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    • The Lost Bookshop

      Evie Woods

      Fictie en literatuur **Evie Woods' stunning new novel The Story Collector is available now** The Echo of Old Books meets The Lost Apothecary in this evocative and charming novel full of mystery and secrets. ‘The thing about books,’ she said ‘is that they help you to imagine a life bigger and better than you could ever dream of.’ On a quiet street in Dublin, a lost bookshop is waiting to be found… For too long, Opaline, Martha and Henry have been the side characters in their own lives. But when a vanishing bookshop casts its spell, these three unsuspecting strangers will discover that their own stories are every bit as extraordinary as the ones found in the pages of their beloved books. And by unlocking the secrets of the shelves, they find themselves transported to a world of wonder… where nothing is as it seems. Readers have fallen in love with The Lost Bookshop: ‘Beautifully written and captures the wonder and awe that a story can bring to its reader…a delightful story for any book lover

    • Hera

      Jennifer Saint

      Fictie en literatuur The enthralling tale of a powerful Greek goddess maligned in both myth and ancient history, as told by Sunday Times bestselling author Jennifer Saint . 'An exceptional achievement' ELODIE HARPER 'A very special novel' COSTANZA CASATI 'The essential mythological book of the decade' NIKITA GILL When Hera, immortal goddess and daughter of the ancient Titan Cronus, helps her brother Zeus to overthrow their tyrannical father, she dreams of ruling at his side. As they establish their reign on Mount Olympus, Hera suspects that Zeus might be just as ruthless and cruel as the father they betrayed. She was always born to rule, but must she lose herself in perpetuating this cycle of violence and cruelty? Or can she find a way to forge a better world? Often portrayed as the jealous wife or the wicked stepmother, this retelling captures the many sides of Hera, vengeful when she needs to be but also compassionate and most importantly, an all-powerful queen to the gods. More praise for HERA: 'A thri

    • Golden Crown: A Young Adult Fantasy Romance

      M. Lynn

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels A rebellious queen. A dying king.  Etta once thought she wanted to kill Alexandre. Now, she will do anything to save him.  She never wanted to be a queen, never thought of restoring her long-dead kingdom. Bela is in ruins, destroyed by years of abandonment and a recent battle, but still, it is the only safe place for her people.  La Dame lurks on the border in Dracon, waiting for her revenge.  In Gaule, magic folk are hunted and punished for their Belaen heritage.  The magic folk crave peace.  A trip into Gaule brings Etta face to face with the one person who can destroy her with one simple act: dying.  No longer tied to Alex by magic, his death should mean nothing to her.  As she learns more about who she truly is and the legacy of her family, she's forced to answer three questions.  Can she save the king of Gaule?  Can he be trusted if she does?  And what will it mean for her people if she finds herself unable to let go of him a

    • The Moor's Last Sigh

      Salman Rushdie

      Fictie en literatuur 'Salman Rushdie's greatest novel' Sunday Times Moraes 'Moor' Zogoiby is the last in line of a crooked and fantastical dynasty of spice merchants and crime lords from Cochin. He is also a compulsive storyteller and an exile. As we travel with him on a route that takes him from India to Spain, he spins his labyrinthine family tale of mad passions and volcanic family hatreds. But does the India of his parents - populated by extravagant artists, piratical gatekeepers and mysterious lost paintings - still exist? And will he ever discover what became of his fiery and tempestuous mother? Moraes' epic quest to uncover the truth of the past is a love story to a vanishing world, and also its last hurrah. **One of the BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World**

    • Odyssey

      Stephen Fry

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels READ THE FINAL BOOK IN STEPHEN FRY’S ACCLAIMED INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING GREEK MYTHS SERIES TELLING THE STORY OF THE ODYSSEY CAN A HERO FIND HIS WAY HOME? The most famous heroic story of all time, Odyssey is chock full of monsters, murder, maelstroms, gods, giants, wit, wisdom – and the most cunning hero of them all: Odysseus 'Outstandingly entertaining quartet of books . . . Fry breathes contemporary relevance into these ancient tales . . . H is wry sense of humour and natural gift for storytelling make for a highly engaging read' Observer ---- Setting sail, hero Odysseus dreams of lying in the arms of his beloved wife Penelope, and of teaching his son Telemachus a warrior’s ways. However, gods toy with the desires of little mortals. Angered by this upstart’s presumption, Poseidon – God of the ocean realms – curses our hero to wander the seas for ten long years. Encountering one-eyed giants, six-headed monsters, terrible storms, titanic whirlpools, hypnotic sirens, sedu

    • City of Ruin

      Charissa Weaks

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels The night the Prince of the East razed her village, Raina Bloodgood's life changed forever. Forced into someone else's war—and into the arms of the Witch Collector, Alexus Thibault—Raina discovered that everything she believed was wrong, and that she was capable of far more than anyone imagined. Now, the Prince of the East has taken the Frost King as a pawn in his war against the Summerlands, causing Alexus's life to hang in the balance. To thwart the prince's endgame and prevent the Tiressian empire from returning to an age of gods, Raina, Alexus, and a band of Northlanders race against the sands of time to reach a mystical desert land where merciless assassins lurk around every corner. In the midst of tragedy, Raina and Alexus fight to stay together and alive, all while a nefarious presence follows them straight to the jeweled gates of the Summerland queen's citadel—the City of Ruin. With much to fear, it's the terror of a past she shouldn't remember that Raina cannot cast fro

    • A Song to Drown Rivers

      Ann Liang

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels A Good Morning America Book Club Pick • An October 2024 Indie Next Pick • An October 2024 LibraryReads Pick “Exquisite and devastating. It won’t fail to move you.” —Shelley Parker-Chan, #1 bestselling author of She Who Became the Sun Inspired by the legend of Xishi, one of the famous Four Beauties of Ancient China, A Song to Drown Rivers is an epic novel steeped in myth about womanhood, war, sacrifice, and love against all odds as the fate of two kingdoms hangs in a delicate balance. Her beauty hides a deadly purpose. Xishi’s beauty is seen as a blessing to the villagers of Yue—convinced that the best fate for a girl is to marry well and support her family. When Xishi draws the attention of the famous young military advisor, Fanli, he presents her with a rare opportunity: to use her beauty as a weapon. One that could topple the rival neighboring kingdom of Wu, improve the lives of her people, and avenge her sister’s murder. All she has to do is infiltrate the enemy p

