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For thousands of years, every culture on Earth has gazed up at the heavens in wonder and found pictures hiding amongst the stars. Exploring the rich myths and legends woven across the night sky, this book brings these incredible tales from around the world vividly to life. Find Orion with his belt of three bright stars, follow the four brothers in their endless hunt of the great bear, discover the legend of Tanabata, and much more.
6) Robin Hood
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First published in 1921, "Robin Hood", by American author J. Walker McSpadden, is one of the most widely read and enduring editions of these timeless legends. The story of young Robert Fitzooth and his transformation into the honorable and generous gentleman robber is familiar to readers the world over and has been adapted for stage and screen countless times. McSpadden has included all of the thrilling adventures and celebrated characters that make...
7) Edgedancer
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"Three years ago, Lift asked a goddess to stop her from growing older - a wish she believed was granted. Now, in Edgedancer, the barely teenage nascent Knight Radiant finds that time stands still for no one. Although the young Azish emperor granted her safe haven from an executioner she knows only as Darkness, court life is suffocating the free-spirited Lift, who can't help heading to Yeddaw when she hears the relentless Darkness is there hunting...
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After his last run-in with the fairies, Artemis had his mind wiped of his memories of the world below ground. But they have not forgotten about him. Once again, he must stop the human and fairy worlds from colliding - only this time, Artemis faces an enemy who may have finally outsmarted him. eBook also includes author video.
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Ten thousand years ago, humans and fairies fought a great battle for the magical island of Ireland. When it became clear to the fairy families that they could never win, they decided to move their civilization underground and keep themselves hidden from the humans. All the fairy families agreed on this, except the 8th family, the demons. The demons planned to lift their small island out of time until they had regrouped and were ready to wage war on...
10) Aesop's fables
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An illustrated collection of twenty-four Aesop fables selected from those populated only by animals, arranged in categories such as lion fables, fox fables, and wolf fables.
11) Norse mythology
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"Introducing an instant classic--master storyteller Neil Gaiman presents a dazzling version of the great Norse myths. Neil Gaiman has long been inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical realms of his fiction. Now he turns his attention back to the source, presenting a bravura rendition of the great northern tales. In Norse Mythology, Gaiman stays true to the myths in envisioning the major Norse pantheon: Odin, the highest of the high,...
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"The sequel to S. A. Chakraborty's brilliantly imagined fantasy The City of Brass, which #1 New York Times bestelling author Sabaa Tahir called "the best adult fantasy I've read since The Name of the Wind", in which a young con artist drawn into the kingdom of the djinn must navigate her way through their dangerous world of magic, court politics, and ever-shifting alliances"--
13) Artemis Fowl
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When a twelve-year-old evil genius tries to restore his family fortune by capturing a fairy and demanding a ransom in gold, the fairies fight back with magic, technology, and a particularly nasty troll.
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In their first encounter, demigod Percy Jackson and magician Carter Kane had to battle a giant crocodile on Long Island. A month later, Annabeth Chase ran into Carter's sister, Sadie, on the A train to Rockaway, where the pair fought a god named Serapis. Now trouble is brewing again, this time on Governor's Island. An ancient Egyptian magician named Setne has come back from the dead and is experimenting with Egyptian and Greek magic, trying to become...
19) Everless
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In the kingdom of Sempera, time is extracted from blood, bound to iron, and consumed to add time to one's own lifespan. The rich aristocrats like the Gerling family tax the poor to the hilt, extending their own lives by centuries. No one resents the Gerlings more than Jules Ember; she and her father were once servants at their estate, Everless, until an accident drove them away. After discovering her father is dying, Jules is desperate to earn more...
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"Lorelei has the power to change hearts and minds, just by singing, but it comes at a terrible cost"--
Chris is cooler, older, and he's in a band. He can teach Lorelei about the music that was forbidden in her house. But as she starts exploring the power her grandmother never wanted her to discover, it starts influencing Chris and everyone around her. Lorelei has the power to change hearts and minds, just by singing-- but it comes at a terrible cost....
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