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Her brilliant blues eyes and luscious curves have haunted his every thought for over six years. The guilt of his younger brother's death a weight around his heart, keeping him from claiming the one the universe had made for him and him alone. Aidan, a fierce Dragon Guardsman, now knows nothing was as he thought, and the woman he believed was unattainable is within his grasp, if only he can keep her safe from those that would use her to hurt him.

Mortality Bites: Publisher's Pack 2 contains books 3 and 4 of the Mortality Bites series: Superhero Me! (book 3) and Orphaned Follies (book 4). If you like the Dresden Files, Mercy Thompson, or Buffy the Vampire Slayer, then you’ll be helplessly addicted to the Mortality Bites series.

Jack was once a simple college kid who dreamed of getting laid at cosplay parties. But when he discovers fairy tales living among us and becomes their protector against evil and humanity (that’s right!), he’s soon thrown into a war of epic proportions. To stand a chance in this war, Jack goes to the fae lands - the fabled Avalon - where he must conquer his demons, level the hell up, and find some new teammates to add to his already-large party. Will Red, Pucky, the Swan Princess, and Big Bad Wolf be okay with these new party members?

I'm Tamlir Kynthelig, mercenary. I lost my home, my family was slaughtered, and my kingdom was usurped. And then things really got bad. I saved King Mynogin and won the honor of a likely-fatal run through the Temple of Cocidius to gain him its treasure. Trust me when I say this isn't a change in my luck. Gathering the temple's eight artifacts has never been accomplished, and a thousand men have perished to its beasts and puzzles.

Named after the first man at the creation of the world in Malagasy mythology, Ietsy Razak was raised to perpetuate the glory of his namesake and expected to be as illuminated as his Great Ancestor. But in the chaos of modernity, his young life is marked only by restlessness, maddening insomnia, and an adolescent apathy.

Charged with drama and beauty, this memorable collection by a master storyteller weaves a magical world of possibility and power from female myths of physical renewal, creation and change. It is an extraordinary immersion into the bodies and voices, mindscapes and landscapes, of the shapeshifting women of our native folklore. Drawing on myth and fairy tales found across Europe from Croatia to Sweden, Ireland to Russia, Sharon Blackie brings to life women's remarkable ability to transform themselves in the face of seemingly impossible circumstances.

Mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient writers, or as some call, historians. These stories are folk tales and the nature of the world, the lives, and activities and adventures of deities, heroes, and mythological creatures with a twist.

La raccolta di leggende e fiabe legate all'antica terra dei Nuraghi, la Sardegna, trascritte dall'autrice nuorese e premio Nobel per la letteratura Grazia Deledda, rappresentano il corpo di testi più rappresentativo del folclore isolano. "Sas nurras", "Leggende di Gallura", "La leggenda di Andrea Doria", "Gli spiriti del Castello", "Nostra Signora di Gonare", "Il mastro di Sorres", "La maledizione dei monaci", "Lo spirito di Madama Galdona", "La fiaba dei tre fratelli", "La leggenda di Monte Bardia", "La fiaba di don Juanne e Mariedda", "La leggenda della nascita de is launeddas".

Tristan, siostrzeniec i wasal Marka, króla Kornwalii, staje do walki z potężnym rycerzem Morhołtem. Zwycięża, ale jest śmiertelnie ranny. Od rychłej śmierci ratuje go siostrzenica Morhołta, córka króla Irlandii, piękna Izolda Złotowłosa. Tristan wraca na dwór króla, który planuje ożenić się z właścicielką złotego włosa przyniesionego przez jaskółkę. Wasal wyrusza, by ją odnaleźć - przeżywa kolejne przygody, zabija smoka, terroryzującego Irlandię i w nagrodę otrzymuje rękę pięknej Izoldy, lecz przysięga, że zabierze ją do Kornwalii, aby została żoną króla Marka.

Najstarszy i najbardziej znany francuski epos rycerski, należący do tzw. chansons de geste (pieśni o bohaterskich czynach). Utwór datowany jest na XI wiek, a znany jest z anglo-normandzkiego rękopisu oksfordzkiego z 1170 r. Autor jest nieznany, jedyną wzmianką o nim jest adnotacja na końcu rękopisu wspominająca osobę o imieniu Turold. Polski przekład pochodzi z roku 1932, jego autorem jest Tadeusz Boy-Żeleński. Epos przedstawia dzieje wyprawy wojennej Karola Wielkiego do Hiszpanii przeciw Saracenom w roku 778, a szczególnie bitwę w wąwozie Roncevaux.