    • Mythos

      Stephen Fry

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels STEP INTO ANOTHER WORLD - OF MAGIC, MAYHEM, MONSTERS AND MANIACAL GODS - IN STEPHEN FRY'S MOMENTOUS SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, MYTHOS 'A romp through the lives of ancient Greek gods. Fry is at his story-telling best . . . the gods will be pleased' Times Discover Stephen Fry's magnificent retelling of the greatest myths and legends ever told . . . ___________ No one loves and quarrels, desires and deceives as boldly or brilliantly as Greek gods and goddesses. In Stephen Fry's vivid retelling, we gaze in wonder as wise Athena is born from the cracking open of the great head of Zeus and follow doomed Persephone into the dark and lonely realm of the Underworld. We shiver in fear when Pandora opens her jar of evil torments and watch with joy as the legendary love affair between Eros and Psyche unfolds. Mythos captures these extraordinary myths for our modern age - in all their dazzling and deeply human relevance. If you're enthralled by the magic of Greek mythology you'll love Fry's latest b

    • American Gods

      Neil Gaiman

      Fictie en literatuur AN ACCLAIMED, EMMY-NOMINATED TV SERIES ON AMAZON PRIME VIDEO WINNER OF THE HUGO, LOCUS AND BRAM STOKER AWARDS 'To give him his full title: Neil Gaiman, Architect of Worlds, Svengali of Plot, Shaman of Character, Exploder of Cliché, Master Craftsman of Style, Dreamer Laureate of the Republic of Letters' DAVID MITCHELL 'Original, engrossing, and endlessly inventive' GEORGE R.R. MARTIN 'Brilliant and unique' GUARDIAN --- 'This is about the soul of America, the idea that everyone came here from somewhere' NEIL GAIMAN --- After three years in prison, Shadow Moon is free to go home. But hours before his release, his beloved wife is killed in a freak accident. Numbly, he boards a plane where he meets an enigmatic stranger who seems to know Shadow and claims to be an ancient god - and king of America. Together they embark on a profoundly strange road trip across the USA, encountering a kaleidoscopic cast of characters along the way. But all around them a storm of unnatural proportions is gat

    • Heroes

      Stephen Fry

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels IMAGINE SANDALS ON YOUR FEET, A SWORD IN YOUR HAND, HOT SUN BEATING DOWN ON YOUR BRONZE HELMET . . . ENTER THE WORLD OF STEPHEN FRY'S SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, HEROES 'An odyssey through Greek mythology. Brilliant . . . all hail Stephen Fry' DAIL MAIL _________ Few mere mortals have ever embarked on such bold and heart-stirring adventures, overcome myriad monstrous perils, or outwitted scheming vengeful gods, quite as stylishly and triumphantly as Greek heroes. In this companion to his bestselling Mythos , Stephen Fry brilliantly retells these dramatic, funny, tragic and timeless tales. Join Jason aboard the Argo as he quests for the Golden Fleece. See Atalanta - who was raised by bears - outrun any man before being tricked with golden apples. Witness wily Oedipus solve the riddle of the Sphinx and discover how Bellerophon captures the winged horse Pegasus to help him slay the monster Chimera. Filled with white-knuckle chases and battles, impossible puzzles and riddles, acts of base co

    • The Ocean at the End of the Lane

      Neil Gaiman

      Fictie en literatuur THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 'BOOK OF THE YEAR' AN ACCLAIMED WEST END THEATRE PRODUCTION ***** 'Neil Gaiman's entire body of work is a feat of elegant sorcery. He writes with such assurance and originality that the reader has no choice but to surrender to a waking dream' ARMISTEAD MAUPIN 'Some books just swallow you up, heart and soul' JOANNE HARRIS 'Summons both the powerlessness and wonder of childhood, and the complicated landscape of memory and forgetting' GUARDIAN --- 'My favourite response to this book is when people say, 'My childhood was nothing like that - and it was as if I was reading about me' NEIL GAIMAN --- This is what he remembers, as he sits by the ocean at the end of the lane: A dead man on the back seat of the car, and warm milk at the farmhouse. An ancient little girl, and an old woman who saw the moon being made. A beautiful housekeeper with a monstrous smile. And dark forces woken that were best left undisturbed. They are memories hard to believe, waiting at the edges

    • Troy

      Stephen Fry

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels AN EPIC BATTLE THAT LASTED TEN YEARS. A LEGENDARY STORY THAT HAS SURVIVED THOUSANDS. 'An inimitable retelling of the siege of Troy . . . Fry's narrative, artfully humorous and rich in detail, breathes life and contemporary relevance into these ancient tales' OBSERVER 'Stephen Fry has done it again. Well written and super storytelling' 5***** READER REVIEW ________ 'Troy. The most marvellous kingdom in all the world. The Jewel of the Aegean. Glittering Ilion, the city that rose and fell not once but twice . . .' When Helen, the beautiful Greek queen, is kidnapped by the Trojan prince Paris, the most legendary war of all time begins. Watch in awe as a thousand ships are launched against the great city of Troy. Feel the fury of the battleground as the Trojans stand resolutely against Greek might for an entire decade. And witness the epic climax - the wooden horse, delivered to the city of Troy in a masterclass of deception by the Greeks . . . In Stephen Fry's exceptional retelling of our

