検索キーワード： おとぎ話

Unlike most dreamers, Celeste made it in Hollywood—albeit as a Fée Gardienne in a magical, centuries-old sisterhood. Yet her excitement is tempered by the death of the Gardiennes’ leader, making Celeste and her fellow fairy godmother Anaïs caretakers of the sacred elder staff. Charged with returning the ancient relic to Paris, they set off for New York City to catch a steamship to France. But the 1920s Big Apple roars with danger in ways Celeste and Anaïs never anticipated.

A devastating, five-timeline tale centred on a community first invigorated, then devastated by the coal mining industry in the most original folk horror novel of the year.

Amidst the roots and thorns of her ancestral home, Ivy Midwinter is bound by a curse that has trapped her bloodline for generations. The brambles claw at her path, and a Raven watches over her, a harbinger of truths Ivy cannot yet understand. The land is alive, pulsing with an ancient hunger, its roots reaching for the heart of her past. It calls to her with a voice as old as time, luring her into a pact sealed in blood and bone, an oath her family could never break.

Prince Jasim dreams of freedom, so when his mother commands him to select a bride, he flees the palace. Wandering the marketplace, he’s rescued by a beautiful woman. Ali is far from a pampered princess—she wields a blade and has an even sharper tongue, and Prince Jasim is entranced by her. Ali can’t resist the pull she feels towards the hapless stranger, who introduces himself as Jase. But before they can explore their connection, the royal guards find them and arrest Ali for unknowingly kidnapping the prince.

Jake is an effortless young man whose best friend is the gremlin he accidentally wrote into existence when he was a little boy. Now, when he saves a mermaid from a reef off the coast of beautiful Laguna, California, he’s not sure if he brought her into existence through his dreams or why it is that she came into his life.

My take on Snow White with a Nordic twist.

Dans cette nouvelle, Alexandre Dumas avec tout le talent qu'on lui connaît, décrit les derniers moments de la vie de la Marquise de Ganges et la machination qu'ourdissent contre elle ses deux beaux-frères. Un récit émouvant qui raconte la grandeur de cette femme et ce que sont devenus chacun des criminels. Un récit plein d'aventures, de suspens, de grandeur humaine aussi !

In this haunting and deeply moving tale, Hans Christian Andersen weaves a powerful contrast between the serenity of the natural world and the heavy burdens of the human soul. A Story follows an earnest pastor whose thunderous sermons warn of eternal punishment—yet outside his church, the world is radiant with warmth, blossoms, birdsong, and the quiet kindness of creation.

The queen has been cursed, and no one knows who's behind the plot to threaten the realm's fragile peace. Desperate to help, Jocasta hatches a plan to find Circe's Garden, a fabled island where she hopes to discover an antidote. But she can't do it alone. She needs the strong arm and unflinching bravery of the warrior she's loved since childhood—her brother's right-hand-man and captain of the guard, Flynn of Sinta. Together they can do the impossible. Yet with treachery brewing on Mount Olympus, one thing is clear: Thalyria and its new royals are still pawns in an epic game of power.

A princess with a mostly useless magical talent takes on horrible monsters, a dozen identical masked heroes, and a talking lion in a quest to save a kingdom—and herself—in this feminist fairy tale satire. “The Princess Bride meets Shrek.”—Susie Dumond, author of Bed and Breakup...

Journey into the magical world of the Brothers Grimm with the beloved fairy tale "Little Red Riding Hood," brought to life by the engaging narration of Kyle Snyder. This classic story follows the adventures of Little Red Riding Hood, a kind-hearted girl who sets off through the forest to visit her grandmother.

A goblin with no body and a monster with no face. A resourceful samurai and a faithful daughter. A spirit of the moon and a dragon king. This collection of 15 traditional Japanese folktales transports listeners to a time of adventure and enchantment. Drawn from the works of folklorists Lafcadio Hearn and Yei Theodora Ozaki, these tales are by turns terrifying, exhilarating, and poetic.

Turns out happily ever after isn’t what the storybooks promised. We thought it was over, that we’d earned a peaceful life filled with love and tender moments. We couldn’t have been more wrong. With Sunday and our sweet Eden at the center of our group, the four of us are more protective than ever, so when I’m called to return as Headmaster of Ravenscroft University, I assume our family is safe.

Lia is always prepared for battle, but being blackmailed into marriage by Prince Alexandros is a challenge too far. She has no choice. He’s holding her sister hostage to force her hand. But with this union built on betrayal and rage comes a contract. By the goddess’s law, the marriage must not be consummated. A relief to Lia. She’d rather commit regicide than fall into bed with a man she loathes.

Varya lives in the shadows. As a tomb raider, it's easier that way. Known for obtaining the unobtainable, she risks life and limb to provide for her small desert town: a magical chalice with never-ending water, an amulet that heals, a map that shows where all the other magical objects are. However, the last stolen treasure came with a problem—the Demon King, Greed. When she finds herself saddled with an injured demon, tracked by a horde of warriors, and effectively lost in the desert, well, what's a girl to do?

