Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology

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A stand-alone fantasy tale from Seanan McGuire's Alex Award-winning Wayward Children series, which began in the Alex, Hugo, Nebula, and Locus...

Ragnarök retells the finale of Norse mythology. A story of the destruction of life on this planet and the end of the gods themselves. Ju...

This collection of classic stories delves into the fascinating lore of Norse mythology to reveal the tales of Odin, Thor, Freya, and more. Co...

This is the story that came before, when Britain was just a Shadowland. We grow up with the Legend of King Arthur, but where did he come ...

A king who was a fantastic hunter one day got himself lost in the forest. Unable to find his way back home, an old woman appeared and said sh...

There lived an older couple with one son, Martin. When the husband died, he left behind only a small amount of money for his wife and Martin....

Beatrix Potters charming stories have enchanted children for over a hundred years. This collection includes eighteen favorite tales about Pet...

Originally written in Icelandic in the thirteenth century AD by an anonymous author, The Story of The Volsungs is a legendary saga based on N...

What are myths? How have they evolved? And why do we still so desperately need them?The history of myth is the history of humanity; our stori...

The Dragon of the North is an Estonian fairy tale of a terrible dragon who devoured all in his path on his way from the north. One brave man ...

When three poor soldiers found themselves unable to live on their meager pay, they decided to try to desert the army. The three men are force...

The Prince of Air was raised to fear love and distrust women. This all changes the moment he sees Princess Rosalie, and he kidnaps her and hi...

After losing his beloved wife, a king, who was also a wizard, sets off on a voyage to foreign lands, as he can't stand to be reminded of his ...

There once was a fisherman who sold all of his catches to the King. One day, the fisherman caught a golden crab, which he set aside instead o...

There once was a princess lost in a forest, terribly distraught, who stumbled upon a talking iron stove in the middle of the forest. The stov...

One day while a prince was riding through a meadow he came across an old woman trapped in a ditch. The prince rescued the old woman and assis...

It's never been easy to be a hero. When Beowulf arrives at Hrothgar's hall, he discovers that the hall is beset by Grendel, an evil creature...

The Ology of Isms is a Nigerian twist on Hans Christian Anderson's classic fairy tale "The Emperor's New Clothes," written by Nigerian playwr...

The Prince and the Pauper represents Mark Twain's first attempt at historical fiction. The book, set in 1547, tells the story of two young bo...

The teacher, Patrick Healy, traveled around the world, talked with people in different places, and collected around half thousand myths, lege...

Fairies play a large role in the lives of Prince Saphir and Serpentine and their families. The fairies place magical mirrors in the rooms of ...

A stunningly rendered mystical novel, set in the remote mountains of Mexico in the 1950s, illuminates the power of an unlikely friendship tha...

There once was a young shepherd who one day discovers a wounded giant. Although at first frightened, he decides to care for the giant who sho...

Ferko, a handsome young man, was born into a very poor family with very wicked brothers. Because the family is so poor, the parents have to s...

A king and queen who have long had everything they desire except a child, are finally graced with one but are immediately faced with tragedy....

Prince Ring was a prince not as adventurous as most. But one day, while out hunting, he finds a beautiful golden ring on the antlers of a dee...

There was a family of three brothers. The older two were very intelligent and much beloved by their parents; the youngest however was conside...

A widowed peasant man was left to raise his two twin children, a boy and a girl. He tried his best but nothing seemed to go right without a w...

A dragon who flies out of a magical book; one whose purr quiets a fussy baby; another who eats an entire pack of tame hunting-hippopotomuses:...

This volume contains two publications by W. Scott-Elliot, namely The Story of Atlantis and The Lost Lemuria. A theosophist and believer of ...

Mystical espionage agency vs. Lovecraftian horrors. Jules was born with a gift, but until now, he's only used it for small and selfish reaso...

The night before his fifth birthday, a young boy who can't wait to grow up receives a visit from the Birthday Dinosaur. Together they fly off...

Young Trot and the old captain, peg-legged Cap'n Bill, might seem like odd friends, but they are constant companions and Cap'n Bill taught he...

Under The Sunset is a fairy tale written by the famous Bram Stoker, writer of Dracula. This little tale is about a land described as 'under t...

Young Zaya was very sad and lonely when her mother died, but she eventually found solace in the company of birds, who proved to be her only f...

Two children, Twinkle and Chubbins, are lost in the Great Forest when they encounter the evil tuxix. The tuxix casts a spell on Twinkle and C...

One day a young girl, Trot, encounters a strange young boy with a big umbrella. She learns his name is Button Bright and he uses this umbrell...

Twinkle and Chubbins is a collection of short children's stories written by L. Frank Baum, but published under the pen name Laura Bancroft. T...

Alphege was born the son of a King, whose mother died in childbirth. His father mourned for several years, but eventually remarried to a beau...

In his debut novel, Tim Slover offers the real story behind Santa Claus, separating fact from legend and revealing the truth behind many long...

A collection of four traditional Persian tales - The Cat and the Mouse, The Son of the Soap Seller, The King's Treasure, and The King and the...

Big Klaus and Little Klaus lived in the same village, but where Little Klaus only had one horse, Big Klaus had four. Little Klaus lent his on...

Hermod and Havdor were foster brother and sister, raised by a King and Queen, and very close. They long had plans to wed each other when they...

There was an old couple who were not able to have children and so they constantly prayed to be blessed with one -- even one the size of a haz...

The Island of Yew is divided into five kingdoms, the central of which, Spor, is a place ravaged by crimes and robbers. One day, a young girl,...

A village was being plagued by a witch in the form of a hawk and three brothers tried to stop her. The older two failed, but the youngest was...

Shortly after the queen and her new husband are married, he is forced to leave to fight in a war. He advises her that she must always remain ...

The miller had always led a very prosperous life, but one day found himself down on his luck and without any money. While he is fretting, a n...

The King and Queen, getting older in years, found it important that their son, Prince Sigurd, find a lady to marry. His father had a certain ...