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Forgotten Ones - Drabbles of Myth and Legend (Hardcover): Michelle River, Michael D Nadeau, Henry Herz Forgotten Ones - Drabbles of Myth and Legend (Hardcover)
Michelle River, Michael D Nadeau, Henry Herz
R650 Discovery Miles 6 500 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Peter (Hardcover): Christian Michael Peter (Hardcover)
Christian Michael; Edited by Ellen Sallas; Originally written by James Matthew Barrie
R754 Discovery Miles 7 540 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Tyrone Folk Tales (Paperback, Uk Ed.): Doreen McBride Tyrone Folk Tales (Paperback, Uk Ed.)
Doreen McBride
R391 R353 Discovery Miles 3 530 Save R38 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

The people of Tyrone have the reputation for having 'open hearts and a desire to please' and their folk tales are as varied as their landscape. There are the tales of the amazing feats of the giant Finn McCool and the derring-do of the Red Hand of Ulster as well as the dramatic story of Half-Hung MacNaughton and the hilarious tale of Dixon from Dungannon and his meeting with royalty. All these stories and more are featured in this collection of tales which will take you on an oral tour across the country from the Sperrin Mountains in the west to the flat peatlands of the east.

Beauty & Beast (Hardcover): Clive Hicks-Jenkins Beauty & Beast (Hardcover)
Clive Hicks-Jenkins
R1,223 Discovery Miles 12 230 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Ancient Realms Collection (Books 1-6) - A Collection of Epic Fantasy Tales (Hardcover): A J Flowers The Ancient Realms Collection (Books 1-6) - A Collection of Epic Fantasy Tales (Hardcover)
A J Flowers
R855 Discovery Miles 8 550 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Spinning Silver - A Novel (Paperback): Naomi Novik Spinning Silver - A Novel (Paperback)
Naomi Novik
R487 R422 Discovery Miles 4 220 Save R65 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Jack - The Tale of Frost (Hardcover): Tony Bertauski Jack - The Tale of Frost (Hardcover)
Tony Bertauski
R735 Discovery Miles 7 350 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Jonathan Livingston Seagull - The Complete Edition (Paperback): Richard Bach Jonathan Livingston Seagull - The Complete Edition (Paperback)
Richard Bach; Photographs by Russell Munson 1
R418 R356 Discovery Miles 3 560 Save R62 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The new complete edition of a timeless classic that includes the never-before-published Part Four and Last Words by Richard Bach.
This is the story for people who follow their hearts and make their own rules...people who get special pleasure out of doing something well, even if only for themselves...people who know there's more to this living than meets the eye: they'll be right there with Jonathan, flying higher and faster than they ever dreamed.
A pioneering work that wed graphics with words, "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" now enjoys a whole new life.

Land of Roses and Nightingales - Seven Adventures of a Persian Girl (Hardcover, B&w ed.): Nooshie Motaref Land of Roses and Nightingales - Seven Adventures of a Persian Girl (Hardcover, B&w ed.)
Nooshie Motaref
R655 R571 Discovery Miles 5 710 Save R84 (13%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Spinning Silver (Paperback): Naomi Novik Spinning Silver (Paperback)
Naomi Novik 1
R336 R279 Discovery Miles 2 790 Save R57 (17%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Naomi Novik has once again been influenced by classic folktales, following Uprooted - her standalone novel. Taking Rumpelstiltskin as her starting point, Spinning Silver is rich, original and a joy to read.

Will dark magic claim their home?

Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders, but her father’s too kind-hearted to collect his debts. They face poverty, until Miryem hardens her own heart and takes up his work in their village. Her success creates rumours she can turn silver into gold, which attract the fairy king of winter himself. He sets her an impossible challenge – and if she fails, she’ll die. Yet if she triumphs, it may mean a fate worse than death. And in her desperate efforts to succeed, Miryem unwittingly spins a web which draws in the unhappy daughter of a lord.

Irina’s father schemes to wed her to the tsar – he will pay any price to achieve this goal. However, the dashing tsar is not what he seems. And the secret he hides threatens to consume the lands of mortals and winter alike. Torn between deadly choices, Miryem and Irina embark on a quest that will take them to the limits of sacrifice, power and love.

