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Un giovane asinello, ribelle e intraprendente, non vuole assoggettarsi alle regole precostituite che i suoi genitori vorrebbero imporgli. Un giorno decide di partire per cercare un nuovo ruolo nel mondo. Durante il suo lungo viaggio vive avventure straordinarie, aiuta i bisognosi e dimostra grande coraggio e saggezza. Alla fine, tornerà al luogo natio, ma anche qui dovrà attingere al suo coraggio, all’astuzia e alla perspicacia per risanare una situazione che sembra ormai perduta.

The world is ending. It has been ending for some time. When did the ending begin? Perhaps when Evie’s mother died, or when her father died soon after. Perhaps when her sister, Elena, was forcibly institutionalized in a psychiatric hippie commune in Colorado. Certainly at some point over the last year, as New York City spun down the tubes, as bedbugs and vultures descended, as apartments crumbled to the ground and no one had the time or money to fight it, or even, really, to notice.

В книге Н. К. Рериха Шамбала собраны легенды, мифы, рассказы о Заповедной Стране — Шамбале. Образ Шамбалы проходит через все литературное и художественное творчество Н. К. Рериха. Сочетая легенды с реальными фактами, Рерих в поэтической форме излагает концепцию Космической эволюции. Живя в Индии, Николай Константинович и Елена Ивановна Рерихи долго и продуктивно сотрудничали с удивительной группой индийских Учителей. Результатом этого явилось создание книг Живой Этики, или Агни Йоги.

Elliot is now alone. He’s left Elmor and his friends behind as he heads for the Mountains of the Forgotten World on a mission, which is almost impossible to accomplish. The Elder Races, the creatures that according to legend are haunted by an ancient curse, are his only hope of defeating Walter. Nobody knows if Elliot has the power to break the curse, and Queen Sophie and the people of Elmor depend on him. Walter may have been defeated in the last battle, but he’ll soon return more determined than ever to destroy his remaining enemies once and for all.

Kirk Jensen is living the dream. He was offered his dream job, slapped handcuffs on his nemesis, and is going to get the murder charges hanging over June's head dismissed. Who knows, maybe there will be a wedding in the near future. Everyone who's tried to destabilize the peace on Kodiak Island is going behind bars for a very long time. Now, Kirk has a choice to make. Does he take the job he's always wanted since he was a kid, uproot his growing pack, and move across the country? Or, does he continue to be the best small-town cop Alaska has ever seen?

Ach wie schön wäre es, wenn die Welt doch etwas märchenhafter wäre, oder nicht? Ganz sicher nicht, findet Kris, die kurzerhand von ihrem Bruder Collin in eine Ermittlungsgruppe aufgenommen wurde, die den Grimm sucht. Das unheimliche, wolfartige Wesen, das aus den Märchen der Gebrüder Grimm entsprungen ist, belegt jeden mit Wahnvorstellungen, der von ihm liest. Und er scheint unaufhaltsam zu sein.

"Klein Zaches, genannt Zinnober" ist ein Kunstmärchen aus der Epoche der Schwarzen Romantik. Das Märchen ist in auffälliger und verschiedenster Weise zweigeteilt. Es stehen sich zwei Welten gegenüber, die Magische und die Alltägliche.

The Esulon and Vatos kingdoms are in an uproar as word spreads of a powerful mage capable of unfathomable feats. But when the elf and human kingdoms send their armies to apprehend the young wizard Nate, threatening his family’s safety, they get more than they anticipated.

Bear shifter Gavin Perry sent his people to safety from the blood hunters, but danger threatens him at every curve. He dwells in the deep woods biding his time until he can find the man responsible for the disappearance of his King. But the corrupted hunters keep coming, delaying his mission and forcing Gavin to unleash his shifter-vampire hybrid bite.

Beneath the red roses, heart-shaped chocolates, and declarations of love lies a shadowy history of Valentine's Day that few are brave enough to explore. In a journey that spans from ancient Roman festivals to medieval legends, this book uncovers the sinister roots of this holiday—from tales of forbidden love to spectral visitations and mysterious rituals.

Rabbit Room Press is proud to present these historical documents to the world for the first time. With contributions from visiting scholars such as Jonathan Rogers, Malcolm Guite, Junius Johnson, A. S. Peterson, and many more, these tales have been scrupulously compiled and annotated by leading experts of dubious renown.

