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In the House upon the Dirt between the Lake and the Woods
In the House upon the Dirt between the Lake and the Woods
Written by Matt Bell
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781616952532
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In the House upon the Dirt between the Lake and the Woods

Written by Matt Bell


Format: Hardcover, 312 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $25.00

In this epic, mythical debut novel, a newly-wed couple escapes the busy confusion of their homeland for a distant and almost-uninhabited lakeshore. They plan to live there simply, to fish the lake, to trap the nearby woods, and build a house upon the dirt between where they can raise a family... Read more >
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In the House upon the Dirt between the Lake and the Woods

Written by Matt Bell


Format: eBook, 312 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $25.00

In the House upon the Dirt between the Lake and the Woods tells the story of a newly married couple who take up a lonely existence in the title's mythical location. In this blank and barren plot far from the world they've known, they mean to start the family the unnamed husband... Read more >
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One Thousand and One Nights
One Thousand and One Nights
Translated by Hanan al-Shaykh, Foreword by Mary Gaitskill
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307958877
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One Thousand and One Nights
A Retelling
Translated by Hanan al-Shaykh
Foreword by Mary Gaitskill


Format: eBook, 344 pages
On Sale: June 11, 2013
Price: $12.99

Gathered and passed down over the centuries from India, Persia, and across the Arab world, the mesmerizing stories of One Thousand and One Nights tell of the real and the supernatural, love and marriage, power and punishment, wealth and poverty, and the endless trials and uncertainties of fate. They are related by... Read more >
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One Thousand and One Nights
One Thousand and One Nights
Translated by Hanan al-Shaykh, Foreword by Mary Gaitskill
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780307958860
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One Thousand and One Nights
A Retelling
Translated by Hanan al-Shaykh
Foreword by Mary Gaitskill


Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
On Sale: June 11, 2013
Price: $26.00

Gathered and passed down over the centuries from India, Persia, and across the Arab world, the mesmerizing stories of One Thousand and One Nights tell of the real and the supernatural, love and marriage, power and punishment, wealth and poverty, and the endless trials and uncertainties of fate. They are related by... Read more >
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The War of Horus and Set
The War of Horus and Set
Written by David McIntee, Illustrated by Mark Stacey
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781780969022
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The War of Horus and Set

Written by David McIntee
Illustrated by Mark Stacey


Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: May 21, 2013
Price: $17.95

Egyptian mythology tells us that long ago the brother gods Osiris and Set ruled peacefully over the lands of Upper and Lower Egypt, each in his own kingdom. But over time Set came to covet his brother's lands and crown, and eventually the temptation overwhelmed him. Usurping Osiris' throne, Set began... Read more >
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The War of Horus and Set

Written by David McIntee
Illustrated by Mark Stacey


Format: eBook, 80 pages
On Sale: May 21, 2013
Price: $13.95

Egyptian mythology tells us that long ago the brother gods Osiris and Set ruled peacefully over the lands of Upper and Lower Egypt, each in his own kingdom. But over time Set came to covet his brother's lands and crown, and eventually the temptation overwhelmed him. Usurping Osiris' throne, Set began... Read more >
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Selected Tales of the Brothers Grimm
Selected Tales of the Brothers Grimm
Written by Brothers Grimm, Illustrated by Pascale Monnin, Franketienne and Edouard Duval-Carrie, Translated by Peter Wortsman
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781935744764
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Selected Tales of the Brothers Grimm

Written by Brothers Grimm
Illustrated by Pascale Monnin, Franketienne and Edouard Duval-Carrie
Translated by Peter Wortsman


Format: Trade Paperback, 280 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $24.00

This new edition of the beloved tales of the Brothers Grimm – selected, translated and edited by Peter Wortsman - is drawn from the 1857 edition of the German original, the last edition reviewed and approved by the Brothers in their lifetime. Over The years, The Brothers¢ enigmatic narratives have been... Read more >
Dragonslayers
Dragonslayers
Written by Joseph McCullough, Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781780967301
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Dragonslayers
From Beowulf to St. George
Written by Joseph McCullough
Illustrated by Peter Dennis


Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: March 19, 2013
Price: $17.95

From legend and mythology to The Hobbit and A Game of Thrones, the dragon is a perennial favorite in the fantasy genre.

