Old Fantasy

Scholastic's best-selling Old Lady returns in this adventure series with a nonfiction twist that will make you laugh and learn! In this spin-off, the Old Lady turns into an Old Astronaut who travels through space, swallowing a moon...along with a star, a planet, a comet, a meteor, a rocket, and a satellite.... Why? Well, it went down just right, that bright satellite!

This is a book of short stories and poetry of medieval themes, especially the Vikings and the Anglo-Saxons. There is a delightful story called "The Owl, the Witch, and the Wizard" featuring the wizard Merlin. There is also a major new Arthurian poem concerning Excalibur, with a very surprising new twist upon the old story that brings Guinevere into the forefront as an equal of King Arthur. There are poems of heroes and knights, warriors and kings in the heroic age, a lot of it based upon the viking sagas, as well as new poems about King Alfred the Great.

Im Jahr 2435: Nachdem mehrere terranische Schiffe spurlos in den Magellanschen Wolken verschwunden sind, sammelt Perry Rhodan eine starke Raumflotte im Sektor Morgenrot. Womit er allerdings nicht rechnet: Ganz in der Nähe operiert Roi Danton, der König der Kosmischen Freihändler, mit seinem Raumschiff FRANCIS DRAKE. Der Freihändler tritt gern in der Maskerade eines französischen Königs des 18. Jahrhunderts auf und provoziert mit seinem Äußeren.

The Old-World is dead. What remains is the Empty, a desert husk that hides lost technology. What's left of humanity now race to find and unearth those technologies. Emma Pryce longs for that lost age and its mystery, so much so she scours the Empty hunting for ruins thought lost to time.

A meeting with a gangly Bāluvā mānchē named Kotaka Bonson and a slender man when he first arrives on Mars is destiny in the making. This is an epic battle between good and evil on Mars involving Holden Soule of Sanfernandovalley—a.k.a. "Kid Millennium"—and Shiva star Hinengaro Maori and the eternal violet light of truth. They fight a trio of super bad and greedy purveyors of evil. The nucleus and inner circle of hate and greed have reprogrammed the simulation and have violated policy. They're coming for you, and only the prime source code writer herself can save them.

Tully thinks he’s ready for anything, but he soon learns that when it comes to weird, Eternity has nothing on Fort Charles. He meets the Old Salts, a closed-mouthed league of seamen who are mightily worried about something called the Sailor’s Curse. The group is led by grumpy physician Lazarus Clay and lighthouse keeper Amos Franklin, who talks to seagulls. The old men are favorites among a bevy of drop-dead beauties who the Salts swear aren't really mermaids.

Now that Old Dark has escaped into Magic Hope City, all hell has broken loose. Everyone fears the dragon lord, and everyone wants him dead. An old friend from the past helps Dark prepare for his rise to power and glory again. But there is always a price to pay for revenge. And Dark is ready to pay whatever it takes. In this third and final book of the epic fantasy series The Last Dragon Lord, the world is about to find out why the ancients called him Dark the Wicked.

One thousand years into the future, Old Dark has awakened from his deadly curse in a world overrun with magic where he hardly recognizes the dragon race anymore. The old dragon lord's body is frail and broken, and he is locked away by Lucan Grimoire for the safety and security of the world. But his thirst for revenge has only grown stronger.

By turns thrilling, witty, and heartbreaking, this dramatic conclusion to the Brilliant Death duet transports us to a Vinalia on the verge of transformation and radiates with the electric power of love. With her power over magic finally in hand, and her love for Cielo at last confessed, Teodora di Sangro should be on top of the world. But the country of Vinalia is in chaos as the dictator like Capo threatens to plunge them all into war and capture every strega in the land - including Teo and Cielo.

In the 23rd century, fossil fuels are almost exhausted, and Earth depends on energy from a swarm of solar-powered satellites. Conditions are harsh in the space stations that serve this network, and some of the crews rebel. They move away from Earth's orbit and build their own colonies, the "Seven Dwarfs", meant for life, not labor. The real beginning of the Space Age has come at last.

This is a story of forest and fables, of feather and thorn, of a beast and a beauty and an enchanted castle lost in time. But it's not the one you know.

Old Dark is a viperous dragon lord who rules the world with brute force. For 200 years, he and his dragons have terrorized humanity, forcing it to pay tribute or die. Dark's palace of blood and bone sits on caverns of treasure. He's stockpiled all the world's magic for his own personal use, making him akin to a god. There is another dragon in Dark's inner circle who wants Dark's power and fortune for himself. And if Dark doesn't stop his own overthrow, he'll suffer a fate far worse than death. But Dark won't fall easily. There's a reason the ancients called him Dark the Wicked.

Just after the Civil War, a preacher named Gideon Swayne journeyed south from Random, Illinois to minister to the newly freed slaves. In the bitter prejudice of North Carolina, and the magic of the Great Dismal Swamp, he made a home...that home was taken from him in hatred, and in violence.

It's a high-flying, action-packed adventure about an ancient witch named Misty and her mystical pet raven, Blackbeak! Follow them as they battle a furious fire-breathing dragon, find an all-powerful genie, track down two conniving thieves and attempt to break an impenetrable curse set forth by an evil witch named Morganna! It’s a fast-paced novel that will keep you listening! Perfect for those seeking a fun and mystical adventure!

Tales of Old Japan (1871) is an anthology of classic tales compiled by Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford, Lord Redesdale. The narratives - adapted from Japanese sources - covers various aspects of Japanese life before the Meiji Restoration of 1868. Engaging with an arresting range of subjects such as Buddhist sermons, knightly exploits, ghost stories, fairy tales, folklore, terrifying vampires, noble samurai, and the plots of four Noh plays, the collection also serves as a treasure trove of information on the customs, characters, and places of the time.

Nearly everyone she trusted is dead; some by her own hand. Weary and exhausted, her body resembles that of a monster. Without order and the loss of the crown, chaos is the new norm. But Avana has a plan. To the east of her beloved kingdom is the land of Kogresh, home to a mystical healer who may have the answers she needs. Hunted, alone, and broken, Avana is once again thrust into an epic quest to rid herself of her demonic companion, clear her name, and bring her kingdom up from ruin.

A vape drug appears on the scene that improves the life of the elderly but when young adults fall for the sex benefits the drug provides, the whole country is impacted. The country learns of the sterility, cancer and other devastating problems drug use causes. Now the young adults can’t or won’t have children and the country is suffering from an epic population decline.

It's December, 1846, and the insane dwarf, Fafnir, has returned and has convinced Colleen and Frederick to help him revive his ancient work that he began five thousand years ago, but which now lies in ruins. They must succeed, or the dragon and the terrible Fomorians in Ireland will rise and sweep across all the worlds.

Zack is still recovering from his loss and trying to prepare his friends and family for the challenges of surviving in a new world full of danger and criminals around every corner. They meet a lot of good people and run into some dangerous "old enemies" in this post-apocalyptic tale.

It is the year 1967 in the magnificent and dreamy St. Petersburg. The world is ruled by the magic of aristocrats, the sounds of rock and roll are blasting even in the palace of Her Imperial Majesty, and Russian Volgas are successfully going up against American Pontiacs on the wide avenues at night. Another frantic unauthorized race under the stars ends in tragedy. Doctors and healers, who have already announced the death of the sixteen-year-old Prince Alexander Gorchakov Jr., attribute his miraculous salvation to his suddenly awakened gift.