Fiction - Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology

A modern reimagining of a classic fairy tale by one of most bewitching, idiosyncratic British writers of the twentieth century. Bella Winter has hit a low. Homeless and jobless, she is the mother of a toddler by a man whose name she didn't quite...

An almost-mage discovers friendship--and maybe something more--in the unlikeliest of places in this delightfully charming novel from the USA Today bestselling author of The Teller of Small Fortunes. Certainty Bulrush wants to be useful--to the Guild of Mages that took her in as a...

The Key to WonderlandA snarky bookstore owner and a dangerously attractive Mad Hatter. Welcome to Wonderland-try not to lose your head.Alicia Hightower isn't crazy. Probably. But when a glowing copy of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland zaps her into a realm filled with seductive tea...

"A fantasy novel in a class with the Tolkien books."--L. Sprague de Camp "It could be the very best fairy story ever written."--Gahan Wilson "No amount of mere description can convey more than a fraction of Lord Dunsany's pervasive charm."--H. P. Lovecraft One of...

A young woman is seduced by the glamour of the circus and drawn into a dangerous world of violence, cruelty and revenge. For readers of Erin Morgenstern's The Night Circus and Helen Oyeyemi's Mr Fox. A dark fantasy tale infused with mystery and threat...

DAKOTA JOHNSON TEATIME BOOK CLUB PICK - INSTANT #2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA FOLK TALE. A HORROR STORY. A LOVE STORY. AN ENCHANTMENT."A dark, gorgeous concoction."--New York Times"Beautiful, terrifying . . . . Destined to become a classic."--Washington PostFrom an incendiary new talent, a contemporary...

DAKOTA JOHNSON TEATIME BOOK CLUB PICK - INSTANT #2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA FOLK TALE. A HORROR STORY. A LOVE STORY. AN ENCHANTMENT."A dark, gorgeous concoction."--New York Times"Beautiful, terrifying . . . . Destined to become a classic."--Washington PostFrom an incendiary new talent, a contemporary...

With war on the horizon in medieval Ireland, everything is at stake for mortal and magical folk alike. The third volume in the critically acclaimed GAEL SONG historical fantasy series. A LoveReading Book of the Year! THE OLD WORLD WILL DIE IN FLAMES. Ireland,...

Welcome to Neverland. Where shadows consume and magic is frighteningly real. Ava is struggling to provide for herself and her sister, who slips further into insanity with each passing day. Raving about Neverland. Obsessed with a Second Star that Ava can't see in the...

In The Last of the Wine, two young Athenians, Alexias and Lysis, compete in the palaestra, journey to the Olympic games, fight in the wars against Sparta, and study under Socrates. As their relationship develops, Renault expertly conveys Greek culture, showing the impact of...

Author: Yejin SuhPublisher: Magpie (UK)Published: 07/07/2026Pages: 384Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.57lbsSize: 7.82h x 5.10w x 0.96dISBN: 9780008683474Review Citation(s): Publishers Weekly 05/25/2026Booklist 06/01/2026About the AuthorYejin Suh (she/her) is a Korean American writer from New Jersey who studies English literature at Princeton University.

The third book in award-winning author Claire North's Songs of Penelope Trilogy, a "powerful, fresh, and unflinching" reimagining (Jennifer Saint) that breathes life into ancient myth and gives voice to the women who stand defiant in a world ruled by ruthless men. Many years...

"A fairy tale in the oldest and truest sense: a haunting dream full of blood and love, vicious truths and beautiful lies. It swallowed me whole, and I went willingly." -- Alix E. Harrow, New York Times bestselling author of Starling House"Decadence laced with...

INCLUDES A NEW INTRODUCTION BY PATRICK ROTHFUSS Experience one of the most enduring classics of the twentieth century and the book that The Atlantic has called "one of the best fantasy novels ever." The unicorn lived in a lilac wood, and she lived all...

From NYT bestselling author Mary E. Pearson comes the thrilling conclusion of the Courting of Bristol Keats romantic fantasy duology--limited edition printing with stenciled edges! "Impossible to put down...A perfect read for fans of Heather Fawcett's Emily Wilde series and Rebecca Yarros's Fourth Wing."...

THE INSTANT INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - Order now and receive this gorgeous hardcover featuring exclusive endpaper art!"A thrilling read." -- Washington Post - "A feast for the senses." -- Thea Guanzon - "Sensual and thought-provoking." -- Shannon Chakraborty - "A glittering gem of a book."--...

THE INSTANT INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - Order now and receive this gorgeous hardcover featuring exclusive endpaper art!"A thrilling read." -- Washington Post - "A feast for the senses." -- Thea Guanzon - "Sensual and thought-provoking." -- Shannon Chakraborty - "A glittering gem of a book."--...

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories, also known as The Sketch Book, is a collection of 34 essays and short stories written by American author Washington Irving. It was published serially throughout 1819 and 1820. The collection includes two of Irving's best-known...

A shifting, primordial work by Cesare Pavese, plumbing the netherworlds of philosophy, myth, human feeling, and mortality "Above all [Pavese's novels] are works of an extraordinary depth where one never stops finding new levels, new meanings . . . Each one of Pavese's novels...

A never before published novel from beloved author Zora Neale Hurston, revealing the historical Herod the Great--not the villain the Bible makes him out to be but a religious and philosophical man who lived a life of valor and vision.In the 1950s, as a...