    • The Essex Serpent

      Sarah Perry

      Fictie en literatuur * THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER* Now an Apple TV series starring Claire Danes and Tom Hiddleston Overall Book of the Year and Fiction Book of the Year at the British Book Awards 2017 (Nibbies) Longlisted for the 2017 Women's Prize for Fiction The Waterstones Book of the Year 2016 Shortlisted for the 2016 Costa Novel Award London, 1893. When Cora Seaborne's controlling husband dies, she steps into her new life as a widow with as much relief as sadness. Along with her son Francis - a curious, obsessive boy - she leaves town for Essex, in the hope that fresh air and open space will provide refuge. On arrival, they hear rumours that the mythical Essex Serpent, once said to roam the marshes claiming lives, has returned to the coastal parish of Aldwinter. Cora, a keen amateur naturalist, is enthralled, convinced that what the locals think is a magical beast may be a yet-undiscovered species. As she sets out on its trail, she is introduced to William Ransome, Aldwinter's vicar, who

    • Odyssee

      Stephen Fry

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels Na het internationale succes van Mythos , Helden en Troje vertelt Stephen Fry in dit laatste deel van zijn serie over de Griekse mythologie met zichtbaar schrijfplezier en zijn kenmerkende onderkoelde humor het verhaal van een van de beroemdste werken uit de klassieke oudheid: Homerus’ Odyssee . We volgen Odysseus nadat hij de gevallen stad Troje heeft verlaten. Tien lange jaren is hij onderweg naar huis, naar zijn vrouw Penelope op het eiland Ithaca. Onderweg vecht hij tegen monsters, moet hij verleidingen van godinnen weerstaan en lijdt hij onder de vloek van Poseidon. Lukt het hem om zijn weg terug te vinden?

    • De held met de duizend gezichten

      Joseph Campbell

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels Ontdek de mythen die ons leven hebben vormgegeven opnieuw, in het boek dat miljoenen lezers inspireert en bekend staat als 'de bijbel van Hollywood', en kies je eigen heldenreis. Joseph Campbell laat je in dit boek kennismaken met de held met de duizend gezichten. Een held gaat op pad, wordt op de proef gesteld, vervult uitdagende opdrachten en keert terug naar huis om zijn overwinningen te vieren. De reis van de held is een universeel motief van avontuur en transformatie dat door vrijwel alle mythische en religieuze tradities van de wereld loopt. Niet alleen in films, boeken en series zie je deze archetypische elementen terug, maar ook in je eigen leven. Campbell laat zien hoe talloze verschillende hoofdrolspelers door de eeuwen heen eenzelfde verhaal vertellen en je zo antwoorden bieden op het raadsel van het leven. De held met de duizend gezichten inspireert al generaties lang mensen om de mythen die je leven vormgeven opnieuw te ontdekken en een eigen heldenreis te kiezen. Sinds h

    • Troje

      Stephen Fry

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels Met zijn bestsellers Mythos en Helden heeft Stephen Fry de Griekse mythen weer naar onze tijd gehaald. Nu waagt hij zich met zijn derde mythe-boek aan het verhaal van de Trojaanse Oorlog. Nadat Paris de beeldschone Helena heeft weggekaapt naar Troje, trekken de Grieken met een vloot van duizend schepen ten strijde tegen de Trojanen. Het is het begin van een huiveringwekkende strijd, een wrede belegering, die maar liefst tien jaar zal duren. Troje is het klassieke verhaal waarin heldendom en haat, liefde en verdriet, wraak en spijt, hoop en wanhoop samenkomen. In deze grootse mythe wordt de mens tot op het bot ontleed.

    • Unfinished Tales

      J. R. R. Tolkien

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels This fascinating collection of stories, which continue the tales of The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion and contains an alternative version of The Children of Hurin. Unfinished Tales is a collection of narratives ranging in time from the Elder Days of Middle-earth to the end of the War of the Ring, and provides those who have read The Lord of the Rings with a whole collection of background and new stories from the twentieth century’s most acclaimed popular author. The book concentrates on the realm of Middle-earth and comprises such elements as Gandalf’s lively account of how it was that he came to send the Dwarves to the celebrated party at Bag-End, the emergence of the sea-god Ulmo before the eyes of Tuor on the coast of Beleriand, and an exact description of the military organization of the Riders of Rohan. Unfinished Tales also contains the only story about the long ages of Numenor before its downfall, and all that is known about such matters as the Five Wizards, the Pa

    • Griekse mythen

      Imme Dros

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels Herakles en de Augiassstal; Iason, Medeia en het Gulden Vlies; Daidalos en Ikaros; Ariadne, Theseus en het labyrint; Midas, Orfeus, Narkissos, Eros en Psyche, Orestes en Elektra, Antigone, Oidipous. Het zijn de mythologische figuren van wie iedereen heeft gehoord en van wie iedereen het verhaal nou eens precies zou willen kennen. Dat kan op een zeer ontspannen en aangename manier met de prachtige hervertellingen van Imme Dros. Dit heerlijke leesboek is tegelijk een fantastisch naslagwerk, dankzij de uitvoerige namenlijst, familiestambomen en landkaarten.

    • The Priory of the Orange Tree

      Samantha Shannon

      Fictie en literatuur THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A world divided. A queendom without an heir. An ancient enemy awakens. 'Epic' Guardian 'Majestic' Daily Mail 'The new Game of Thrones' Stylist An enthralling, epic fantasy about a world on the brink of war with dragons - and the women who must lead the fight to save it. The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction – but assassins are getting closer to her door. Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. Though she has risen to the position of lady-in-waiting, she is loyal to a hidden society of mages. Ead keeps a watchful eye on Sabran, secretly protecting her with forbidden magic. Across the dark sea, Tané has trained to be a dragonrider since she was a child, but is forced to make a choice that could see her life unravel. Meanwhile, the divided East and West refuse to parley, and forces of chaos are rising from their sleep

