The Polynesian triangle covers Easter Island, Hawaii, New Zealand and the many isles in between. The legends of the region are based on the creation of land, fish, sea, valleys and the volcanic outcrops scattered across the long stretches of the Pacific. The beautiful myths of the ancient Polynesians are brought together in this new collection: from Hawaii the Rainbow Maiden of Manoa undulates through the valleys and rainbow mists; the creator Maui releases his fish hooks into the sea to raise the islands to the surface; and tales of Pele the Fire Goddess, who hurls fountains of molten rock into the air creating vast flows of lava. From the Maori of New Zealand come the strange fruit of darkness, the tales of Tiki and the Great Mother from whom the gods descend, then humankind. And from Polynesia, more legends of Maui creating the ancestors, and Hina the moon goddess. Such myth-making joy creates a rare unity in diversity as the ancient Polynesians strove to explain the beauty and darkness of their lush ocean worlds, now offered in this new selection of myths and legends. FLAME TREE 451: From myth to mystery, the supernatural to horror, fantasy and science fiction, Flame Tree 451 offers a healthy diet of werewolves and mechanical men, blood-lusty vampires, dastardly villains, mad scientists, secret worlds, lost civilizations and escapist fantasies. Discover a storehouse of tales gathered specifically for the reader of the fantastic.

This is England -- but an England none have ever seen, and perhaps none will ever see: for it is a country of the future, when the blights of poverty and inequity have been corrected and cured, and when the sky-blackening industries of the Modern Age have been transformed . . .

Morris may have had his greatest influence on English and American culture through his extraordinary designs for wallpaper, furniture, and books. Yet his written works have retained a persistent life as well, attracting readers generation after generation, who find in his poems and novels the same sensibility, the same intricate sense of design, and the same sense of form that they find in his aesthetic creations on paper and in wood.

"He was in those days a genuine artist, a man of genius, and a revolutionist . . ."

While those words from the utopian novel "News from Nowhere" describe a fictional character, they apply as well to its Herculean author, William Morris (1834-1896).

Eden Phillpotts's classical fantasy will whisk you away to a world where shepherdesses are fair, gods wax philosophical, and where a lesson is always learned in the nick of time. Tells the ancient Greek tale of love, heartbreak and determination.

Young, headstrong Psyche has captured the eye of every suitor with her beauty – but also, unfortunately, the jealous gaze of the goddess Aphrodite. As punishment, Psyche is tied to a rock to be sacrificed to a ‘monstrous husband’. And yet, no monster arrives: instead, she is spirited away by Aphrodite’s daughter Eros.

Eros, goddess of desire, can change gender at will. And in her hidden palace, she visits her bride under the cloak of darkness: Psyche is forbidden to gaze upon the face of her lover. But as they explore each other’s bodies and discover new pleasures, Psyche is tempted to break her vow… even if it brings down the wrath of the gods.

A complete collection of much loved Irish fairy tales, myths and legends, bound into a beautiful new edition. Enjoy the rich mythical history of Ireland from the arrival of the Tuatha De Danann on the island and their great battles with the Fomorians right up to the modern day fairytales of Irish storytelling. Including the Ulster Cycle, and the Fenian Cycle, the book features heroes such as Cuchulainn and Fionn Mac Cumhaill, and many traditional favourites such as The Children of Lir. Bringing together 18 favourite Irish fairy tales, myths and legends Beautiful new edition of enduring and much-loved Celtic classics Lovely shiny foil highlights on the cover make this a perfect gift

The classic tale of Sleeping Beauty is illustrated in colour and black and white by English illustrator John Hassall. Here he shows his wonderful poster style that so suits children's books. A wonderful book to add to any child's collection. Pook Press are reprinting this book for adults and children to enjoy once again.

The classic tale of Roland and May-Bird and The Three Children of Fortune is illustrated in colour and black and white by English illustrator John Hassall. Here he shows his wonderful poster style that so suits children's books. A wonderful book to add to any child's collection. Pook Press are reprinting this book for adults and children to enjoy once again.

The Hood is the second book in Lavie Tidhar's ambitious Anti-Matter of Britain Quartet - a viscerally entertaining, ominously subversive and poetically profane remixing of the myths and legends that shaped our nation. God bless you, England, on this glorious Year of Our Lord, 1145. Don't cross the Templars. Everybody knows that. But Will Scarlet, back from the crusades, hopped up on khat and cider, did. Stabbed thrice in the belly but somehow still alive, he's heading home to Nottingham. And things are not right in Nottingham. It's the wood, you see. Sherwood. Ice-age ancient, impenetrable, hiding a dark and secret heart. As the ancient sages say, If you go into the woods today, you may not come out tomorrow, and the person who comes out may not be you... The Hood is Lavie Tidhar's narcotic remix of an ancient English myth, a tale knotted from legends lost to time, shredded and restitched for each passing century. A tale for today. 'A wild, inventive tapestry of myth and magic, with a wry sense of humor. Tidhar's writing is wonderfully vibrant' Silvia Moreno-Garcia, bestselling author of Mexican Gothic

Nanny Reilly and her dog Henry Daly are tricked by a mean leprechaun king into kidnapping his niece Princess Tara. Nanny's kindness and innocence brings out the best in King Brian and they are invited to the leprechaun dance on midsummer's eve. Nanny, Henry Daly and their new friend Ned dress up in their Sunday best and go to the dance. On their way to the dance, Princess Tara and her father King Rory are caught by a mean man named Bull Cullen. Bull is looking for the crock of gold and is ready to surrender Princess Tara and King Rory to the Banshee, a mean old witch who takes all her victims into her Banshee's Cradle in the heart of the forest. Nanny, Ned and Henry Daly rescue them. For their bravery, they are presented with a gold whistle each and two magic ponies. The gold whistles give them the same magic powers as a leprechaun. One day, while out beachcombing on their ponies, they come across footprints in the sand. They follow the prints and find a distraught fisherman named Fran O'Toole whose friend Mike Donovan has been captured by the Banshee. These footprints are the beginning of a magical adventure, which land them deep within the Banshee's Cradle.

There's a war coming and it's not her war-or is it?

Thrust into the Realm of the Other, Leah finds herself in a world shadowed by darkness.

The clans of the two-legged have forgotten who they are, while the clans of the four-legged watch, unwilling to intercede in a battle they do not consider theirs.

As the darkness rises, Leah discovers that the journey between has changed her. No longer fearing what she cannot see, she embraces the whole of it, her spirit-self rising, her vision enabling her to communicate in the old way with the clans of the earth above and beneath. Realizing that the Other wants what she carries within her, she undertakes a perilous journey. Guided by the Unseen, an ancient entity who has always been-protected by Chera, a silver-eyed wolf and a handsome warrior known as The Hunter, they are aided by the Mukwa: one of the old ones, from the time of the dreaming.

As Leah journeys into the forbidden places she prepares for a battle where light and dark meet and only one of them will walk away.

His name, translated by the people was The Hunter. Born to the clan of the two-legged, he ascended by the order of his birth to become leader. The unexpected arrival of the woman had startled him, but it was her courage that impressed him; that, and what he saw layered beneath-his own memories stirring as he reached out.

Blood memories. . .