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Marty Cullen’s song and story-filled odyssey around Ulster Ireland’s northernmost province has a rich history of music and storytelling. From the towering mountains of the borderlands, to the barren hills of Donegal; tales of things human and mythical are told through poetry, recitation and...

After completing his three trial quests, Kaleb is thrown headlong into his promotion exam to become a full-time adventurer. However, there is more to this new quest than meets the eye, and with Gods interfering in the shadows, will he manage to keep his map piece a secret? He'll face dragons, krakens, and a son of a lich named Clive, but does he have what it takes to survive on the continent?

Kaleb wakes up in a mysterious world of magic and monsters with a new tattoo he doesn't remember getting. A sadistic and wisecracking system tells him that he's one of 10,000 people who have been transported to Celestia. The catch? They each have a piece of a map on their skin, and some compelling people are vying to collect those pieces. He'll face monsters and cultists alike as he fights for his right to not be skinned alive in a world full of people who desperately want to do just that. The only way to ensure his safety is to gain power.

Er ist klein, faul, ignorant, verträumt, tollpatschig und Bier-liebend … und vor allem ein Gnom. Das Leben unter Menschen in Kaigan ist für die alten Völker sehr erniedrigend und gefährlich. Entweder kommt man unter die Räder, wird gegessen oder einfach so umgebracht. Dank seiner dicken Haut, übersteht unser Gnom viele Gefahren. Das gilt leider nicht für die Menschen in seiner Nähe, die durch seine Tollpatschigkeit so manch grausamen Tod sterben. Durch einen glücklichen Zufall erhält der Gnom einen Auftrag: Ein Päckchen soll in die Schattenberge geliefert werden.

Originally written for the pulp magazines of the 1920s and '30s, H. P. Lovecraft's astonishing tales blend elements of horror, science fiction, and cosmic terror that are as powerful today as they were when first published. This tome brings together all of Lovecraft's harrowing stories, including the complete Cthulhu Mythos cycle, just the way they were when first released.

Step into the captivating world of The Brothers Grimm. This charming collection features more than 60 of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s most beloved and enduring stories, including Little Red Riding Hood, The Frog Prince, Rumpelstiltskin, Briar Rose, Rapunzel, Tom Thumb, Hansel & Gretel, The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was, and more. Whether you grew up with these stories or are discovering them for the first time, the Grimm Fairy Tale Collection delivers a perfect blend of magical adventures, romantic fantasies, and grizzly cautionary tales.

The “lunatic” Alwarul proved to be a wizard. The “Chosen” Nathelion remains a fraud. Confronted with the reality of magic, Nathelion is now forced to question everything he has ever believed about the world—usurped prophecies included. Caught up in the insidious webs of the undead, attacked by mythical beasts and hunted by an infamous bandit king, the runaway farmhand still has an even greater problem. By unwittingly hijacking prophecy, he has set himself on a collision course with the goddess of suffering herself.

Gerda and Kai are inseparable friends until Kai is struck by splinters from a cursed mirror that lodge in his heart and eye, causing his heart to freeze and his perception to distort. The once excitable and loving boy becomes cynical and spiteful. As the Snow Queen takes him away to her icy palace, Gerda sets out to rescue him armed only with her love for little Kai.

This charming collection of Grimms’ Fairy Tales includes Rumpelstiltskin, The Queen Bee, Lily and the Lion, The Salad, The Miser in the Bush and The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids. Grimms’ Fairy Tales was first published in Germany in 1812 as Kinder und Hausmärchen. This series of recordings is based on the original 1823 English translation by Edgar Taylor, with subsequent editing by Marian Edwardes.

First published as Den Lille Pige med Svovlstikkerne in 1845, The Little Match Girl is one of Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen’s most poignant fairy tales. On New Year’s Eve a poor young match seller, too scared to go home to her abusive father, lights her remaining matches in order to stave off the cold. This collection also includes The Fir Tree and Little Ida’s Flowers.