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Two stories seamlessly merge into one, as the author sets out from America, inspired in the search for clues about a legendary native martial artist who lived in an area called Malabar in Kerala, South India during the time of the Portuguese settlement in the Middle Ages. The narrative weaves in and out of thrilling experiences while on this modern day journey, and at the same time keeps pace with the discovery of the life and times of this amazing...
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The book is about the adventures of magical, mischievous leprechauns who live behind a short rock wall. The thirty-six short stories are about the leprechauns and Irish Lore. They are intriguing descriptions of the "little people", and the adventures are fun with a moral tale. Love Life. Love Ireland. God Bless.
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The Chronicles of Loki Book Two: Fimbulvetr The Terrible Winter is the second book in a trilogy centered on the life of the Norse trickster, Loki. Essentially, this is a reworking of the Norse myths in which the character commonly identified as the god of mischief and wickedness gets to tell the story from his point of view. The twist with this treatment of Loki, however, is that he, Odin, Frey, and company are presented as if they were real human...
4) Shalilly
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In the heart of ancient Delphi, Fippa, a sixteen-year-old misfit mystic with unusual gifts, stands at the edge of a cosmic pool, ready to drown. Her sacrifice is the only way to open the portal within the water's black depths and the only chance she has to bring the young warrior, Ision, back to Earth before Darkness annihilates Love from the Cosmos. Submerged in the pool, Fippa's heart stops beating and the portal opens. She finds herself unexpectedly...
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From the abstract mind of the melanated Eshe Oluchi. Follow the artist in volume one of this series as she outlines the epic of primordial Goddess Naturi. Naturi is the physical manifestation of Mother Earth, and the Almighty One's most powerful and chosen celestial being. In Black Goddess Volume 1, Eshe sets the stage for readers as she offers a hidden view of events offered through the shadows of history.
Join Naturi, the Mother Goddess, as she...
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This is the adventure of two kids, Sigrid and Rolf, who meet a mountain troll on Hjertaas mountain in Sandefjord Norway. In the end they see all the treasure in his mountain lair and find the secret to his true treasure and theirs. The story is rich with folk lore of nissa's, trolls, huldras even Noekks. Hidden in each illustration is an actual photograph taken on Hjertaas mountain in Sandefjord Norway.
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Christmas is seen through the eyes of thirteen different people in these stories from around the world.
1. A mean village boy calls upon St. Nicholas to help him get rid of the monster Krampus.
2. Rejected by his one true love, Teeter disguises himself as the Belsnickle to get his revenge.
3. La Befana has a surprise visit from three wise men that changes her life forever.
4. Hans Trapp makes a deal with the devil, but it doesn't work out exactly...
8) The Blooding
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In "The Blooding," a desperate father unknowingly makes a deal with a devil to save his family from the horrors of the Holocaust of Romania. With a mere slice of a raven's claw, the father's blood becomes the first payment of a debt to a mysterious stranger – a debt now owed and paid with the lives of the first-born daughters of all the father's male heirs for generations to come.
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An endearing tale of an anxious tree who wishes to save his beloved home, though he doesn't know how. He believes that he will be able to prevent the razing of Hickory Flats farm and forest if only he can find Christmas spirit -- with the help of his friend John the cat, of course! Get to know Mert, John and the whole crew through this charming, engaging story.
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In 1884, an expedition of 65 hunters, led by a retired Colonel and guided by Indian trackers, set out into the wilderness to find a mysterious tribe of Indians known as "The Shadow People". Only one returned. Now, 30 years later, an Indian tracker named Waha Tankany tells the story of what happened to the expedition, and how it relates to Ishi, the "Wild Man of Mill Creek".
11) Mirage
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What if every bedtime story ever told to any child by any parent in all the history of all the cultures of the world...was real? What if there was another world, parallel to ours where all these stories thrive? A world where the veil between our world and theirs is thin, and easy to slip through? Exactly one year after his 19 birthday, Kellen T. Samuelsson finds himself on the green trails of Grouse Mountain where he runs into a beautiful and mysterious...
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This volume has three books inside, each of which stands alone but compliments the volume as a whole. The first book deals with the birth of the giants; the gods who brought about their deaths; and the worlds' creation, destruction, and renewal. The second book focuses on Heimdall's trip to Earth and how Svipdag (Od) became influential to the gods in their conflicts. The third book deals with the journey of the soul in the afterlife, and contains...
13) Wolffish
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Wolffish is a very special creature. He spends most of his days swimming around the North Atlantic Ocean. But on the nights of a full moon, he transforms into a wolf and slays villainous creatures on land. As the moon wanes, he changes back into a fish and returns to his everyday activities.
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After the gods went their separate ways only the Olympians and Asgardians remained close friends, now with Vasos and Kol finishing their first quests the gods of their homelands were ready to find out once and for all if they are ready for the trying time ahead, but just as the two demigods were united an unseen force abducted them transporting them beyond the sight of the gods themselves. Alone and cut off from their gods Vasos and Kol have to learn...
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You already know this heartbreaking, scary story as first published in the early 1800s. Now enjoy the version updated for the 21st century. After overhearing his parents decide to abandon him and his little sister in a vast forest, Hansel devises a plan to find his way back home. When Hansel and Gretel return, their parents take them even deeper into the woods and desert them. Ever fearful of wild beasts, Hansel and Gretel become hopelessly lost....
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The Ever After Life of the Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales explores the continuous presence of the Brothers Grimm stories, which began in 1812 and continue on to the present and most likely, the future. These stories live on through two different natures. A traditional nature presents itself through translations emerging from various editors of the original Kinder und Hausmärchen and analogous retellings. The second nature of these tales breaks the boundaries...
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Join Brianna the demigod daughter of Yum Kaax the Mayan god of hunters, the wild plants and animals and vegetation as she embarks on a quest to find the legendary heart of allegiance that has been taken by an evil god. with the help of Sevrrir they meet a forgotten god and journey to the underworld to find the heart so the other demigods can be accepted by the gods of her lands. At the same moment Hallthor finds himself in the strange lands of China...
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During the Salem witch trials in 1692 one woman was convicted of witchcraft and hung, what makes her story different is the fact that she was indeed a witch. The hanging did not end the story however, it was the beginning as her daughter took her place as the family witch, with each succeeding generation producing another witch to carry on. The one drawback to being the family 'witch' was the curse that came with the powers. Now, in the 21st century...
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We never forget the stories we were told as children. Even when they aren't on the top of our mind, they lurk like palm prints on the drying cement foundations of our understanding of the world. We absorb the pluck of children in the face of adult perfidy, cheering the heroism of "Hansel and Gretel" or "Beauty and the Beast." Counterpoised by the wickedness and cruelty of parents, stepmothers, and wolves in sheep's clothing, children's wiliness usually...
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