    • Het verhaal van Kullervo

      J. R. R. Tolkien

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels Het allereerste verhaal dat J.R.R. Tolkien schreef op drieëntwintigjarige leeftijd nu voor het eerst in Nederlandse vertaling Het verhaal van Kullervo gaat over een gedoemde jongen. Kullervo, zoon van Kalervo, is een ongelukkige weesjongen met bovennatuurlijke krachten en een tragisch lot en is misschien wel het meest duistere en tragische personage dat Tolkien ooit heeft geschapen. Kullervo is grootgebracht in de hoeve van de duistere magiër Untamo, die zijn vader vermoordde, zijn moeder ontvoerde en hem drie keer probeert te doden. Kullervo overleeft door de liefde van zijn tweelingzus Wanona en wordt beschermd door de magische krachten van de zwarte hond Musti. Wanneer Kullervo als slaaf wordt verkocht, zweert hij wraak op de tovenaar. Het verhaal van Kullervo was volgens Tolkien ‘de kiem’ van zijn ‘pogingen om zelf legenden te schrijven’. Dit bijzondere boek wordt nu voor het eerst in Nederlandse vertaling gepubliceerd, en bevat naast notities van de auteur ook Tolkiens

    • These Hollow Vows

      Lexi Ryan

      Fictie en literatuur ' Sexy, surprising, and full of secrets' Stephanie Garber, #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of the Caraval series A heart is a dangerous thing to steal. AN INSTANT BOOKTOK SENSATION Cruel Prince meets A Court of Thorns and Roses in this sexy, action-packed fantasy about a girl who is caught between two treacherous faerie courts and their dangerously seductive princes. Brie would do anything before making a deal with the Fae; death is better than their vicious schemes. But when her sister is taken by the sadistic king of the Unseelie court, there is nothing Brie wouldn't do to get her back-including making a deal with the king himself to steal three magical relics from the rival Seelie court. Gaining unfettered access to the Seelie court is easier said than done. Brie's only choice is to pose as a potential bride for the Seelie Prince, Ronan-a prince who's not quite as wicked as she once thought. Unwilling to let her heart distract her, she accepts help from a band of Unseelie misfit

    • The Celestine Prophecy

      James Redfield

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels The #1 bestselling phenomenon with millions of copies sold around the world -- now with a guide to creating your own Celestine Prophecy experience. You have never read a book like this before--a book that comes along once in a lifetime to change lives forever. In the rain forests of Peru, an ancient manuscript has been discovered. Within its pages are 9 key insights into life itself -- insights each human being is predicted to grasp sequentially; one insight, then another, as we move toward a completely spiritual culture on Earth. Drawing on ancient wisdom, it tells you how to make connections among the events happening in your life right now and lets you see what is going to happen to you in the years to come. The story it tells is a gripping one of adventure and discovery, but it is also a guidebook that has the power to crystallize your perceptions of why you are where you are in life and to direct your steps with a new energy and optimism as you head into tomorrow. Praise for The

    • Eternal Destiny

      Chrissy Peebles

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels Sarah is forced to face the reality of what it means to be an Immortal. Her powers are unstable and Victor must guide her through the process. Sarah also learns King Taggert is slowing dying and Victor will soon take over his title as ‘King of the Immortals’. But a dangerous adversary will stop at nothing to win, and Sarah knows Ethano must be stopped at all costs. Sarah’s plan of marrying Victor to obtain the ruby ring is starting to backfire as she starts to develop genuine feelings for her warrior king. While trying to fight the attraction she feels toward her immortal husband, she fights to save the ones she loves.   Book Trailer for Eternal Vows (Book 1) - http://youtu.be/n_w-eZwPJbA Warning: sexual situations  

    • Jonathan Livingston Seagull

      Richard Bach

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels Experience Jonathan Livingston Seagull ’s timeless and inspirational message like never before in the new complete edition of this philosophical classic, perfect for readers of all ages—now with a fourth part of Jonathan’s journey, as well as last words from author 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.

    • These Twisted Bonds

      Lexi Ryan

      Fictie en literatuur 'Sexy, surprising and full of secrets' Stephanie Garber My night. My darkness. My power. THE SPELLBINDING CONCLUSION TO THE STUNNING FANTASY ROMANCE THESE HOLLOW VOWS . After Abriella's sister was sold to the fae, she thought life couldn't get any worse. But when she suddenly finds herself caught in a web of lies of her own making ­- loving two princes and trusting neither - things are not quite as clear as she once thought. As civil war wages in the Court of Darkness, Brie finds herself unable to choose a side. How can she know where she stands when she doesn't even know herself anymore? In this darkly romantic thrill ride, the more Faerie is torn apart from the inside, the clearer it becomes that prophecies don't lie and Brie has a role to play in the fate of this magical realm - whether she likes it or not. READERS LOVE LEXI RYAN 'An amazing conclusion' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A beautifully broken and epic fantasy' Carrie Ann Ryan 'I adored this. It literally had me crying , not because

    • Stardust

      Neil Gaiman

      Fictie en literatuur A FAIRY TALE FOR EVERYONE. 'Beyond all the borders that divide us, there is a place of infinite possibilities and pure magic. I think of Neil Gaiman as a writer who wears the key to that land around his neck - the key to Storyland' ELIF SHAFAK 'Gaiman describes the indescribable' SUSANNA CLARKE 'A tonic for these turbulent times' IRISH TIMES THE ACCLAIMED, ENCHANTING FILM ADAPTATION STARS ROBERT DE NIRO, CLAIRE DANES, RUPERT EVERETT, MICHELLE PFEIFFER AND MANY MORE FAVOURITES... --- 'I wanted to write a story that would feel, to the reader, like something he or she had always known' NEIL GAIMAN --- At the dawn of the Victorian era, life moves leisurely in the sleepy village of Wall. Young Tristran Thorn has lost his heart to the beautiful Victoria Forester and, to win her love, vows to bring her a star they see fall from the night sky. It is an oath that sends him over the town's ancient wall and into the mysterious land of Faerie - a world that is dangerous and strange beyond imagini

    • The Sagas of the Icelanders

      Jane Smiley

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels In Iceland, the age of the Vikings is also known as the Saga Age. A unique body of medieval literature, the Sagas rank with the world’s great literary treasures – as epic as Homer, as deep in tragedy as Sophocles, as engagingly human as Shakespeare. Set around the turn of the last millennium, these stories depict with an astonishingly modern realism the lives and deeds of the Norse men and women who first settled in Iceland and of their descendants, who ventured farther west to Greenland and, ultimately, North America. Sailing as far from the archetypal heroic adventure as the long ships did from home, the Sagas are written with psychological intensity, peopled by characters with depth, and explore perennial human issues like love, hate, fate and freedom.

    • Ghost Fire

      Wilbur Smith & Tom Harper

      Fictie en literatuur BOOK 17 IN THE EPIC HISTORICAL SAGA OF THE COURTNEY FAMILY, FROM INTERNATIONAL SENSATION WILBUR SMITH 'Best historical novelist' - Stephen King 'A master storyteller' - Sunday Times 'Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared' - The Times 'No one does adventure quite like Smith' - Daily Mirror BETRAYED BY BLOOD. BOUND BY FATE. Inseparable since birth, Theo and Connie Courtney are torn apart by the tragic death of their parents. Theo, wracked with guilt, seeks salvation in combat, joining the British in the war against the French and Indian army. On a personal mission he meets the beautiful, innocent Abigail, with whom he falls madly in love. But when their tryst is discovered, Theo is left outcast in the wilderness, desperately fighting for his life. Determined to reclaim his honour and save Abigail, Theo does whatever it takes to survive. Connie, believing herself abandoned by her brother, and abused and brutalised by a series of corrupt guardians, makes

    • The Snow Child

      Eowyn Ivey

      Fictie en literatuur A bewitching tale of heartbreak and hope set in 1920s Alaska, Eowyn Ivey's THE SNOW CHILD was a top ten bestseller in hardback and paperback, and went on to be a Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Alaska, the 1920s. Jack and Mabel have staked everything on a fresh start in a remote homestead, but the wilderness is a stark place, and Mabel is haunted by the baby she lost many years before. When a little girl appears mysteriously on their land, each is filled with wonder, but also foreboding: is she what she seems, and can they find room in their hearts for her? Written with the clarity and vividness of the Russian fairy tale from which it takes its inspiration, The Snow Child is an instant classic.

    • Chocolat

      Joanne Harris

      Fictie en literatuur 'A feel-good book of the first order. One to curl up with... Read it' OBSERVER In the small French village of Lansquenet, nothing much has changed in a hundred years. Then an exotic stranger, Vianne Rocher, blows in on the changing wind with her small daughter, and opens a chocolate boutique directly opposite the church. Soon the villagers cannot keep away, for Vianne can divine their most hidden desires. But it's the beginning of Lent, the season of abstinence, and Father Reynaud denounces her as a serious moral danger to his flock. Perhaps even a witch... 'Sensuous and thought-provoking... subtle and brilliant' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Is this the best book ever written? Truly excellent' LITERARY REVIEW 'Moody and atmospheric... a richly textured tale' INDEPENDENT

    • To Tame A Fae

      Mila Young

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels The spell that bound her fate to their realm has unleashed its crippling curse. She's the only thing standing between them and total destruction... I can't control my powers or the brooding princes who won't let me out of their sight. And I can't keep my secrets safe for long. Which scares me as much as the dark pasts haunting my warrior princes. I shouldn't want them by my side, but I do. I need them, especially here among the fae court, a dangerous place with even more enemies hiding in plain sight...and among them, I fear my own parents stand waiting to end my life. Not that any of that will matter if I can't get my powers under control. They've already cost me so much and put us all in great danger. With time running out to save one of my own from becoming a cursed creature, I'll have to rely on my erratic powers and my bond with the princes to let us live to fight another day. But with every win, another shadow befalls us. Our odds of coming out of this alive grow less by the day

    • Grimms Märchen

      The Brothers Grimm, Wilhelm Carl Grimm & Jürgen Schulze

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels Ausgabe in HD Neunte, neu überarbeitete Auflage - Alle Märchen auf Hochdeutsch - Mit Bilderverzeichnis und 103 vollfarbigen Bildern. Dieses Buch beinhaltet alle vollendeten Märchen der Gebrüder Jakob und Wilhelm Grimm der veröffentlichten Originalausgaben 1 bis 6 von 1812 bis 1850. Mit vier aktiv verlinkten Inhaltsverzeichnissen: - Die bekanntesten Märchen in alphabetischer Übersicht - Alle Märchen in alphabetischer Übersicht - Die Märchen geordnet nach Reihenfolge der Erstveröffentlichung - Bilderverzeichnis Neben den allseits bekannten und beliebten Klassikern wie Rapunzel, Schneewittchen, Aschenputtel, Hänsel und Gretel oder Das Rotkäppchen finden sich hier auch unbekanntere und teilweise zusätzlich auf Original-Mundart vorliegende Märchen wie Das Dietmarsische Lügenmärchen, Der Bärenhäuter oder Prinzessin Mäusehaut. Alle Märchen auf Original-Mundart liegen auch auf Hochdeutsch vor. Die in Kassel aufbewahrten Handexemplare der Brüder Grimm mit wertvollen hands

    • De tijgervrouw van Galina

      Téa Obreht

      Fictie en literatuur Tijd: het heden. Plaats: een Balkanland, verwoest door jarenlange conflicten. Natalia, een jonge arts, is op een missie naar een weeshuis om er kinderen te vaccineren. Onderweg krijgt ze het bericht dat haar geliefde grootvader is overleden, in een veldhospitaal ver weg en onder onduidelijke omstandigheden. Hij was arts, net als Natalia, en ze herinnert zich hoe hij haar vroeger altijd betoverde met zijn verhalen, doorspekt met lokale mythes en legenden, zoals die van de zwervende “doodloze” man. Haar grootvader was een zeer rationeel mens, maar toch raakt ze ervan overtuigd dat hij zijn laatste dagen doorbracht met het zoeken naar deze vagebond, die claimde onsterfelijk te zijn. Terwijl Natalia worstelt met die gedachte, stuit ze op een aanwijzing in haar favoriete roman, The Jungle Book van Kipling, die haar leidt naar het ongelooflijke verhaal van de tijgervrouw van Galina. Obreht maakt royaal gebruik van de rijke folklore van de Balkan en weeft een veelkleurig tapijt dat het r

