Fairy Saga

A dwarfen craftsman who forged the weapons of the gods. An apprentice wizard living with disabilities. A lonely woodcutter afraid to spread her wings and fly. When an evil creature rises from the dead and begins stealing children from their beds, only this unlikely trio can help. On the way, they will have to face evil in many forms. Everything from magical creatures and men who won't let others love who they want, to an evil king who may seem familiar to anyone watching the news today.

The errors of yesterday continue to haunt Hanen and Rallia Clouw and deeper secrets from their past reveals an even darker future. A rift in the order of the paladins threatens to tear wide open, and Jined Brazstein is all that stands in the gap. A dark prophecy wilts the sisterhood, and Katiam Borreau is cast away to a land beyond the edge of any dream.

"Das Leben ist hart. Aber du entscheidest selbst, ob du aufrecht hindurchgehst oder auf allen vieren kriechst." Die spannende Fortsetzung der preisgekrönten Wikinger-Saga! Neun Jahre währt das Spiel der Götter nun. Die drei Familien bereiten sich auf dessen Ende vor, doch wie immer sind die Asen und Wanen für Überraschungen gut. Während Jorunn mit den Grausamkeiten von König Gabelbart hadert, verstrickt sich Halfdan im Netz der höfischen Intrigen von Kiew. Beide spielen mit dem Gedanken, nach Island zurückzukehren, obwohl ihnen dort der Tod droht.

Captured by the archdevil Sekka, Kasai must defeat her archnemesis, the devil Zizphander, and his legion of fire fiends at her gate in the hopes she will honor her promise and let his companions live. Meanwhile back in the Mortal Realm, the fate of the Three Kingdoms is at stake, and without the power of the Ever Hero, all seems lost. Kasai must finally accept his role as Aetenos’s next Ever Hero and save the land he loves from the diabolical Frost Legion, rampaging across the continent. But to do this, he must rely on the help from his closest companions.

Es primavera y la directora Dowling está organizando la jornada de orientación para los estudiantes que asistirán a Alfea el próximo curso. Stella se ofrece para dirigir el comité de bienvenida a los nuevos estudiantes e insiste en que la ayude su novio, Sky. Pero él está preocupado por el mal comportamiento de su compañero de cuarto, el arisco Riven.

Bring in the New Year with the whimsical fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen! This collection of wonderful stories are centred around New Year’s Eve and will enchant children and adults alike. The collection contains the following fairy tales: - The Little Match Girl - The Story of the Year - Ole, the Tower Keeper - The Porter's Son - The Gardener and the Noble Family - Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was a Danish author, poet and artist.

Abejas superpoderosas, ogros que se pasan de listos y monstruos más buenos que el pan, niñas más astutas que un zorro o un conejo, ciegos que lo ven todo muy claro, hombres pobres que en realidad son muy ricos, comerciantes tramposos y abuelas mejores que mejores... Este libro es un viaje apasionante por los más dispares rincones del mundo a través de sus cuentos. Del Líbano a Guatemala, del Tíbet a Senegal, de Tanzania a Portugal, desprende un lenguaje universal de fraternidad, el valor del bien común y el respeto por la diferencia.

El sultán Shahriar descubre que su esposa lo engaña y la decapita. Todavía lleno de rencor, cada día desposa a una mujer a la que luego ordena matar por la mañana. Inesperadamente, Sherezade, la hija del visir, se ofrece voluntaria para casarse con el sultán. Durante la noche de bodas, la muchacha inicia un relato que deja fascinado a su marido, pero que interrumpe justo antes del amanecer.

Kavan and the people of Moonvale thought gaining their independence would free them. Little did they know it would bring nightmares and horrors to their little town on the edge of civilization.

Emil, cinque anni, può sembrare un angelo, ma tutti sanno che è indisciplinato e combina guai. Tuttavia, Emil è anche talentuoso e intelligente, con una capacità quasi magica di turbare la pace nella sua ordinata città natale. In questa raccolta di racconti, accompagnati dalle voci di un ricco cast di attori e da una colorita ambientazione sonora, potrete accompagnare Emil durante un'intera estate e assistere ad alcune delle sue buffonate più divertenti, come quando si incastra la testa in una zuppiera o quando decide di issare la sorellina in cima all'asta della bandiera.

