Fairy Land

Nominado al Premio Altazor 2014. La tierra del cielo es un territorio que nos sirve para metaforizar los saberes que los pueblos originarios han acumulado sobre el firmamento. Como en todas las sociedades, los antiguos moradores de lo que hoy llamamos Chile alzaron su vista para descifrar los ciclos de las estrellas, del Sol, de la Luna, construyeron teorías sobre su origen y elaboraron pensamientos e ideas sobre las maneras en que se creó el cielo y la Tierra. Todos los elementos se conjugan en el firmamento: humanos, animales y culturales.

Centuries ago, the skies turned black, and for 300 years, Londoners survived in the dank, underground tunnels of the city. Until one day, a stranger from a faraway land offered to save them. Though it wasn’t without cost...and he has come to collect. When Selene is taken to Master Blackburn’s infamous estate, she fears she and the orphans she’s sworn to protect will meet a gruesome end, like so many others before them. But the beastly landowner is not all there is to fear, and Selene soon learns nothing in Briarwood is as it seems.

Chinese writer Fan Wen manages to weave a fable of love, dreams, sacrifice, and spirituality, starting from the conflict between two prominent families - beneath the snow mountain of a picturesque Eastern Tibet - and ending with a journey in pursuit of personal salvation, self-esteem, and enlightenment. Steep in the magical lore of Tibetan Buddhism or Lamaism, Fan Wen brings his listeners into a world of magic and mystery, where no limitation of human capability is part of belief, and where legend turns often into myth and myth into history.

An ancient rift. A failing seal. A fading hope for humankind. In an age before memory, a civilization fell through a crack between worlds. Now, men and magic long-since vanished return from the void. The darkness is giving them back. Savra is a runaway with forbidden powers. Kostan is a reluctant ruler shouldered with a war-torn empire. Neither wanted the burdens they carry, but together, they are humanity's last hope.

Book two of the Giants Trilogy follows Thomas as a much older man now serving as the Land's Forest Ward and two of his grandchildren (17 year old Tommy and 13 year old Rose). Tommy is one of three prodigals who have either given up on their hopes and dreams, had them crushed by events or have attempted to hide from their responsibilities. Each are overcome by sudden and terrible events that stem from a great menace threatening the land and all the giants have created in a thousand years. They and an aging hero are caught up in this struggle for the survival.

Ein wahrer Schatz für alle "Land of Stories"-Fans und Märchen-Verliebte! Chris Colfer erzählt in eigenen Worten all die Märchen nach, die seiner Bestseller-Reihe "Land of Stories" zugrunde liegen: "Dornröschen", "Die Schöne und das Biest", "Rapunzel", "Die Schneekönigin", "Die Geschichte vom Pfefferkuchenmann", "Pinocchio" und viele weitere. Eine wahre Schatztruhe für Fans der Bestseller-Reihe, die hier die Figuren wiederfinden, die sie aus den Abenteuern kennen – Jack, Goldlöckchen, Rotkäppchen, Froggy, die gute Fee – und die Märchen nachhören können, aus denen sie stammen.

When 11-year-old Stefan tells his little brother on Christmas Eve that Santa isn’t real, he totally expects to be grounded. What he doesn’t expect is for his name to land at the top of the Naughty List and for a demon named Krampus to creep down his chimney. Narrowly escaping an attack from Krampus, Stefan falls into The Land Christmas Forgot - a dark place where wolves are made of shadow and evil snowmen roam the forests.

Året er 1848 og guldfeberen raser. Janus og hans barndomsven Thue er draget til Canada for at prøve lykken. Her møder de andre unge, som har samme formål. Sammen rejser de videre til USA med kurs mod Californien, som i folkemunde kaldes "Det gyldne land". Fulde af håb og optimisme begynder deres tur sydpå. En tur, der byder på både sult, træthed og uforudsete eventyr. "Det gyldne land" er fjerde del i serien om bondekonen Martine og hendes slægt. Karen Aabye (1904-1982) var en dansk forfatter og journalist.

Erik Ravhandler er på vej hjem til den blomstrende vikingeby Birka efter et handelstogt, der har varet tre år. Med sig på skibet har han Ansgar – munken, der vil bringe kristendommen til det hedenske Norden. I Birka venter Eriks trolovede Jorunn. Men Eriks skib bliver overfaldet af sørøvere, og det kommer til at ødelægge alle hans planer for fremtiden. Til vikingernes land skildrer kampen mellem dem, der holder sig til de gamle nordiske guder, og tilhængerne af kristendommen. Det er en underholdende, farverig og dramatisk fremstilling af livet i vikingetiden.