    • The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

      N. K. Jemisin

      Fictie en literatuur The debut novel from the triple Hugo Award-winning N. K. Jemisin, author of The Fifth Season ***WINNER of the Locus Award for Best First Novel*** ***WINNER of the RT Reviewer's Choice Award*** ***Shortlisted for the Tiptree, the Crawford, the Nebula, the Hugo, the World Fantasy, the David Gemmell and the Goodreads Readers' Choice Awards*** Yeine Darr is an outcast from the barbarian north. But when her mother dies under mysterious circumstances, she is summoned to the majestic city of Sky - a palace above the clouds where gods' and mortals' lives are intertwined. There, to her shock, Yeine is named one of the potential heirs to the king. But the throne of the Hundred Thousand Kingdoms is not easily won, and Yeine is thrust into a vicious power struggle with a pair of cousins she never knew she had. As she fights for her life, she draws ever closer to the secrets of her mother's death and her family's bloody history. But it's not just mortals who have secrets worth hiding and Yeine wil

    • The Ocean at the End of the Lane

      Neil Gaiman

      Fictie en literatuur A brilliantly imaginative and poignant fairy tale from the modern master of wonder and terror, The Ocean at the End of the Lane is Neil Gaiman’s first new novel for adults since his #1 New York Times bestseller Anansi Boys. This bewitching and harrowing tale of mystery and survival, and memory and magic, makes the impossible all too real...

    • Odysseus

      Simone Kramer

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels Nadat Troje is gevallen, keren de Grieken huiswaarts. Voor Odysseus, koning van Ithaka, gaan er tien jaren voorbij voor hij na talloze omzwervingen weer voet aan land zet op zijn eiland. En dat is geen dag te vroeg, want meer dan honderd mannen dingen naar de hand van zijn vrouw en eten al zijn voorraden op. Tijdens zijn jarenlange omzwervingen moet Odysseus heel wat doorstaan. Hij ontsnapt met zijn manschappen ternauwernood aan een wrede Kykloop, en hij wordt door de tovenares Kirke naar het dodenrijk gestuurd. Hij moet langs de Sirenen zien te varen, die elk schip op de klippen doen slaan. Hij verliest zijn vloot en uiteindelijk ook zijn eigen schip, en dreigt in de grot van de nimf Kalypso de tijd te vergeten...

    • Norse Mythology

      Neil Gaiman

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels From the #1 New York Times bestselling author and “one of the modern masters of fantasy writing,” (Huffington Post) a dazzling, witty telling of the Norse myths. "A lively, funny, and very human rendition of Thor the thunder god, his father Odin, and the dark-hearted trickster Loki (plus countless other gods and monsters)." — Petra Mayer, NPR Neil Gaiman, long inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical realms of his fiction, presents a bravura rendition of the Norse gods and their world from their origin though their upheaval in Ragnarok. In Norse Mythology, Gaiman stays true to the myths in envisioning the major Norse pantheon: Odin, the highest of the high, wise, daring, and cunning; Thor, Odin’s son, incredibly strong yet not the wisest of gods; and Loki—son of a giant—blood brother to Odin and a trickster and unsurpassable manipulator. Gaiman fashions these primeval stories into a novelistic arc that begins with the genesis of the legendary nine worlds a

    • De strijd om Troje

      Simone Kramer

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels Aphrodite, godin van de liefde, heeft de Trojaanse prins Paris beloofd dat hij met de mooiste vrouw van de wereld zal trouwen. Helaas heeft deze Helena al een man. Als Paris en Helena er samen vandoor gaan, trekt haar echtgenoot ten strijde. Hij roept zijn bondgenoten bijeen, en zet koers naar Troje... De strijd om Troje gaat niet alleen maar over oorlog, het is ook een verhaal over jaloezie, trouw, vriendschap en wrok. Niet alleen bij de menselijke hoofdrolspelers, maar ook bij de Griekse goden, die allemaal partij gekozen hebben en zich flink met de strijd bemoeien. Het is óók meer dan alleen de Ilias , die slechts een deel van de Trojaanse oorlog beschrijft. Een prachtig geïllustreerd boek over de beroemdste strijd uit de geschiedenis. Deze aangevulde uitgave bevat bovendien de spannende verhalen over de thuisreis van de Griekse helden.

    • Jonathan Livingston Seagull

      Richard Bach

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels Now, for the first time ever, a new complete edition ebook original of a timeless classic that includes the never-before-published Part Four and Last Words by Richard Bach.

    • The Thirteenth Tale

      Diane Setterfield

      Fictie en literatuur 'Simply brilliant' Kate Mosse, international bestselling author of Labyrinth *** Everybody has a story... Angelfield House stands abandoned and forgotten. It was once home to the March family: fascinating, manipulative Isabelle; brutal, dangerous Charlie; and the wild, untamed twins, Emmeline and Adeline. But the house hides a chilling secret which strikes at the very heart of each of them, tearing their lives apart... Now Margaret Lea is investigating Angelfield's past, and its mysterious connection to the enigmatic writer Vida Winter. Vida's history is mesmering - a tale of ghosts, governesses, and gothic strangeness. But as Margaret succumbs to the power of her storytelling, two parallel stories begin to unfold... What has Angelfield been hiding? What is the secret that strikes at the heart of Margaret's own, troubled life? And can both women ever confront the ghosts that haunt them...? The Thirteenth Tale is a spellbinding mystery, a love letter to storytelling, and a modern class

    • The Mists of Avalon

      Marion Zimmer Bradley

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels Here is the tragic tale of the rise and fall of Camelot - but seen through the eyes of Camelot's women: The devout Gwenhwyfar, Arthur's Queen; Vivane, High priestess of Avalon and the Lady of the Lake; above all, Morgaine, possessor of the sight, the wise, the wise-woman fated to bring ruin on them all...