Esta trágica leyenda está relacionada con la rima LXXVI del mismo autor. En ella hablan de la llegada de un grupo de soldados franceses a la conquistada Toledo, y que no habían podido encontrar un alojamiento, y fueron a dormir a una vieja y abandonada iglesia.Las Leyendas son un conjunto de narraciones de carácter posromántico escritas por Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer y publicadas entre 1858 y 1864.

Torin Ten-Tree’s debt of service as a troll hunter in Gatewatch has been paid. Now he must decide whether to return home to take up his father’s seat in Ten-Tree Hall or to become a Greycloak of Gatewatch along with Grimsa and Wyla. Torin grapples with an unexpected revelation, the long-hidden identity of his mother, just as a delegation brings urgent news of King Araldof Greyraven’s grave and sudden illness.

Apollo has had a vision: as the life of each soul flashes before Charon’s eyes, the ferryman ages like an old man. Charon needs to experience his own adventures to become youthful again, or he will soon die. The last thing Charon expects is to fall in love with a mortal woman—someone he can’t take with him when he returns. Charon must decide whether to abandon the love of his life or his duties.

Le suspense monte d'un cran dans ce deuxième tome consacré au jeune viking Arnulf. Arnulf est assommé sur une plage anglaise. Lorsqu'il se réveille, il est dans un monastère où un moine soigne ses blessures. Arnulf reprend son expédition, mais il emporte aussi avec lui dans son cœur le meurtre de son frère et le souvenir de Frejdis, dont il est amoureux. Ce sont de grandes émotions et des événements dramatiques qu’il devra affronter, tandis que sa proue perce les vagues.

The fairies are dying of thirst, and their green world is withering. The three girls want to bring back the rain, but how will they manage to fool the evil dragon, who has brought drought to the world of the fairies? The Enchanted Castle is a series about three girls, who find an enchanted castle, where the most incredible things can happen. Every time the girls Stick, Pop and Mane visit it, they end up in a new exciting world. Peter Gotthardt was born in Denmark close to Copenhagen in 1946.

A mysterious illness plagues the Queen at Primdale Hive. Her cure resides deep within a treacherous forest, where few meadow-bees have ever dared to go. She organizes a race to find the fastest bee in the hive, but the unexpected victor, Abelbee, is a mere adolescent.

Die lang erwartete Fortsetzung der historischen Fantasy-Saga von Mira Valentin! Obwohl die drei verfeindeten Familien in alle Winde zerstreut sind, geht das Spiel der Götter weiter. Auf Grönland schmiedet Leif Pläne, Seefahrer zu werden, um Jorunn wiederzufinden. Diese jedoch kämpft im fernen Kiew ihren eigenen Kampf. Unterdessen geraten Sven und Herja auf Island mit Alva aneinander, die mittlerweile eine mächtige Völva geworden ist. Ganz gleich, an welches Ende der Welt es die tapferen Wikinger auch verschlagen hat - jeder von ihnen hinterlässt Spuren für die Ewigkeit.

Relembre os contos preferidos da sua infância ou apresente a um pequeno leitor o mundo mágico de um dos melhores contadores de história: Hans Christian Andersen. Quase dois séculos depois de serem publicados pela primeira vez, os contos de Andersen permanecem como contos de bem e mal, amor e perda, e lealdade em face a grandes dificuldades. Eles estão ao alcance das crianças, mas também apresentam lições de virtude para os adultos também, pois abordam temas que ultrapassam idades e nacionalidades.

Caught between the past and the future, can friendship survive in changing times? Thirteen years have passed since the railway came to the Borders, bringing changes that would radically alter the lives of the people who lived there. Yet the steam train was not the only legacy from the men who built the railway - in their wake they left several fatherless children. One such child is Kitty Scott. Wild through neglect and an outcast within the community, Kitty is a loner...

Con una sensibilidad inusitada y un espectacular buen ojo para abordar aspectos culturales e idiosincráticos de la cultura japonesa, el experto Richard G. Smith recopila en esta obra varias narraciones de carácter mitológico que recogió a su paso por Japón durante la Belle Epoque. En ella conoceremos el aspecto mágico de Japón, sus leyendas más arraigadas y sus dioses de la naturaleza. Una imprescindible colección de cuentos que encierran enseñanzas zen.