The Dharma of Justice in the Sanskrit Epics - Debates on Gender, Varna, and Species (Hardcover): Ruth Vanita The Dharma of Justice in the Sanskrit Epics - Debates on Gender, Varna, and Species (Hardcover)
Ruth Vanita
R2,821 Discovery Miles 28 210 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book shows that many characters in the Sanskrit epics - men and women of all varnas and mixed-varna - discuss and criticize discrimination based on gender, varna, poverty, age, and disability. On the basis of philosophy, logic and devotion, these characters argue that such categories are ever-changing, mixed and ultimately unreal therefore humans should be judged on the basis of their actions, not birth. The book explores the dharmas of singleness, friendship, marriage, parenting, and ruling. Bhakta poets such as Kabir, Tulsidas, Rahim and Raidas drew on ideas and characters from the epics to present a vision of oneness. Justice is indivisible, all bodies are made of the same matter, all beings suffer, and all consciousnesses are akin. This book makes the radical argument that in the epics, kindness to animals, the dharma available to all, is inseparable from all other forms of dharma.

The Assembly of the Severed Head - A Novel of the Mabinogi (Paperback): Hugh Lupton The Assembly of the Severed Head - A Novel of the Mabinogi (Paperback)
Hugh Lupton
R323 R299 Discovery Miles 2 990 Save R24 (7%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

A small monastic outpost in 13th Century Wales is rocked to its core when a gruesome discovery is made on the nearby shoreline: a severed human head. It's the first of several to wash up along the surrounding coast, and not long after, the holy brothers stumble across the smouldering ruins of a bardic school with a pile of decapitated bodies inside. Only one survivor, barely alive, is found hiding nearby. He is Cian Brydydd Mawr, the greatest bard of his age, who holds in his head the four `branches' of an ancient, epic Welsh myth cycle: The Mabinogion. Physically weak but strong willed, he asks the monks to put aside their rigid Christian doctrine and commit his oral tales to parchment - before the stories of spirits and shape-shifters, giants and time-travellers, curses and spells, are lost forever...

Le scommesse di Jack (Racconto celtico) - Jack's weddenschappen (Een Keltische sage) - Bilingue con testo a fronte -... Le scommesse di Jack (Racconto celtico) - Jack's weddenschappen (Een Keltische sage) - Bilingue con testo a fronte - Tweetalig met parallelle tekst: Italiano - Olandese / Italiaans - Nederlands (Dutch, Hardcover)
Wirton Arvott; Translated by Laetitia de Groot; Edited by Ruben Laureys
R523 Discovery Miles 5 230 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Arcadian Nights: Gods, Heroes and Monsters from Greek Myth - From the Winner of the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction... Arcadian Nights: Gods, Heroes and Monsters from Greek Myth - From the Winner of the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction (Paperback)
John Spurling
R296 Discovery Miles 2 960 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Ancient as they are, the Greek myths still resonate at the core of our literature and culture, and may well reveal more about human nature and the world we have created than we like to believe. From the garden of his house in the Peloponnese overlooking the gulf of Argos, award-winning playwright and novelist John Spurling draws on a lifetime's engagement with the classics and with Greek culture to reanimate the characters of Apollo, Herakles, Theseus, Perseus and Agamemnon, along with the gods, demi-gods, monsters and mortals who shaped their destinies. Gripping, spirited and sometimes grisly, Spurling's fresh interpretations of these timeless tales bring both their heroes and their context vividly to life. ***PRAISE FOR ARCADIAN NIGHTS*** 'A brilliant, riveting book that leaves its competitors behind, blinking into the distance, as surely as Theseus left Ariadne' TLS 'Classicists and non-classicists alike will love Arcadian Nights... a great book' Oxford Today 'This book shines... seamlessly interweaving personal and historical perspectives' Historical Novels Review 'An excellent read that examines the intricacies of storytelling and the complexities of human nature' The Lady

Caribbean Folk Tales - Stories from the Islands and from the Windrush Generation (Hardcover): Wendy Shearer Caribbean Folk Tales - Stories from the Islands and from the Windrush Generation (Hardcover)
Wendy Shearer
R452 R409 Discovery Miles 4 090 Save R43 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Professional Storyteller Wendy Shearer has gathered together stories from many Caribbean islands and countries, drawing on oral history and written texts to bring these folk tales to life. Many stories are of West African origin, kept alive through rhythm and song. These tales and their languages were blended with European and East Indian folklore, with royalty, heroes and spirits exacting revenge. Alongside the stories are newly collected reminiscences of migration to Britain from Caribbean countries during the Windrush years. These first-hand accounts mirror the themes found in the folk tales with love and loss, magic and mystery, caution and justice. Cric! Crac! Prepare to be enchanted by La Diablesse from Haiti, outsmarted by the trickster Anansi, or terrified by the shapeshifting Old Higue in Guyana.