With its fiery breath, scaly armour, and baleful, malevolent stare, the dragon became the ultimate symbol of evil and corruption in European folklore and mythology. Often serving as a stand-in... Read more >
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Jason and the Argonauts
Jason and the Argonauts
Written by Neil Smith, Illustrated by Jose Daniel Cabrera Pena
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781780967226
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Jason and the Argonauts

Written by Neil Smith
Illustrated by Jose Daniel Cabrera Pena


Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: March 19, 2013
Price: $17.95

The voyage of Jason and the Argonauts and their hunt for the Golden Fleece is one of the most enduringly popular of all of the Ancient Greek heroic myths. Accepting the quest in order to regain his kingdom, Jason assembled a legendary crew including many of Greece's greatest heroes such as... Read more >
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Jason and the Argonauts

Written by Neil Smith
Illustrated by Jose Pena


Format: eBook, 80 pages
On Sale: March 19, 2013
Price: $13.95

The voyage of Jason and the Argonauts and their hunt for the Golden Fleece is one of the most enduringly popular of all of the Ancient Greek heroic myths. Accepting the quest in order to regain his kingdom, Jason assembled a legendary crew including many of Greece's greatest heroes such as... Read more >
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God of War II
God of War II
Written by Robert E. Vardeman
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780345508683
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God of War II

Written by Robert E. Vardeman


Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: February 12, 2013
Price: $15.00

All the majesty and mayhem of Greek mythology springs to life once more in the powerful second novel based on the bestselling and critically acclaimed God of War® franchise.
 
Once the mighty warrior Kratos was a slave to the gods, bound to do their savage bidding. After destroying Ares, the... Read more >
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God of War II
God of War II
Written by Robert E. Vardeman
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780345524751
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God of War II

Written by Robert E. Vardeman


Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: February 12, 2013
Price: $9.99

All the majesty and mayhem of Greek mythology springs to life once more in the powerful second novel based on the bestselling and critically acclaimed God of War® franchise.
 
Once the mighty warrior Kratos was a slave to the gods, bound to do their savage bidding. After destroying Ares, the... Read more >
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Little Wolves
Little Wolves
Written by Thomas Maltman
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781616951900
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Little Wolves

Written by Thomas Maltman


Format: Hardcover, 352 pages
On Sale: January 8, 2013
Price: $25.00

A tragic act of violence echoes through a small Minnesota town

Set on the Minnesota prairie in the late 1980s during a drought season that’s pushing family farms to the brink, Little Wolves features the intertwining stories of a father searching for answers after his son commits a heinous murder, and a... Read more >
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Little Wolves

Written by Thomas Maltman


Format: eBook
On Sale: January 8, 2013
Price: $25.00

A tragic act of violence echoes through a small Minnesota town

Set on the Minnesota prairie in the late 1980s during a drought season that’s pushing family farms to the brink, Little Wolves features the intertwining stories of a father searching for answers after his son commits a heinous murder, and a... Read more >
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Russian Fairy Tales
Russian Fairy Tales
Written by Aleksandr Afanas'ev
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307829764
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Russian Fairy Tales

Written by Aleksandr Afanas'ev


Format: eBook, 672 pages
On Sale: January 2, 2013
Price: $14.99

Translated by Norbert Guterman
Illustrated with black-and-white line drawings by Alexander Alexeieff
Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library

In this most comprehensive collection of classic Russian tales available in English we meet both universal fairy-tale figures—thieves and heroes, kings and peasants, beautiful damsels and terrifying witches, enchanted children and crafty animals—and...

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Yiddish Folktales
Yiddish Folktales
Written by Beatrice Weinreich
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307828262
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Yiddish Folktales

Written by Beatrice Weinreich


Format: eBook, 448 pages
On Sale: October 31, 2012
Price: $16.99

Filled with princesses and witches, dybbuks and wonder-working rebbes, the two hundred marvelous tales that make up this delightful compendium were gathered during the 1920s and 1930s by ethnographers in the small towns and villages of Eastern Europe. Collected from people of all walks of life, they include parable and allegories...

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Norwegian Folktales
Norwegian Folktales
Written by Peter Christen Asbjornsen and Jorgen Moe
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307828224
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Norwegian Folktales

Written by Peter Christen Asbjornsen and Jorgen Moe


Format: eBook, 192 pages
On Sale: October 3, 2012
Price: $11.99

WITH BLACK-AND-WHITE ILLUSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT
 
Long a treasure in Norway, the folktales collected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe have been acclaimed for their richness of humor, fullness of life, and depth of understanding since they first appeared in translation more than a hundred years ago. The Norwegian folktales, said Jacob Grimm...

