenlenker nachgehen. Doch seit ihrer Abreise vor 3000 Jahren hat sich die Erde verändert. Die Götter treffen auf das Chaos der Gegenwart und müssen versuchen, die Herrschaft zurückzuerlangen. Es beginnt eine Odyssee, auf der sie es mit der US-Armee und modernem Unglauben zu tun bekommen.

THE FIRST NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OF WORD-OF-MOUTH BESTSELLER IF WOMEN ROSE ROOTED "You and me against the world, you used to sing. In the days before it became you and me against each other." Cat Munro - who has never taken a day off in her working life - quits her corporate job and starts flying lessons in a small plane over the Arizona desert, confronting her fear not only of death, but of life. Her mother, Laura, moves back to the Scottish village where she spent the first years of her marriage to Cat's abusive father.

After the fall of the Mayan civilization, Kane, an immortal Night Walker, has taken refuge in France for over 800 years. The modern world holds little interest for him until the night he meets the Golden Thief, and is robbed of much more than his pocket watch.

Das Panchatantra gilt als das wichtigste literarische Werk Indiens. Das Buch besteht aus fünf Teilen, die allesamt wiederum aus inein- ander verwobenen, moralischen Fabeln und Gleichnissen bestehen. Die Übersetzung von Dr. Ludwig Fritze ist an vielen Stellen Basis dieser Neufassung, insbesondere in Form der gereimten Zeilen. Die alten Schriften in Pali und Sanskrit waren allesamt in Doppel- versen gefasst, was einerseits das Rezitieren vereinfachte, anderer- seits blieben sie dadurch besser in Erinnerung.

Before Gods and mortals, there were The Fates - three sisters born out of Nyx's darkness, destined to weave the lives, and deaths, of humankind for eternity. But immortality is a heavy burden, and Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos are captivated by the gloriously human lives of the mortals below, especially those of the great warrior Atalanta and her ill-fated lover, Meleager. However, being a Goddess of Fate doesn't make you a master of it. Will these three sisters find a way to free the couple, and themselves, from their destinies? Or will they be bound by Fate forever?

When a sharp cry wakes Jean in the middle of the night during a terrible tempest, she’s convinced it must have been a dream. But when the cry comes again, Jean ventures outside and is shocked by what she discovers—a young woman in labor, drenched to the bone in the bitter cold and able to speak barely a word of English.

Barbe-Longue raconte les histoires des temps anciens à ses 3 petits-fils : Court-comme-un-Cerf, Tête-Jaune et Peur-du-Noir. Il explique comment, après une attaque des Mangeurs-de-Viande, les Mangeurs-de-Poisson ont compris que l'union fait la force et ont créé leur tribu. Le récit de Barbe-Longue détaille la création d'une communauté, entre innovations et dérives : l'établissement des lois, l'élection d'un chef, le début de l'agriculture, la notion de propriété privée, la religion, la corruption, la tyrannie, l'argent et les inégalités. Avec le soutien du CNL.

Sol is desperate to renew herself, but she remains trapped in the past, with her dark magic slowly consuming her. Each day, a little more of her light fades, and every day, her bond with Hector yearns for their reunion, needs their reunion. When she finally reunites with Everly, their joy is short-lived as they are abducted by the Hematites, who demand that Sol steal an ancient relic from the Bloodstone. After she fails to deliver what they want quickly enough, they kidnap Everly.

After I saved his life and kingdom, Kalyll let me go, choosing duty over the passion that burned between us. Though his death was written in the stars, I found a dark, impossible way to pull him back, to anchor his soul to the world of the living. Still, that wasn't enough to win his heart. Now, the force that lives within him gives way to his darker nature, and for a second time, I'm kidnapped and made prisoner—this time in a high tower in the Seelie capital of Elyndell. With good and evil fighting within him, both his kingdom and heart stand at risk.

Die Tiermärchen aus diesem Hörbuch stammen aus Deutschland, der Türkei, Russland, dem Vorderen Orient, China, Vietnam und Japan. Die Märchen predigen keine Moral, sie erzählen farbig und anschaulich und oft fröhlich vom Zusammenleben der Menschen und Tiere. Die Märchen wurden meist im Kreis der Erwachsenen erzählt. Kinder konnten zuhören, wie sie auch heute oft bis spät in die Nacht bei Festivitäten dabei sind und manchmal auf ihren Stühlen einschlafen. Durch diese Tiermärchen gewinnen wir einen erstaunlichen Einblick in die Denkweisen und Seelen der beschriebenen Völker.

In this extraordinary new life, Astrid will forge friendships and confront ancient creatures. Through perilous trials and breathtaking adventures, she will have to decide what promises are worth keeping and which must be broken. Immerse yourself in this spellbinding retelling of the classic fairy tale East of the Sun and West of the Moon—where romance and adventure collide in an unforgettable tale of love and magic.

Thirteen years ago, Sylvia Gray's young daughter, Faye, attacked her babysitter in order to impress the Kingman, a monster she and her best friend had encountered on the Internet. When the now twenty-three-year-old Faye goes missing, leaving her toddler behind, Sylvia launches a search that propels her back into the past and back into the Kingman's orbit. With the help of her estranged husband and a sister she hasn't spoken to in years, Sylvia draws dangerously closer not only to Faye, but also to the truth about the monster that once inspired her.

My family has played god with shifters for over eight centuries. They've conquered in silence, have gathered and saved power for themselves, failing their people. No more. The draca live. All four of us are alive, on the same timeline, and we have what it takes to summon the Ether and bring back the balance of elements in our world. Give the people back their magic. Put a stop to the Azarius reign.

Paul Bunyan—legendary larger-than-life American lumberjack—is a man down on his luck. With a load of family debts on his broad back, he ekes out a miserable miner’s life in Lump Town, a bleak hamlet controlled by famed industrialist El Boffo. When Bunyan's wife Lucette falls ill with a disease caused by the toxic mineral Lump, he embarks on a quest to save her. His only guide: the Chilali—a mysterious creature who speaks only in questions.

In una biblioteca infinita, tra corridoi che si perdono oltre l'orizzonte delle parole, risuona l'eco dell'antica musica del Gatto Chitarrista. Dove si nasconde? Qual è la sua vera identità? Seguendo il volo dell’immaginazione, un viaggiatore curioso si perderà in un mondo fantastico e surreale tra avventure, misteri, inganni e straordinarie rivelazioni.