"Eine Reise von Magie und Geheimnissen, erzählt in einer fragilen Welt wie Winterglas." Mary sollte Königin werden. Ihr war es bestimmt den Prinzen zu heiraten, doch Cinderella musste mit ihrem Auftritt auf dem Ball alles zerstören. Oder doch nicht? Ein gläserner Schuh sollte schnell zerstört sein, aber es sind nicht Scherben, die zurückbleiben.Nach Marys Tat bleibt ihr nur die Flucht und das ausgerechnet in den Blutwald. Den Ort, vor dem ihre Mutter sie ein Leben lang gewarnt hat. Doch als die Grenzen zwischen Illusion und Realität verschwimmen, muss Mary sich der Frage stellen, wer die wahren Monster sind.

When a wagon train of Black pioneers rescues the seven orphaned Dalton cousins from the side of the trail, it seems like an answer to their prayers. As they roll west toward Kansas, fourteen-year-old Levi Dalton is dazzled by the beautiful Mrs. Mallone. She's a healer, and her knowledge of medicines and herbs inspires Levi to want to become a doctor. Maybe then he can stop people from dying of fevers and illnesses like his folks did.

The Citadel is attacked, and the already weakened Order must face a new threat — one that isn’t just flesh and blood. Eldwin is summoned by the Assembly to fulfill his oath. To stop the coming darkness from spreading, he must venture into the Void, the realm between the living and the dead. As cities fall and lives are lost, the scattered riders will need more than magic and dragons… they’ll need the Assembly.

Legends tell of a witch who became a queen—the heartless villain in the story of Snow White. But now the wicked queen is stepping out of Snow White’s shadow to become the heroine of her own legend. Her real “once upon a time” begins when she is just Ayleth, a young witch who lives in the forest with her coven. The witches practice their magic in secret, hiding from the White King and his brutal war against witchcraft. Ayleth, however, faces a war of her own.

Born and raised in the forgotten and broken kingdom of Ashbury, Elora has spent years resenting the royals of Pumpkin Hollow, the kingdom that forced the fall of Ashbury and procured the town as its own. Separated by a mysterious glass bridge, Ashbury is treated as the orphan kingdom, left to squander and starve with only the promise of protection from King Jasper, preventing anyone outside their realm from searching for the magic that lay within the ashy valleys and red skies. Because twenty-five years ago, the Cinder Fae arrived.

Somebody thought it would be a great idea to send us to the Troll Court. Because somebody imagined I might be the perfect person to help with a certain wild and crazy plan of Their Majesties' concoction. They want to restore the lost city of Farringale. I can only say that I heartily approve. There is the tiny problem of how, of course; but who better to dig up the truth than the Society’s most colourful agents? Off questing we go, armed with a long list of questions, two winning smiles (well, three, if you count the Baron’s — and who wouldn’t?) and a certain Dappledok pup.

Marisha’s time is running out. She’s already lost her family to the sleeping plague, and she fears she’ll be next. Penniless and desperate for protection, Marisha is forced to accept a job as apprentice to the notorious koldunya, the sorceress Baba Zima. But Baba Zima is renowned for being both clever and cruel. And most difficult of all is her current apprentice, Olena, who wants nothing to do with Marisha. Despite her fears and Olena’s cold demeanor, Marisha finds herself drawn into the magical world of koldunry and delves further into Olena’s research—a cure for the sleeping plague.

Therapy, you say? Sign up Marly, the angry ex-Unseelie-fae-queen. Or how about Sasha, the bitter exiled-Unseelie-fae-king? And definitely Ruby, the mortal bartender who lost her heart when she found her memories of March, the unicorn shifter she loved. A good therapist would say learn to live with the consequences of choices, but Ruby isn't ready to accept that a choice she didn't even know she made landed March as the prisoner of the Seelie fae court. And Marly and Sasha have some feelings about reclaiming the throne of the Unseelie court.

I haven't heard from my mother in six years—which is why I was surprised to receive a summons from her. The peremptory kind. With nothing but a set of map coordinates to guide me, what exactly was I to expect? The short answer? Trouble, for Mother Dearest is in rather a lot of it. And like daughter, like mother, for there’s a shiny artefact in the offing, and only a few gigantic lindworms in the way. Who isn’t up for a minor little challenge like that?