"I kæmpernes land" er Ole E. Christiansens gendigtning af bibelhistorien om David, som bekæmper og besejrer den mægtige Goliat og efterfølgende bliver konge. Sideløbende fortælles om filisterdrengen Jehu, der vokser op og bliver Davids kritiske og fortrolige rådgiver og vejleder. Den danske forfatter Ole E. Christiansen (f. 1935) er uddannet lærer og har arbejdet som både lærer og skolebibliotekar.

Princess Thora, the youngest daughter of the infamous Queen of Norseland, has only known life behind the walls of Winterwood Keep. Shut away from the outside world, Thora awaits the day she is called upon to fulfill her royal duty. When that day arrives, Thora learns she will marry the kingdom’s most sinister chieftain. She must decide between her freedom and the dangers that stalk the wild winter lands or her obligation to her kingdom and confronting the evils that lurk in the castle corridors she calls home.

As Christmas comes to Land Far Away, all creatures make ready for the festivities. One young Linzer is not satisfied by the prospect of gifts - she wants to capture the big man, Father Christmas himself.

Adventures in Land Far Away continue when one of its smaller dwellers stumbles onto a very...big...mess.

Join the author Kira Morgana on the first Land Far Away adventure, as Pika the Phluph sets out to conquer the heart of the savage and uncouth Gribblebid.

Ausgehend von den beiden ikonischen Daten 753 v. Chr. (der Legende nach die Gründung Roms) und 476 n. Chr. (die Absetzung des letzten weströmischen Kaisers Romulus Augustulus) umfasst die Geschichte des Römischen Reiches mehr als 1200 Jahre. Das war nicht nur ein langer Zeitraum, sondern auch ein ereignisreicher - immerhin eroberten die Bewohner der Stadt am Tiber ein Reich, das bei seiner größten Ausdehnung 116 n. Chr. den Großteil Europas sowie Teile Nordafrikas und Kleinasiens umfasste.

One destination. One hope. Many truths emerge. In the fourth and final book of the Dragonfly series, the deadly sorcerer Finehurst threatens to bring all people in the Great Turtle Lands to their knees as his slaves. His power is immense. Only Greeta knows the danger he poses. If he succeeds, Finehurst will conquer the world. A prophecy has been revealed. A Northlander woman must go to the Land of Sleeping Giants. But the prophecy doesn’t say how to find those giants.

After a narrow escape from Deadweather Island, Egg and his slightly deranged partner Guts head for the remote New Lands. They’re in search of the lost Okalu tribe, who hold the key to the mysterious treasure map that Egg can't decipher. But the ruthless Roger Pembroke is hard on Egg's trail, and the New Lands are full of new enemies—against which our heroes' only weapons are their brains, their courage...and the two dozen swear words Guts just memorized in the local tongue.

Mya signs a contract with the goddess, agreeing to save a thousand innocent souls to redeem herself from a minor sin. As the youngest deity in the court, she has it all: intelligence, power, and an army under her command. Saving a thousand humans should be a walk in the park to her. But more than a thousand years after signing the contract, she still walks the Earth, trying to pay off the impossible debts. Before she gives it all up, Zach comes along. She is witty. He is passionate. They love each other. But is that enough to get Mya out of trouble?

Traces of Magic explores the pre-history of Kentucky, a land strangely uninhabited when Europeans came across the Appalachian Mountains, in ways parallel to how epic tales like the Lord of the Rings series unlocked the imagination of the British Isles residents to their pre-history. The story follows the struggles of a group of young adults who get caught up in defending the wonders of their land against an assassins’ guild bent on power and profit regardless of the cost.

In the heart of the mystical land of Fantasia, where dreams intertwine with reality, and every day holds the promise of magic, lived a little girl named Goldie-Noor. At just two years old, her innocence and beauty captivated the hearts of all who knew her. Goldie days were filled with wonder and joy, shared with her three dear cousins and her best friends—the three bears. This story chronicles a remarkable adventure that took Goldie-Noor and her cousins from their cozy cottage to the enchanting kingdom of Disneyland.