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You can’t buy a ticket for the Elsewhere Express. Appearing only to those whose lives are adrift, it’s a magical train carrying very rare and special cargo: a sense of purpose, peace, and belonging. Raya is one of those lost souls. She dreamed of being a songwriter, but when her brother died, she gave up on her dream and started living his instead.

Iona Night-Singer thought she’d overthrown the gods. Her mortal rebellion eked out a painful victory by using the gods’ own powers against them—though she lost her betrothed, Taran, in a final battle with the god of death. Months later, the war doesn’t feel over. Not with Taran gone. Especially not when the gods still answer the prayers she sings. Angry, grieving, and with a gnawing dread that the gods will return, Iona strikes a deal with her former patron goddess.

Life in the perilous Thorn district is a constant battle for Arvelle and her younger brothers. And the vampire standing on her doorstep is about to turn their world upside down. Faced with an unthinkable choice, Arvelle makes a magically binding vow to do the impossible: kill the emperor, an ancient vampire created by the god Umbros. But first, she must enter the Sundering—an arena where only the fastest, strongest, and deadliest survive long enough to be selected for the emperor’s elite guard.

After Nancy was cast out of the Halls of the Dead and forced to enroll at Eleanor West's School for Wayward Children, she never believed she'd find her door again, and when she did, she didn't look back. She disappeared from the school to resume her place in the Halls, never intending to return. Years have passed. A darkness has descended on the Halls, and the living statues who populate them are dying at the hands of the already dead.

Full of glimpses into gleaming worlds and fairy tales with teeth, Seasons of Glass and Iron: Stories is a collection of acclaimed and awarded work from Amal El-Mohtar. With confidence and style, El-Mohtar guides us through exquisitely told and sharply observed tales about life as it is, was, and could be. Like miscellany from other worlds, these stories are told in letters, diary entries, reference materials, folktales, and lyrical prose.

Morsel is a chilling testament to the burden of generational poverty and the all-consuming nature of capitalism, where the monster and the monstrous, in the end, are not the same.

SHE HOLDS THE POWER OF A GOD, BUT WILL IT COST HER EVERYTHING? Lena's life changes forever when she discovers a mysterious amulet on a dig in Greece. One touch binds her to Hecate, the goddess of witchcraft— who is, shockingly, a devastatingly handsome Greek god named Hector. Her newfound power makes her a target for gods and monsters eager to control fate itself.

My fated mate is hated by the entire realm and I'll make it my life's mission to change their mind. I am Reveln, the fae prince who's brother was killed by a shadow fae assassin years ago. The whole realm expects me to hate my brother's killer, and I did—for a very long time. But now that I know the full story, now that Caelynn and I have been to hell and back together—literally—I'll do anything to keep her safe. But the realm does not see what I see. And now that I'm named High Prince, I have expectations to uphold, a plague to end, and an evil monster to hunt down.

Beneath tangled roots and mossy hills lies a world hidden from human eyes—a labyrinth of cozy tunnels lit by acorn lanterns, where mice write poetry by candlelight, rabbits tend enchanted herb gardens, and badgers brew magical ales that sparkle like stardust. This is the realm of the Burrowfolk, a place of wonder, whimsy, and ancient magic tied to the roots of the Heart Oak Tree, the source of all their enchantments.

Sybil Vandeleur, the last known unicorn shifter, is free from the queen's grasp, but trapped under the mountain of Aldervora, searching for the lost library and white witches in a desperate attempt to save her kind. Aramis, Prince of Shadowvale, finds himself powerless and without a throne after making a bargain to rescue her with the rebels who he’s spent his whole life hunting down. Will love and determination be enough to overcome the obstacles that stand in their way? Or will they be torn apart, destined to be enemies forever?

Known as the wicked witch of Russian fairy tales, Baba Yaga is not one woman, but rather a title carried by a chosen few. They keep the balance of nature and guard the borders of our world, but don't make the mistake of crossing one of them . . .

All Tom wanted was to do his job. But when he accidentally walks into the middle of a feud between two sweet little old ladies, he finds out life in Fernald Court old age housing isn’t what it seems. There’s blood on the rooftops, bodies on the floor, and oddities skulking in the night. And though the ladies are little and old, one of them is the furthest thing from sweet.

