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Step into The Complete Classic Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde, the definitive audiobook collection of nine timeless stories, including The Happy Prince, The Nightingale and the Rose, The Selfish Giant, The Birthday of the Infanta, The Fisherman and His Soul, and more.

What does it truly mean to be kind in a world that often rewards selfishness? Step into the timeless, tender, and quietly powerful world of The Happy Prince and Other Tales by Oscar Wilde—a collection of classic stories that resonate with all ages. Each tale offers its own unforgettable lesson: "The Happy Prince" shows the beauty of selfless sacrifice, "The Nightingale and the Rose" explores love and heartbreak, "The Selfish Giant" celebrates compassion and redemption, "The Devoted Friend" exposes false kindness, and "The Remarkable Rocket" delivers a sharp, ironic look at vanity and pride.

Long before maps and kingdoms, when dragons still guarded the skies and elves walked freely beneath the trees, a single act of greed broke the peace that bound them all. Now, the balance of magic and man teeters on the edge of ruin.

Maintaining good personal relationships with their suppliers is one of the secrets of the Cackleberry Club Café’s success, so Suzanne doesn’t mind going out to Mike Mullen’s dairy farm to pick up some wheels of cheese. She’s looking forward to a nice visit with the mild-mannered farmer before heading back to the café’s hectic kitchen. But when she arrives, Mike’s nowhere to be found. The moaning of his cows leads her to look in the barn, where she discovers a bloodcurdling sight - the farmer’s dead body.

In the Year Without a Summer, a group of mad geniuses descended on Geneva. In an attempt to save the body and mind of George Byron, they performed a dreadful and forbidden experiment that forever changed history - and tore their own lives apart.Years later, Byron’s daughter Ada has inherited her father’s genius.

A family of cat farmers gets the chance to set the felines free. A group of chickens tells it like it is. A female-crewed ship ploughs through the patriarchy. A support group finds solace in a world without men. With her trademark humor, energy, and flair, McKay offers glimpses of places where dreams subsume reality, where childhood restarts, where humans embrace their animal selves and animals talk like humans.

The new post-apocalyptic collection by master anthologist John Joseph Adams, featuring never-before-published stories and curated reprints by some of the genre's most popular and critically-acclaimed authors. Whether the end comes via nuclear war, pandemic, climate change, or cosmological disaster, these stories explore the extraordinary trials and tribulations of those who survive.

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing, the endlessly-mysterious moon is explored in this reprint short science fiction anthology from award-winning editor and anthologist Neil Clarke (Clarkesworld, The Best Science Fiction of the Year).

Edge of Infinity is an exhilarating new SF anthology that looks at the next giant leap for humankind: the leap from our home world out into the solar system. Featuring stories by Hannu Rajaniemi, Alastair Reynolds, James S. A. Corey, John Barnes, Stephen Baxter, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Elizabeth Bear, Pat Cadigan, Gwyneth Jones, and more.

The sultan has been cheated by his wife and in revenge, marries a collection of women and sentences them to death after the wedding night. Scherezade postpones her fate by telling him every night a story that is interrrupted at a culminating moment.

The 32nd edition of Writers of the Future may be the best new book yet! Brand-new adventure through space, time, and possibility. Along the way these new authors will introduce you to fascinating characters such as Nate, a very loyal companion - like most werewolves would be. Keanie has a parasite that lets her morph and so transform into anyone. Liz owns a dinosaur maker, but raw ingredients can be a problem. Anna slaves away in a factory but her magic leaves her unfulfilled. These authors take creative writing to a whole new level!

Le storie che compongono ArtifiCina – terza raccolta di racconti di fantascienza cinese in doppia lingua - esplorano il rapporto tra la natura “naturale” e quella “artificiale”, che rappresenta ormai uno dei tratti salienti della cultura cinese contemporanea.

Aud ama la piccola Ellie, la sua bambina. Ma nessuno sa chi è il padre di Ellie, neppure Aud. Spinta dalle precarie condizioni economiche e con il rischio di vedersi togliere la piccola dai servizi sociali, Aud deciderà di lasciare Londra insieme a Danny, un suo amico, pur di non svelare il segreto della nascita di sua figlia. Una storia toccante e cupa, di maternità negata e scelte pericolose.

Die Heiligenlegende zum Monat November: Elisabeth, Martin, Andreas und Gregorius. Legenden - das sind Geschichten, die seit zweitausend Jahren erzählt und immer wieder aufgeschrieben wurden, Geschichten von Mut und Glaubensstärke, von Wundern und Visionen, von Menschen, die für das Gute einstanden, im Glauben lebten und dem Tod furchtlos ins Auge sahen. Enthält die Legenden über die Heiligen: Elisabeth, Martin, Andreas und Gregorius.

Die schönsten Sagen von Riesen und Zwergen, vom Rübezahl bis zu Heinz Hütlein. Der Volksmund weiß: Riesen leben im Gebirge, und werden sie wütend, werfen sie mit Felsbrocken. Zwerge schürfen ebenfalls dort nach Gold und Edelsteinen. Und eine besondere Art der kleinen Wesen schützt das Haus und hilft den Guten bei der Arbeit. Zumindest in Köln, wo es "vordem / mit Heinzelmännchen so bequem" war! Wie traurig, dass mit dem Glauben an sie auch all die Wunderwesen verschwunden sind.

In the realm of the Incubi Masters, pleasure is to die for and love is the deadliest game of all… Lara Adrian's Merciless: House of Gravori - Seeking vengeance for the murder of his brother, Incubus Master Devlin Gravori demands justice from the high court of the Nephilim.

Die 14 schönsten Geschichten für eine märchenhafte Weihnachtszeit. Bei Schnee und Sturm saßen die Menschen seit jeher gemeinsam am Feuer und vertrieben sich die Zeit mit Geschichten - vom Weihnachtsfest und seinen Märchen.

Full of mischief, valor, ribaldry, and romance, The Arabian Nights has enthralled readers for centuries. These are the tales that saved the life of Shahrazad, whose husband, the king, executed each of his wives after a single night of marriage. Beginning an enchanting story each evening, Shahrazad always withheld the ending: A thousand and one nights later, her life was spared forever.

Eine Sagenreise durch Baden-Württemberg, vom Schwarzwald bis zum Bodensee. Jede Region in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz hütet ihren eigenen Märchen- und Sagenschatz, so auch Baden-Württemberg: Weinsberg ist bekannt für seine Weibertreue, Hornberg für das sprichwörtliche "Hornberger Schießen", und viele Gewässer wie der Blautopf oder der Mummelsee sind belebt von Fabelwesen. Es gibt viele Rätsel und Geheimnisse zu entdecken auf dieser akustischen Reise vom Schwarzwald bis zum Bodensee!

Eine Sagenreise durch Bayern, von der Fränkischen Schweiz bis zum Alpenrand. Jede Region in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz hütet ihren eigenen Märchen- und Sagenschatz, so auch Bayern: In München zeugt der Teufelstritt in der Frauenkirche vom Pakt mit dem Teufel, in Franken führte die Vision eines Hirten zur Klostergründung von Vierzehnheiligen, über dem Berchtesgadener Land trohnt König Watzmann und über dem Bayerischen Wald der Dreisesselberg. Es gibt viele Rätsel und Geheimnisse zu entdecken auf dieser akustischen Reise von der Fränkischen Schweiz bis zum Alpenrand!