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Indian mythology is a rich repository of fantastic tales. This audiobook forms a perfect introduction to the Indian cultural tradition of mythic story-telling. The episodic and concise format of this audiobook, coupled with beautiful illustrations in the accompanying PDF, makes it a fascinating engagement for children. With this audiobook, let your child indulge in a collection that offers a window into the world of the sublime.

King Vikramaditya, the emperor of Ujjain, is supposed to bring Betal, the vampire, to a monk, as a favour promised to him. The condition is that this should be done in complete silence, or else, Betal would fly back to his abode. As Vikram fetches the corpse in which Betal is residing, the vampire starts to narrate a story. At the end of every story he compels King Vikram to solve the puzzle of the story.

Magical Journey with Krishna: Adventure Stories of Little Krishna, the perfect introduction to one of the most cherished deities in Indian mythology. This beautifully narrated audiobook brings the vibrant tales of Little Krishna, the Blue God, to life for young listeners. From his playful childhood in Vrindavan to his miraculous deeds, Krishna's adventures will captivate children with stories filled with wonder, wisdom, and joy.

Sorrows, tensions, failures, and plagues of disturbance endure - endure person is so weak in his mind - like the fear that her live miserable turn and sit. This fear puts obstacles in the person's growth and development. The audiobook explores the reasons for all the fear and get rid of them to have a bold and daring measures suggested are to become.

Fourteen-year-old Luce has had a tough life, but she reaches the depths of despair when she is assaulted and left on the cliffs outside a grim Alaskan fishing village. She expects to die when she tumbles into the icy waves below but instead undergoes an astonishing transformation: she becomes a mermaid. A tribe of mermaids finds Luce and welcomes her in. All of them, like her, are lost girls who surrendered their humanity in the darkest moments of their lives.

Childhood isn't complete without stories and fairy tales. Walking through Sleeping Beauty's kingdom, dancing with Cinderella at the Royal Ball, or sharing Ali Baba's fortunes - there is so much to explore! With this audiobook, children will look forward to bedtime listening and enjoy stories of magical fairies, wicked witches, playful elves and talking animals.

Penny Zale's secret is out, and it's only the beginning. When friends Aarya and Dawn head to Jamaica to escape the fall-out from Penny's disappearance, the plan backfires once they're contacted by a mysterious whistleblower known only as Dagger. He's being hunted for the secrets he holds, and he needs their help. But as Aarya falls into a steamy off-limits romance with mega pop-star Jett John, and Dawn battles temptation when she meets adventurous islander Keenan King, each of them must come to terms with their culture and faith, even if it means risking everything they've always wanted.

Finally accepted as a mage, Elena struggles with her commonborn roots. And when disaster strikes the kingdom, she can't shrug off the death toll as the mageborn have always done. Yet the limitations of her spoken magic hold her back--both in saving lives among the people and in competitions in the Academy's arena. In desperation she turns to an unlikely source of assistance--Prince Lucas. But just as she begins to master her powers, she finds herself the pawn of stronger forces.

Wo sind wir hier? Wieso sind wir hier? Und WARUM zum Teufel erinnere ich mich an nichts mehr? Eine junge Frau wacht völlig orientierungslos an einem Strand auf und ist nahezu allein. Ihre einzige Gesellschaft: Ein Dodo, der sie beobachtet hat. Immer wieder erinnert sie sich an einzelne Szenen aus ihrem Leben, mal an Momente in einer völlig wilden und fremden Umgebung, aber auch an Geschehnisse in einem hoch technologisierten Labor. Doch in beiden Fällen tauchen Dinosaurier auf...

As the daughter of shopkeepers, Elena has always known that the mysteries of reading and writing are closed to her. Only the mageborn can risk harnessing the power unleashed from putting pen to paper. Until Elena discovers an impossible new ability and joins the elite ranks of the mages. But with the kingdom at war, the authorities can't agree if Elena is an asset, or a threat they need to eliminate. Thrust into the unknown world of the Royal Academy without friends or experience, Elena will need all of her wits, strength, and new power to carve a place for herself.

Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award winner Cynthia Erivo narrates Tomi Adeyemi’s long-awaited conclusion to the #1 New York Times bestselling Legacy of Orïsha series. New allies rise. The Blood Moon nears. Zélie faces her final enemy. The king who hunts her heart. When Zélie seized the royal...

When a Sekali princess unexpectedly bursts into Elena and Lucas’s betrothal celebrations, Ardann is forced to send a team to investigate her claims of a new enemy. The last thing Saffron expects, or wants, is to be called on to assist. But she can’t risk disgracing her family by refusing to join the expedition. Julian, on the other hand, leaps at the chance to distinguish himself and gain favor with the Sekalis by helping the princess. What he doesn’t expect is to find himself equally interested in the chance to prove himself to an inconsequential Callinos girl.

An enchanted sleep holds Briar in its grasp. Desperate to break the curse, Archer sends Briar and Esteban to seek help from the voice mages at the Hall of Cloaks. If they heal her, she'll awaken in a pit of vipers, but it might be her only chance. Meanwhile, Archer's sabotage mission attracts recruits eager to stand against Lord Larke's cruelty. But Larke's hired curse painter is out for vengeance, and a botched raid has dire consequences for the outlaws.

In her fourth year at the Academy, Elena should be focused on final exams and graduation. Instead, she has no choice but to stop a decades-long war—at least if she wants any future with Lucas. But it’s hard to stop a war when you’re nowhere near the front lines. And an unexpected invitation—one she can’t refuse—only complicates the matter further. Embroiled in political machinations beyond her experience, Elena will have to plumb the depths of her remarkable power and new abilities.

Elena may be the only Spoken Mage in history, but she struggles with limitations. Unable to stockpile written workings as her mageborn year mates do, she runs the constant risk of burning out. But when the Armed Forces draw the third years to the front lines of their war, Elena's strength and flexibility may be necessary to keep them all alive. As Elena wrestles with how much she will sacrifice for the war, Lucas must decide how much he's willing to sacrifice for her. Faced with a greater threat than even they realize, Elena and Lucas must work together.

In this first book of her Japanese mythology-inspired Shadow of the Fox trilogy, bestselling author Julie Kagawa weaves a stunning, high-stakes tale of alliances and deceptions, characters who aren’t what they seem, and secrets that could change the fate of the world. Every millennium, whoever...

In the exciting final installment of the Lost Voices trilogy, mermaid Luce swims to the San Francisco Bay where she finds a group of renegade mermaids who become an army under her leadership when war breaks out between humans and mermaids.

Acht Auserwählte. Eine magische Welt. Ein Schicksal. Durch mysteriöse Portale aus ihrem Zuhause gerissen, landen acht Jugendliche in einer anderen Welt. Gezeichnet vom Krieg und Zerstörung steht diese kurz vor dem Untergang. Als prophezeite Reisende müssen sie ihr auferlegtes Schicksal akzeptieren und den freien Völkern den lang vergessenen Frieden zurückbringen. Wird es ihnen gelingen, die Sehnsucht nach ihrer eigenen Heimat zu verdrängen, um die uralte Prophezeiung zu erfüllen?

After parting ways with her troubled mermaid tribe, Luce just wants to live peacefully on her own. But her tranquility doesn’t last long: She receives news that the tribe is on the verge of collapse and desperately needs her leadership. The tribe’s cruel queen wants Luce dead. Dorian, the boy Luce broke mermaid law to save, is determined to make her pay for her part in the murder of his family. And while the mermaids cling to the idea that humans never suspect their existence, there are suddenly ominous signs to the contrary.

In this mesmerizing sequel to the New York Times bestseller Girls of Paper and Fire, Lei and Wren have escaped the oppression of the Hidden Palace, but their freedom comes at a terrible cost. Lei, the naive country girl who became a royal courtesan, is now known as the Moonchosen, the commoner...