Wszystkie kultury mają swoje mity o stworzeniu świata. Sięgając zarówno do mitologii powszechnie znanych, jak i przekazów małych plemion indiańskich czy afrykańskich, autorka opisała te, które wydały jej się najpiękniejsze i najbardziej niezwykłe. Potraktowała je autorsko, pozwalając sobie w niektórych przypadkach nie tylko na fabularyzację, ale również na dość swobodne łączenie czy wybór interesujących wątków. "Byłabym szczęśliwa, gdybyście – czytając tę książkę – zachwycili się, podobnie jak ja, bogactwem ludzkiej wyobraźni".

Il destino di Ercole, il più tragico degli eroi, è scritto nel suo sangue bastardo: per metà divino e per metà mortale, è frutto di una notte di passione rubata tra Zeus e la bellissima, inconsapevole Alcmena. Ma se l'ira di una donna tradita può essere implacabile, quella della Madre di tutti gli dei può trasformarsi in un'autentica maledizione. Era, accecata dalla rabbia per l'infedeltà del proprio sposo Zeus, ha in serbo per Ercole una vita di supplizi.

"Il mio nome, Ercole, contiene la mia maledizione": figlio di Zeus e di una donna mortale, Ercole è il bersaglio numero uno dell'odio di Era, l'implacabile madre degli dèi. Il suo destino è vivere per dimostrarle di essere degno dell'immortalità. Ma, se il suo corpo è dotato di forza sovrumana, il suo cuore è segnato da una ferita profonda. È da lì che sgorga incontenibile la sua rabbia, una bestia che lo rende folle e capace di gesta brutali.

Mowgli, l'enfant-loup a été rejeté par le clan des Hommes, il retrouve le peuple de la jungle. Sa victoire sur le tigre Shere Khan, l'implacable ennemi de ses frères l'a fait reconnaître comme le chef incontesté du clan. Pourtant Mowgli a le cœur lourd, parmi ses amis les bêtes, la panthère Bagheera, le serpent Kaa, l'ours Baloo, il se sent devenir un homme.

"Celephaïs", extrait : "En rêve, Kuranes contempla la cité dans la vallée. La côte s'étendant derrière le pic neigeux qui domine la mer, et les galères aux couleurs gaies qui sortent du port pour aller vers les régions lointaines où le ciel et la mer se rejoignent. Ce fut également en rêve qu'il acquit ce nom de Kuranes, car lorsqu'il s'éveilla, il constata qu'on l'appelait autrement.

Phaeton is the son of Apollo and a mortal woman, and his heart's desire is to be seen but once driving his father's chariot, the one used by the god to make the sun travel in the sky. This myth is an ageless story of failure at the hands of pride, similar to that of Icarus. It is a fundamental part of Greek mythology and of modern culture. This short story is a retelling of the myth in great detail and with an elegant style that will edify children and adults alike.

The myth of Icarus is an ageless story of failure at the hands of pride, similar to that of Phaeton. It is a fundamental part of Greek mythology and of modern culture. This short story is a retelling of the myth from 1914, a year in which it was easy to fear for a son who would soar in the sky with metal wings; the story of Icarus and Daedalus is told in great detail and with an elegant style that will edify children and adults alike.

The myth of Echo and Narcissus appears in Ovid's "Metamorphosis", a Latin mythological epic from the Augustan Age. It is one of the most touching stories ever written and has inspired countless works of art through the centuries. The nymph Echo angers Hera, queen of the gods, who curses her: henceforth, Echo will only be able to repeat the last words that struck her ears. One day, the beautiful Narcissus, son of a nymph and a river god, passes through the forest.

The story of Orpheus and Eurydice is the ultimate tragic love story. It is perhaps one of the most famous Greek myths, and the greatest artists have composed masterpieces to honour these two great lovers who lost their chance at reunion. The earliest account comes from Ibycus (circa 530 BC), a Greek lyric poet. This short story is a mixture of the various existing versions, presenting the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice in all its details, all the way to Orpheus' death at the hands of the Bacchantes.

"The Death of Adonis" is a fundamental part of Greek mythology and one of its most touching stories. Accidentally wounded by one of Eros' arrows, the goddess Aphrodite falls desperately in love with the handsome Adonis, son of a king and a beauty among mortals. Yet his only passion is hunting and he refuses to take her warnings seriously when he hears about a great boar he would love to slay. There is something of the idea of coming of age in this tale, when the moment of realisation brings forth the understanding of what could have been and where the real beauty lays.