    • Nettle & Bone

      T. Kingfisher

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels Winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel An Instant USA Today & Indie Bestseller An Oprah Daily Top 25 Fantasy Book of 2022 A Vulture Best Fantasy Novel of 2022 An NPR Best Sci Fi, Fantasy, & Speculative Fiction Book of 2022 A Goodreads Best Fantasy Choice Award Nominee From Hugo, Nebula, and Locus award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes an original and subversive fantasy adventure. *The very special hardcover edition features a gold foil stamp on the casing and custom endpapers illustrated by the author.* This isn't the kind of fairy tale where the princess marries a prince. It's the one where she kills him. Marra — a shy, convent-raised, third-born daughter — is relieved not to be married off for the sake of her parents’ throne. Her older sister wasn’t so fortunate though, and her royal husband is as abusive as he is powerful. From the safety of the convent, Marra wonders who will come to her sister’s rescue and put a stop to this. But after years of watching their

    • De vijvervrouw en andere sprookjes

      Godfried Bomans

      Fictie en literatuur ‘Als het vrijdag is en volle maan, dan moet je oppassen. Dan is de wereld behekst. Wie in die nacht bij een vijver komt, die ziet de vijvervrouw. Zij komt stil naar boven, zonder dat er een rimpel in het water beweegt. Zij zegt niets en kijkt je met haar ijskoude ogen aan. Dan wenkt zij met haar witte hand en je gaat het water in of je wilt of niet. Er is niemand die je helpen kan. Het water sluit zich boven je hoofd en wat er dan met je gebeurt, dat weet geen sterveling.’ Zo leiden de eerste zinnen van het sprookje De vijvervrouw je een rijk binnen van koningen en koninginnen, van heksen en geesten, van kabouters en griezelige tovenaars. Dit boek bevat een selectie van vierentwintig van Bomans’ spannendste sprookjes. De mooie, sfeervolle illustraties en de heldere stijl z­ullen kinderen aanspreken; volwassenen zullen zich vermaken met de kenmerkende Bomans-humor die je tussen de regels door leest.

    • Morgan Is My Name

      Sophie Keetch

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels An atmospheric, feminist retelling of the early life of famed villainess Morgan le Fay, set against the colourful chivalric backdrop of Arthurian legend. 'The start of what will be a classic trilogy.' The Times My name is Morgan... And there aren’t enough words for all that I am. When King Uther Pendragon murders her father and tricks her mother into marriage, Morgan refuses to be crushed. Trapped amid the machinations of men in a world of isolated castles and gossiping courts, she discovers secret powers. Vengeful and brilliant, it's not long before Morgan becomes a worthy adversary to Merlin, influential sorcerer to the king. But fighting for her freedom, she risks losing everything – her reputation, her loved ones and her life. 'Beautifully written...with fabulous, nuanced characters!' Elodie Harper, bestselling author of The Wolf Den trilogy 'Evocative, haunting and utterly addictive, this is a book to lose yourself in.' Tracy Borman, author of The King's Witch

    • The Strawberry Thief

      Joanne Harris

      Fictie en literatuur DISAPPEAR INTO THE WORLD OF THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING CHOCOLAT . . . 'So wise, so atmospheric, so beautifully written' Marian Keyes 'The most magical, stunningly beautiful novel' Joanna Cannon 'It will intrigue and charm readers every bit as much as Chocolat ' Monica Ali --------------------------- Faith. Secret. Magic. Murder...? Vianne Rocher has settled down. Lansquenet-sous-Tannes, the place that once rejected her, has finally become her home. With Rosette, her youngest child, she runs her chocolate shop in the square, talks to her friends on the river, is part of the community. Even Reynaud, the priest, has become a friend. But when old Narcisse, the florist, dies, leaving a parcel of land to Rosette and a written confession to Reynaud, the life of the sleepy village is once more thrown into disarray. Then the opening of a mysterious new shop in the place of the florist's across the square - one that mirrors the chocolaterie, and has a strange appeal of its own - seems to hera

    • Stardust

      Neil Gaiman

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels New York Times Bestselling Author Give the gift of STARDUST! Young Tristran Thorn will do anything to win the cold heart of beautiful Victoria—even fetch her the star they watch fall from the night sky. But to do so, he must enter the unexplored lands on the other side of the ancient wall that gives their tiny village its name. Beyond that old stone wall, Tristran learns, lies Faerie—where nothing not even a fallen star, is what he imagined. From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman comes a remarkable quest into the dark and miraculous—in pursuit of love and the utterly impossible.

    • Elektra

      Jennifer Saint

      Fictie en literatuur **The spellbinding new retelling of the story of Troy drawn from the perspective of the fearless women at the heart of it all.** 'The story and its characters swept me up and engulfed me, I could not put this one down' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ REAL READER REVIEW 'I was glued to it from beginning to end and could not wait to recommend to my friends afterwards.' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ REAL READER REVIEW 'Jennifer Saint has breathed new life into this myth and put her own stamp on it' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ REAL READER REVIEW 'A brilliant read' Women & Home | 'A spirited retelling' Times | ' Beautiful and absorbing' Fabulous | 'A vivid reimagining of Greek mythology' Harper's Bazaar | 'Jennifer Saint has done an incredible job' Red The House of Atreus is cursed. A bloodline tainted by a generational cycle of violence and vengeance. This is the story of three women, their fates inextricably tied to this curse, and the fickle nature of men and gods. Clytemnestra The sister of Helen, wife of Agame

    • Kop, jij wint!