Faust (Hardcover): Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Faust (Hardcover)
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
R711 Discovery Miles 7 110 Ships in 9 - 17 working days
Dawn Rising (Hardcover): Lisa M. Green Dawn Rising (Hardcover)
Lisa M. Green
R807 Discovery Miles 8 070 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Game of Retribution (Hardcover): Scarlett St Clair A Game of Retribution (Hardcover)
Scarlett St Clair
R661 R599 Discovery Miles 5 990 Save R62 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Become enchanted by the fantasy world of gods and mortals in bestselling author Scarlett St. Clair's reimagined New Greece. Readers are "hopelessly addicted" to the story of Hades and Persephone told from Hades's point of view. Hades, God of the Dead, does not take sides or bend the rules. He makes no exceptions to these values-not for god or mortal, even his lover, Persephone, Goddess of Spring. Usually, fear prevents retaliation. But not this time. When Hera, Goddess of Women, approaches Hades with a plan to overthrow Zeus, he declines to offer help. As punishment, Hera sentences Hades to perform a series of labors. Each feat seems more impossible than the last and draws his attention away from Persephone-whose own tragedy has left her questioning whether she can be Queen of the Underworld. Can Hades maintain the balance he craves?

Norse Myths & Tales - Epic Tales (Hardcover): Brittany Schorn Norse Myths & Tales - Epic Tales (Hardcover)
Brittany Schorn; Created by Flame Tree Studio (Literature and Science) 1
R637 R528 Discovery Miles 5 280 Save R109 (17%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Lively, stark and formidable, the imagery of Norse mythology storms through this classic collection. The fierce glory of Odin, Frigga, Heimdall and their fellow gods of Asgard shines here, with all the great adventures, from Yggdrasil, the Tree of Life, to the legends of Loki. And from the fabled Bifrost to the forging of Thor's hammer, each Viking legend is riven with a vitality that speaks to us still. Here you'll find out how Odin lost his eye, how Tyr lost his hand and read the terrible punishment meted out to Loki. Included too is the Sigurd Saga with its sleeping warrior maidens, treasures and glorious, heroic battles. This wonderful collection finishes with The Death of Balder, the Revenge of the Gods and, fittingly, Ragnarok. The latest title in Flame Tree's beautiful, comprehensive series of Gothic Fantasy titles, concentrates on the ancient, epic origins of modern fantasy.

The Silmarillion (Hardcover, Illustrated edition): J. R. R. Tolkien The Silmarillion (Hardcover, Illustrated edition)
J. R. R. Tolkien; Edited by Christopher Tolkien
R1,072 Discovery Miles 10 720 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

For the first time ever, a very special edition of the forerunner to The Lord of the Rings, illustrated throughout in colour by J.R.R. Tolkien himself and with the complete text printed in two colours. The Silmarilli were three perfect jewels, fashioned by Feanor, most gifted of the Elves, and within them was imprisoned the last Light of the Two Trees of Valinor. But the first Dark Lord, Morgoth, stole the jewels and set them within his iron crown, guarded in the impenetrable fortress of Angband in the north of Middle-earth. The Silmarillion is the history of the rebellion of Feanor and his kindred against the gods, their exile from Valinor and return to Middle-earth, and their war, hopeless despite all the heroism, against the great Enemy. It is the ancient drama to which the characters in The Lord of the Rings look back, and in whose events some of them such as Elrond and Galadriel took part. The book also includes several shorter works: the Ainulindale, a myth of the Creation, and the Valaquenta, in which the nature and powers of each of the gods is described. The Akallabeth recounts the downfall of the great island kingdom of Numenor at the end of the Second Age, and Of the Rings of Power tells of the great events at the end of the Third Age, as narrated in The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien could not publish The Silmarillion in his lifetime, as it grew with him, so he would leave it to his son, Christopher Tolkien, to edit the work from many manuscripts and bring his father's great vision to publishable form, so completing the literary achievement of a lifetime. This special edition presents anew this seminal first step towards mapping out the posthumous publishing of Middle-earth, and the beginning of an illustrious forty years and more than twenty books celebrating his father's legacy. This definitive new edition includes, by way of an introduction, a letter written by Tolkien in 1951 which provides a brilliant exposition of the earlier Ages, and for the first time in its history is presented with J.R.R. Tolkien's own paintings and drawings, which reveal the breathtaking grandeur and beauty of his vision of the First Age of Middle-earth.