Peter kann mit Tieren sprechen. Peter lebt ein ganz normales Leben, bis er eines Tages durch den jungen Hasen Oskar entdeckt, dass er mit Tieren sprechen kann. Als er den Oskar beim Gartenzaun trifft, erfährt er, dass Oskars Eltern verschwunden sind und er sich große Sorgen macht. Gemeinsam machen sich die beiden auf eine abenteuerliche Suche durch den Wald, um Oskars Eltern zu finden. Unterwegs begegnen sie verschiedenen Tieren, die Peter mit seiner besonderen Gabe verstehen kann, darunter auch ein Uhu, der sich über die Störungen beschwert.

Curiosity is certain she saw fairies at the bottom of the garden. Little does she know . . . they saw her first. Emotionally abandoned by her mother and infatuated by a figurine of a fairy ballerina she discovers in an old toy shop, eight-year-old Curiosity Portland steals the figurine, unleashing strange and frightening happenings around her home which, in turn, reveals a disturbing family history. An ominous tale of faerie folk.

এক শস্যক্ষেত্রে একটি পরিত্যক্ত শিশুকন্যাকে পাওয়া যায় এক দল খুনে নেকড়ের হাত থেকে এক শকুনের দ্বারা রক্ষিত অবস্থায়। সেই কন্যাকে মিথিলা নামের এক শক্তিহীন, সবার দ্বারা উপেক্ষিত রাজ্যের রাজা দত্তক নেন. কেউ বিশ্বাস করে না এই কন্যার কোনো মূল্য আছে বলে. কিন্তু তারা সকলেই ভুল ছিল. কারণ সে কোনো সামান্য নারী নয়. সে সীতা! রামচন্দ্র ধারাবাহিকের দ্বিতীয় বিয়ের সঙ্গে অব্যাহত এই মহাকাব্যিক যাত্রা, এক রোমাঞ্চকর অভিযান যা বিব্রত করে এক আশ্রিত শিশুর উপাখ্যান, যে হয়ে ওঠে একজন প্রধান মন্ত্রী এবং তারপর এক দেবী!

When a body is found in a bog in northwest England, Agnes, an American forensic anthropologist, is called to investigate. But this body is not like any she’s ever seen. Though its bones prove it was buried more than two thousand years ago, it is almost completely preserved. The mystery of the Iron Age body draws the attention of numerous groups with competing interests.

В этой аудиокниге собраны сказки про всё то, что любила Татьяна Александрова: про живопись, про цветы, про старую деревню, где росла её любимая Матрёшенька, про домовых с лешими, родственников Кузьки, про до сих пор никому не известного Мафку, учёного ёжика с мягкими иголками, и про сказочные планеты с их угрюмыми или весёлыми обитателями. Мудрый профессор 0:04:00. Нескушанный сад 0:04:00. Гиппопоташка 0:02:00. Зверик 0:02:00. Старушка-завидушка 0:03:56. Разиня и Растяпа 0:05:35. Этикеша 0:11:38. Ромашки 0:01:07. Семечко 0:04:18. Стрекоза и лешонок 0:05:09. Мафка 0:10:36. Зеркало 0:04:00.

Death rarely lingers… but this time, it pauses. When a young woman hovers on the edge of darkness, she encounters a shadow unlike any she could have foreseen—gentle yet unyielding, a figure with secrets woven deep within a veiled gaze. An unexpected reflection beside her, offering one of countless paths through sorrow, fractured memories, and a strange, elusive solace. As she steps into the depths of her own shadows, she glimpses a world stretching far beyond loss, a place where some find something close to peace while others stumble into something far from it.

For generations, the magic trees have supported the kingdom of Linden. The wood is prized in kingdoms everywhere for its special properties. It’s one of the few good things King Christopher inherited from his late father, the evil King Vincent. Vincent also gifted Christopher a lack of confidence. The only person who believes in Christopher is Queen Lily. When he loses her and their only child, Christopher’s grief threatens to undo him. The love of his life has returned to the fates, and now all he wants to do is spend his days mourning her.

In 1871, Elise Knight made a deal with the devil: craft a powerful violin in exchange for her fiancé’s resurrection. When Elise’s fiancé dies, she would do anything to get him back—even if that means striking a sinister bargain with Cassius, an exotic collector whose oddity exhibit is downright astonishing.