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Voss
Voss
Written by Patrick White, Introduction by Nicholas Shakespeare
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780307961495
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Voss

Written by Patrick White
Introduction by Nicholas Shakespeare


Format: Hardcover, 472 pages
On Sale: October 2, 2012
Price: $24.95

The Everyman's Library edition of this classic account of an epic physical and spiritual journey across the outback—by the only Australian writer to win the Nobel Prize—has a full-cloth, quality hardcover binding with a silk ribbon marker, and includes a chronology and an introduction by Nicholas Shakespeare.

The character of Johann Voss... Read more >
The Knights of Breton Court

Written by Maurice Broaddus


Format: eBook
On Sale: September 25, 2012
Price: $9.99

The Wire meets Excalibur in this stunning urban fantasy.

From the drug gangs of downtown Indianapolis, the one true king will arise.

The King Arthur myth gets dramatically retold through the eyes of street hustler King, as he tries to unite the crack dealers, gangbangers and the monsters lurking within them to do... Read more >
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The Knights of Breton Court
The Knights of Breton Court
Written by Maurice Broaddus
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ISBN: 9780857662569
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The Knights of Breton Court

Written by Maurice Broaddus


Format: Trade Paperback, 896 pages
On Sale: September 25, 2012
Price: $15.99

The Wire meets Excalibur in this stunning urban fantasy.

From the drug gangs of downtown Indianapolis, the one true king will arise.

The King Arthur myth gets dramatically retold through the eyes of street hustler King, as he tries to unite the crack dealers, gangbangers and the monsters lurking within them to do... Read more >
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Irish Folk Tales
Irish Folk Tales
Written by Henry Glassie
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307828248
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Irish Folk Tales

Written by Henry Glassie


Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: September 19, 2012
Price: $13.99

Robust and funny, sorrowful and heroic, this collection of 125 lively tales tells the story of Ireland. Spanning the centuries from the first wars of the ancient Irish kings through the Celtic Renaissance of Yeats to our own time, they are set in cities, villages, fields and forestsfrom the wild Gaelic... Read more >
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Japanese Tales
Japanese Tales
Written by Royall Tyler
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307784063
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Japanese Tales

Written by Royall Tyler


Format: eBook, 400 pages
On Sale: August 22, 2012
Price: $14.99

Here are two hundred and twenty dazzling tales from medieval Japan, tales that welcome us into a fabulous, faraway world populated by saints and scoundrels, ghosts and magical healers, and a vast assortment of deities and demons. Stories of miracles, visions of hell, jokes, fables, and legends, these tales reflect the... Read more >
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Irish Fairy and Folk Tales
Irish Fairy and Folk Tales
Preface by Paul Muldoon, Edited by William Butler Yeats
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307824172
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Irish Fairy and Folk Tales

Preface by Paul Muldoon
Edited by William Butler Yeats


Format: eBook, 400 pages
On Sale: July 18, 2012
Price: $11.99

Gathered by the renowned Irish poet, playwright, and essayist William Butler Yeats, the sixty-five tales and poems in this delightful collection uniquely capture the rich heritage of the Celtic imagination. Filled with legends of village ghosts, fairies, demons, witches, priests, and saints, these stories evoke both tender pathos and lighthearted mirth... Read more >
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The Hammer and the Blade

Written by Paul Kemp


Format: eBook
On Sale: June 26, 2012
Price: $6.99

Egil and Nix, adventurers and swords for hire, are pulled into the dark schemes of a decadent family with a diabolical secret. A fast paced adventure redolent with the best of classic sword and sorcery tales.

File Under: Fantasy [ Swords | Hammers | Deadly Secrets | Time To Die ]... Read more >
The Victorian Fairy Tale Book
The Victorian Fairy Tale Book
Written by Michael Patrick Hearn
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307814159
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The Victorian Fairy Tale Book

Written by Michael Patrick Hearn


Format: eBook, 416 pages
On Sale: February 22, 2012
Price: $14.99

From Robert Browning’s Pied Piper of Hamelin and William Makepeace Thackeray’s Rose and the Ring to Kenneth Grahme’s Reluctant Dragon and J. M. Barrie’s Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, here are seventeen classic stories and poems from the golden age of the English fairy tale. Some of them amuse, some enchant...

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