Katherine lives in the shadows of her village. Injured as a child, she isn't a suitable match for marriage. So, instead, she dedicates herself to having some purpose in the town. Stitching people up after Gluttony has his way with them makes her realize she could be more of a solution than a problem. So she makes the trek up to his castle and offers him a deal he cannot refuse. Her blood, unlimited, if he will leave the rest of her town alone.

New York Times Bestseller What happened to young Elphaba before her witchy powers took hold in Wicked? Almost 30 years after the publication of the original novel, Gregory Maguire reveals the story of prickly young Elphie, the future Wicked Witch of the West—setting the stage for the...

Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales is an extraordinary audiobook featuring Gillian Anderson, Benjamin Bratt, LeVar Burton, Ricardo Chavira, Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, Whoopi Goldberg, Sean Hayes, Hugh Jackman, Samuel L. Jackson, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Debra...

Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales is an extraordinary audiobook featuring Gillian Anderson, Benjamin Bratt, LeVar Burton, Ricardo Chavira, Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, Whoopi Goldberg, Sean Hayes, Hugh Jackman, Samuel L. Jackson, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Debra...

Dans ce Cabinet des Fées, le merveilleux français déploie ses fastes: un recueil de contes classiques signés Gérard, Leprince de Beaumont et Perrault. Entre palais ensorcelés, forêts profondes et épreuves secrètes, s’entrelacent magie, morale et destin. Ici, l’esprit l’emporte sur la force, la vertu se révèle à l’épreuve, et chaque enchantement recèle une leçon. La prose vive et délicate de l’époque confère à ces récits une grâce intemporelle.

Tara and her friends are devastated by the defeat of the Turrains and the capture of Glaren. Desperate, they travel back to the interior of the southern continent to rescue Glaren. At every turn, they uncover more mysteries of the Turrain's evil and their unnatural use of magic. Confronted by an enemy they don’t understand, and who vastly outnumbers them, they search for answers to solve the Turrain puzzle. Along the way, they forge new alliances and uncover the Turrain’s plans for the people of Ligo.

The Vale of Twill is a beautiful land and its dwellers enjoy lives of merriment and plenty. But ever and anon this peaceful idyll is disturbed - a warning of encroaching danger is heard. A company of three departs to seek an audience with a wise hermit. As well as advice, he gives them a magical object, crafted by the Elves in the days of old. And, as magical objects always lead to strange and unexpected things, so it happens this time. In this, the first book of the trilogy, we meet with the Folk of the Twill, and learn about their ways and unusual friendships they form sometimes.

A cozy slice-of-life romantic fantasy set in a Regency-inspired world where humans and fairies compete for artistic supremacy, from Sylvie Cathrall, author of A Letter to the Luminous Deep. On her first day working in the prince’s galleries, art conservator Florrie Hyverfell discovers that the...

The acclaimed author of House of Frost and Feathers returns with a sweeping, lyrical novel inspired by a mermaid folktale filled with exploration, love, adventure, and magic. A GREAT LOVE. A MYSTERIOUS KINGDOM BENEATH THE WAVES. A DEVASTATING BETRAYAL. A doomed love story created the city of Ys...

“These events forged a seed in her soul, and that seed helped her to grow a sense of her own sovereignty, independent of the script the system was trying to force-feed her." Life is an ongoing spiral of circles: the sacred hoop of birth, death, and rebirth. Frances is a modern American mystic, a curandera and a chingona of sorts. She has arrived in the autumn phase of her life—a time when a woman possesses wisdom from all her lifelong experiences. She has been pursuing her soul’s journey of decolonization.

In the earliest days of the world, before rivers found their beds and before mountains carried their familiar shapes, two ancient powers shaped the forces of nature. Perun ruled the sky with thunder in his hands. Veles moved through the earth and water with the ease of a serpent slipping between shadows. One stood for order. The other thrived in mystery. Together they kept the world in balance.

Tale Of Two Tribes is a beautifully crafted historical novel that weaves together themes of love, identity, and cultural reconciliation. Set against the backdrop of the Pacific Northwest, it follows Aiyana, a young woman of the Smulkamish tribe, as she navigates the deep-rooted conflicts between her people and the Skopamish. Through her secret meetings with Nakoda, a Skopamish young man, Aiyana begins to question long-held divisions and seeks a path toward unity between the tribes.

Una visión actualizada de los cuentos clásicos desde una perspectiva feminista. Con el humor característico de la autora.

Novas histórias da mitologia grega especialmente adaptadas pelo autor de A letra escarlate. Nesta deliciosa sequência de Mitos gregos, Nathaniel Hawthorne, um dos grandes romancistas norte-americanos, reconta de forma livre e divertida mais seis histórias clássicas da mitologia grega.

Strangebrew Apothecary has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher...