Fiction - Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology

A stunning gift edition of the age-old tale of Odysseus and his journey. This epic poem by Homer, believed to have been written between the eighth and ninth centuries BC, continues to be essential reading for young and old alike. The Odyssey follows the...

Discover the story of Homer's The Odyssey with this exquisite edition from Union Square & Co.'s Signature Gilded Editions series! The stunning Odyssey special edition features sprayed edges, color end pages, a built-in ribbon bookmark, and embossed foil cover. The beautiful design and attention...

A stunning gift edition of the age-old tale of Odysseus and his journey. This epic poem by Homer, believed to have been written between the eighth and ninth centuries BC, continues to be essential reading for young and old alike. The Odyssey follows the...

Ulysses, on his way home from the Trojan War, encounters resistance from the Sirens, Circe the sorceress, the Cyclops, and other dangers, only to find his wife, Penelope, being pursued by various suitors. Newly designed and typeset in a modern 6-by-9-inch format by Waking...

This elegant collector's edition presents Homer's classic epic myth, The Odyssey, featuring gold cover embossing and gilded page-edges. Trouble is brewing at the home of the hero Odysseus, who has spent years fighting in the Trojan Wars and is now captive of the beautiful...

T. H. White's masterful retelling of the saga of King Arthur is a fantasy classic as legendary as Excalibur and Camelot, and a poignant story of adventure, romance, and magic that has enchanted readers for generations. Once upon a time, a young boy called...

T. H. White's masterful retelling of the saga of King Arthur is a fantasy classic as legendary as Excalibur and Camelot, and a poignant story of adventure, romance, and magic that has enchanted readers for generations. Once upon a time, a young boy called...

Multimillion-copy bestselling author Gregory Maguire brings us the enchanting second novel in the series Another Day, returning to the world he first created in Wicked.The Oracle of Maracoor, the second in the trilogy called Another Day, continues the story of Elphaba's green-skinned granddaughter, Rain....

The original version of the Grimms' tales in English for the first time--in an acclaimed, illustrated edition When Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their Children's and Household Tales in 1812, followed by a second volume in 1815, they had no idea that such stories...

The original version of the Grimms' tales in English for the first time--in an acclaimed, illustrated edition When Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their Children's and Household Tales in 1812, followed by a second volume in 1815, they had no idea that such stories...

What if the fairytale was always a lie? Seven years after her family's murders, Eva is attacked by a magical creature and abducted to the faerie realm. When a handsome fae saves her, he reveals that he must bring Eva to her faerie soulmate...

BLOOD MAGIC SEEPS INTO SHERWOOD FOREST IN THIS LUSH, GENDER-BENT REIMAGINING OF ROBIN HOODEveryone knows Sherwood Forest means death, be it by an outlaw's blade, strangled by tree roots, or eaten by witch-spawned demons. No one faithful to the almighty goddess would willingly enter...

Author: Lauren WiesebronPublisher: Harper VoyagerPublished: 09/15/2026Pages: 384Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.00dISBN: 9780063371538Review Citation(s): Publishers Weekly 08/10/2026Booklist 09/01/2026About the AuthorWiesebron, Lauren: - Lauren Wiesebron is a fantasy author, writing adventures for characters who don't yet know they need them, including The...

Taking us back to a time that is half history, half myth and wholly magical, bestselling author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni gives voice to Panchaali, the fire-born heroine of the Mahabharata, as she weaves a vibrant retelling of an ancient epic saga.Married to five royal...

Amos Tutuola's masterful first novel of a nightmarish quest into the land of the dead, now available in a standalone volume with an introduction by Wole SoyinkaWidely considered to be his masterpiece, Amos Tutuola's debut novel The Palm-Wine Drinkard was first published in 1952....

On this farm, every creature wants something and is willing to plot and scheme to get it. The house mice enjoy plenty, while the barn mice struggle to survive, terrorized by a fierce cat. One idealistic mouse appeals to the Parliament of Mice, but...

A fresh take on what follows Homer's The Odyssey by the international best-selling author of The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood.Penelope. Immortalised in legend and myth as the devoted wife of the glorious Odysseus, silently weaving and unpicking and weaving again as she waits for...

20th ANNIVERSARY EDITIONWITH A NEW FOREWORD BY THE AUTHORAND AN AFTERWORD BY PHILIP PULLMANNow that all the others have run out of air, it's my turn to do a little story-making . . . So I'll spin my own thread.Penelope . . . immortalised...

Three thousand years of encounters with malevolent beings that have invaded our waking lives and our nightmares A Penguin Classic For millennia, societies have told tales of their fears incarnate--otherworldly couriers of plague, death, temptation, and moral decline. The Penguin Book of Demons summons...

Two thousand years of legend and lore about the menace and majesty of dragons, which have breathed fire into our imaginations from ancient Rome to Game of Thrones to Rebecca Yarros's Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm A Penguin Classic The most popular...