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Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Born into a post-war circus family, our nameless star was unwanted and forgotten, abandoned in the shadows of the big top. until the bright light of Serendipity Wilson threw her into focus. Now an adult, haunted by an incident in which a child was lost from the circus, our narrator, a tightrope artiste, weaves together her spellbinding tales of circus legends, earthy magic and folklore, all in the hope of finding the child... But will her story be...
83) Rise of the King
Author
Series
Companions codex volume II
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Follows dwarf king Bruenor Battlehammer and his violent feud with the orc kingdom of Many Arrows, as they seek to take advantage of the Sundering chaos.
86) Bone chase
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In true The Da Vinci Code fashion, a taut thriller filled with rival factions vying for control of the truth in a giant global conspiracy. There were giants on the earth in those days-at least that's what the Bible says. But, where are they? Did they ever really exist at all? When out-of-work math teacher Ethan McCloud is sent a mysterious box, he and his ex-girlfriend begin to unravel a mystery 10,000 years in the making-and he is the last hope...
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
1st American ed.
Language
English
Description
"In this graphic novel that combines medieval legends and folklore, the brutish feudal world, and devotion to family, William, the grandson of an elderly feudal lord in the thirteenth century, sets out on a labyrinthine journey to discover his father's killer"--Provided by publisher.
89) Lost souls
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First Edition.
Language
English
Description
The disappearing hitchhiker is one of the hoariest urban legends, and no one knows that better than Gabriel Walsh, a lawyer who grew up on folklore and myth. When Patrick--author of books on the supernatural--brings him the case of a hitchhiking woman in white who vanished on a country road after accepting a ride from a businessman, Gabriel knows the Cainsville elder is just trying to wheedle into his good graces. But Gabriel is a man in need of a...
90) Mestiza blood
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A short story collection of nightmares, dreams, desire and visions centered around the Chicana experience. The stunning, star-reviewed V. Castro weaves urban legend, folklore, life experience and heartache in this intimate anthology of modern horrors. From the lauded author of The Queen of the Cicadas (which picked up starred reviews from PW, Kirkus and Booklist who called her "a dynamic and innovative voice") comes a short story collection of nightmares,...
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Language
English
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Description
A great modern classic and the prelude to The Lord of the Rings. Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling any farther than his pantry or cellar. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an adventure. They have launched a plot to raid the treasure hoard guarded by Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous...
Pub. Date
2006.
Edition
First Free Press paperback edition.
Language
English
Description
Gilgamesh is considered one of the masterpieces of world literature, and although previously there have been competent scholarly translations of it, until now there has not been a version that is a superlative literary text in its own right. Acclaimed translator Stephen Mitchell's lithe, muscular rendering allows us to enter an ancient masterpiece as if for the first time, to see how startlingly beautiful, intelligent, and alive it is. His insightful...
95) Yo-kai watch: 22
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
Viz Media edition.
Language
English
Description
"Nate and his friends meet an assortment of nyan Yo-kai, including Kintaro, Odyssey, Melon and Origin!! Join the fun as Nate battles with feline spirits that are as dangerous as they are cute!"--
Series
Cautionary fables and fairytales volume Book 4
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
In this thrilling and witty comics collection, some of storytelling's finest talents reimagine classic folklore from the Pacific with a modern twist.
Series
Cautionary fables and fairytales volume 5
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"A comics anthology featuring updated takes on ancient stories from tribes spanning the North American continent"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Heir to the wise Daniel, Hâsib is a young woodcutter promised to a great future. When his greedy companions abandon him in the middle of the forest, he meets the Queen of Serpents. She then tells her story, a fabulous adventure filled with gods and demons, princes and prophets. From Kabul to Cairo, journeys intertwine with intrigues and spiritual quests while the fabulous nights follow one another. An enchanting and intricately designed interpretation...
99) Kemono jihen: 1
Author
Series
Kemono jihen volume 1
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In a quiet rural village, livestock has been dying off in a strange manner. Inugami, a detective of the occult, is summoned from Tokyo to solve the mystery. He meets a boy scorned by the villagers, who call him Dorotabo after a yokai that dwells in the muddy fields. Inugami soon learns that there is more to the boy than meets the eye...and vice-versa"--
100) The wandering hour
Author
Series
The Doomsday Archives volume 1
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English
Description
Emrys Houtman knows something isn't quite right in the town of New Rotterdam. The sky is always overcast, and urban legends abound of mysterious disappearances, cursed objects, and strange creatures wandering the coastal fog. While bonding with Hazel and Serena, his new neighbors and fellow horror fans, Emrys documents the town's spooky legends in a Wiki. It's all in the spirit of good fun, until one day the trio stumble upon the Doomsday Archives,...
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