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Sanjam, an Aryavrata spy, infiltrates an armed rebel organization called the Band to discover its origin, secrets, and agendas. As he rises in the ranks, he falls for a brave female warrior of the outfit, Madhu, who unwittingly exchanges secrets with the spy, even as the threat from an evil king, Banasura, looms large. Realizing that calamity is waiting to strike, Dwarkadhish Krishna meets Lord Shiva, apprising him of the danger lurking around them.

A rare depiction of a hundred admirable women from Vedic India who inspire with their intelligence, faith and loyalty. Each story reveals their strength of character and instils a sense of pride in them. Their struggles and how they overcame the impediments in their life makes deeply motivational listening.

This treatise of 6 wholesome teenage tales encapsulates the glorious tradition of Bengali juvenile storytelling, comprising fun-filled banter and caricatured adaptation of pseudo mythology—a perfect gift for the sprouting imaginative minds in the early teens. It is a definitive collectible from the indelible pen of Manoranjan Bhattacharya—the literary stalwart and scholar.

Maya is cursed. With a horoscope that promises a marriage of Death and Destruction, she has earned only the scorn and fear of her father's kingdom. Content to follow more scholarly pursuits, her whole world is torn apart when her father, the Raja, arranges a wedding of political convenience to quell outside rebellions. Soon Maya becomes the queen of Akaran and wife of Amar. Neither roles are what she expected: As Akaran's queen, she finds her voice and power. As Amar's wife, she finds something else entirely: Compassion. Protection. Desire....

WINNER OF A 2018 BOOK OF THE YEAR ABIA Bestsellers. Award-winners. Superstars. This anthology has them all. With brilliantly entertaining short stories from beloved young adult authors Amie Kaufman, Melissa Keil, Will Kostakis, Ellie Marney, Jaclyn Moriarty, Michael Pryor, Alice Pung, Gabrielle...

"A powerful story beautifully told, highly recommended on audio." -AudioFile Magazine What Souls Are Made Of, British Fantasy Award-winning author Tasha Suri's masterful new take on Brontë's Wuthering Heights, will leave listeners breathless. Sometimes, lost things find their way home...

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Un canto a la imaginación, a la tradición oral y a la capacidad que tienen las historias de hacernos volar. Esta es la historia del pequeño Lluc, un chico que crece poco a poco en el hotelito mallorquín de sus padres. Allí conoce al viejo Valero, un contador de historias nato y conocedor de secretos y brujerías. Lluc y su querida Hanna se embarcarán sin querer en una historia increíble a lomos de la fantasía de Valero... aunque quizá sea más real de lo que parece.