When We Were Birds (Paperback): Ayanna Lloyd Banwo When We Were Birds (Paperback)
Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
R275 R248 Discovery Miles 2 480 Save R27 (10%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Mesmerising, mythic and timeless, the most unmissable debut novel of 2022 now out in paperback - for fans of Arundhati Roy, Toni Morrison and Monique Roffey Recommended Read for 2022 in the Observer, New Statesman, Irish Times, Buzzfeed, Good Housekeeping, The Daily Nerd, Essence and more 'BELIEVE THE HYPE' Stella 'A searing symphony of magic and loss, love and hope' Marlon James 'A mesmerising love story, achingly tender' Bolu Babalola Darwin is a down-on-his-luck gravedigger, newly arrived in the Trinidadian city of Port Angeles to seek his fortune, young and beautiful and lost. Estranged from his mother and the Rastafari faith she taught him, he is convinced that the father he never met may be waiting for him somewhere amid these bustling streets. Meanwhile in an old house on a hill, where the city meets the rainforest, Yejide's mother is dying. And she is leaving behind a legacy that now passes to Yejide: the power to talk to the dead. The women of Yejide's family are human but also not - descended from corbeau, the black birds that fly east at sunset, taking with them the souls of the dead. Darwin and Yejide both have something that the other needs. Their destinies are intertwined, and they will find one another in the sprawling, ancient cemetery at the heart of the island, where trouble is brewing... Rich with magic and wisdom, When We Were Birds is an exuberant masterpiece that conjures and mesmerises on every line. Ayanna Lloyd Banwo weaves an unforgettable story of loss and renewal, darkness and light; a triumphant reckoning with a grief that runs back generations and a defiant, joyful affirmation of hope. 'Exceptional' Jacob Ross 'Exquisite' Avni Doshi 'It's a knockout, and Ayanna Lloyd Banwo is a star' Niven Govinden 'When We Were Birds marks the emergence of a distinctive and powerful voice' Pat Barker, author of The Silence of the Girls

Savage Beasts (Paperback): Rani Selvarajah Savage Beasts (Paperback)
Rani Selvarajah
R270 R229 Discovery Miles 2 290 Save R41 (15%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

A propulsive retelling of the Greek myth, Medea, like you've never seen her before. A woman wronged will shake an empire Calcutta, 1757. Bengal is on the brink of war. The East India Company, led by the fearsome Sir Peter Chilcott, are advancing and nobody is safe. Meena, the Nawab's neglected and abused daughter, finds herself falling under the spell of James Chilcott, nephew of Sir Peter, who claims he wants to betray the company . . . for a price. Caught between friend and foe, Meena and James escape Calcutta, their hands stained in blood and pockets filled with gold. In Ceylon, they're cleansed of their sins by Meena's beloved aunt Kiran, before the young lovers set sail for the Dutch controlled Cape of Good Hope, with the promise of a new life. Yet past resentments and present betrayals begin to pile up as they struggle to overcome their differences. And as Meena yet again finds herself in a foreign land without anyone to turn to, she is forced to find out what she is willing to sacrifice when love turns to hate. The perfect read for fans of The Song of Achilles, Ariadne and Pandora

ANJALI ( Panjaboodha kadhaigal) / ?????? - ????????? ?????? (Tamil, Paperback): La Sa Ramamirutham ANJALI ( Panjaboodha kadhaigal) / அஞ்சலி - பஞ்சபூதக் கதைகள் (Tamil, Paperback)
La Sa Ramamirutham
R484 Discovery Miles 4 840 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Rose Madder (Paperback): Stephen King Rose Madder (Paperback)
Stephen King
R544 R509 Discovery Miles 5 090 Save R35 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Galatea - A Short Story (Hardcover): Madeline Miller Galatea - A Short Story (Hardcover)
Madeline Miller
R286 R241 Discovery Miles 2 410 Save R45 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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