      Jeffrey Archer

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels Leningrad, Rusland 1968. Alexander Karpenko is geen gewoon kind, en van jongs af aan is het duidelijk dat hij voorbestemd is om zijn landgenoten te leiden. Maar als zijn vader vermoord wordt door de KGB, omdat hij een vijand van de staat is, ontsnappen zijn moeder en hij uit Rusland in de hoop dat ze het overleven. In de haven worden ze geconfronteerd met een keus die niet te herroepen is: nemen ze een vrachtschip naar Amerika, of naar Engeland? Alexander neemt die beslissing door een munt op te gooien...Op één enkel moment neemt de toekomst van Alexander een dubbele wending. In een episch verhaal over noodlot en geluk, dat zich afspeelt in dertig jaar en op twee continenten, volgen we zijn triomfen en zijn nederlagen, als hij als immigrant strijdt om deze nieuwe wereld te veroveren. Gedurende de loop van dit bijzondere verhaal begint Alexander te beseffen waar zijn bestemming ligt en accepteert hij, dat hij zijn verleden in Rusland onder ogen moet zien.-

    • Peaches for Monsieur le Curé

      Joanne Harris

      Fictie en literatuur THE THIRD NOVEL IN THE BESTSELLING CHOCOLAT SERIES 'Expertly crafted, typically mouthwatering' DAILY MAIL When Vianne Rocher receives a letter from beyond the grave, she allows the wind to blow her back to the village in south-west France where, eight years ago, she opened up a chocolate shop. But Lansquenet is different now: women veiled in black, the scent of spices and peppermint tea, and, on the bank of the river Tannes, facing the church: a minaret. Nor is it only the incomers from North Africa that have brought change. Father Reynaud, Vianne's erstwhile adversary, is disgraced and under threat. Could it be that Vianne is the only one who can save him now? 'A brave and grippingly confected story' SUNDAY TIMES 'Like Chocolat , this book is a feast for the senses. Every page is steeped in scents, colours and tastes' LITERARY REVIEW 'Prepare to be transported by Joanne Harris as she revisits the characters and setting of her first bestseller, Chocolat ' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

    • Anansi Boys

      Neil Gaiman

      Fictie en literatuur THE NO.1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, AND COMPANION NOVEL TO AMERICAN GODS. HIGHLY ANTICIPATED TELEVISION SERIES COMING TO AMAZON PRIME VIDEO. 'Neil could never have known that he was writing for a confused Jamaican kid who, without even knowing it, was still staggering from centuries of erasure of his own gods and monsters' MARLON JAMES 'A warm, funny, immensely entertaining story about the impossibility of putting up with your relations - especially if they happen to be Gods' SUSANNA CLARKE 'It's virtually impossible to read more than ten words by Neil Gaiman and not wish he would tell you the rest of the story' OBSERVER --- 'People think that funny and serious are mutually exclusives. They think they're opposites, and that's not actually true' NEIL GAIMAN --- Everything changes for Fat Charlie Nancy, the South London boy so called by his father, the day his dad drops dead while doing karaoke. Charlie didn't know his estranged father was a god - Anansi the trickster, master of mischie

    • On the Savage Side

      Tiffany McDaniel

      Fictie en literatuur Six women - mothers, daughters, sisters - gone missing. Inspired by the unsolved murders of the Chillicothe Six, this is the story of two sisters, both of whom could be the next victims . Arcade and Daffodil are twin sisters born one minute apart. With their fiery red hair and thirst for an escape, they form an unbreakable bond nurtured by their grandmother's stories. Together they disappear into their imagination and forge a world where a patch of grass reveals an archaeologist's dig, the smoke emerging from the local paper mill becomes the dust rising from wild horses galloping deep beneath the earth, and an abandoned 1950s convertible transforms into a time machine that can take them anywhere. But no matter how hard they try, Arc and Daffy can't escape the generational ghosts that haunt their family. And so, left to fend for themselves in the shadow of their rural Ohio town, the two sisters cling tight to one another. Years later, as the sisters wrestle with the memories of their e

    • A Song for the Underworld

      Adam Alexander Haviaras

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels Long ago, when gods and heroes walked the earth in triumph and tragedy, true love and epic deeds were set among the stars… In the ancient land of Greece, at a time when kings warred and the people suffered, the Fates fixed their timeless eyes upon the son of a muse, and his story inspired hope and beauty in a ravaged world. Raised by the daughters of Zeus in the shadow of Mount Olympus, Orpheus is filled with a love of the world, of creation, and of song. Wherever he goes, whatever he does, he inspires mortals, birds, beasts, and even the Gods with his music. He is blessed with a humility and unmatched skill that make him the greatest musician of the age. However, when the god Apollo tells Orpheus that he has more to learn, the young man leaves the safety of his home to wander the world in search of his destiny. Having travelled alone into the vast northern forests of Thrace, Orpheus discovers that elusive gift granted to few mortals or gods: True Love. In the love and friendship of

    • Маленький принц

      Антуан де Сент-Экзюпери

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels «Маленький принц» — аллегорическая повесть, наиболее известное произведение Антуана де Сент-Экзюпери. Впервые опубликована 6 апреля 1943 года в Нью-Йорке. Рисунки в книге выполнены самим автором и не менее знамениты, чем сама книга. Важно, что это не иллюстрации, а органическая часть произведения в целом: сам автор и герои сказки всё время ссылаются на рисунки и даже спорят о них. Уникальные иллюстрации в «Маленьком принце» разрушают языковые барьеры, становятся частью универсального визуального лексикона, понятного каждома

    • De vertellingen van Duizend-en-één-nacht / 1

      Henri Borel

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels De vertellingen van Duizend-en-één-nacht 1 Het eerste deel uit de klassieke verzameling van mysterieuze en sprookjesachtige verhalen zoals Alladin en de wonderlamp, Sinbad de zeeman en Ali Baba en de veertig rovers. Koning Scheherban is bedrogen door zijn vrouw. Vastbesloten om dat nooit meer mee te maken, besluit hij elke avond een nieuwe maagd te trouwen om haar de volgende ochtend te doden. Zo trouwt hij ook met Scheherezade, de dochter van zijn grootvizier. Zij vertelt hem elke nacht een onvoltooid verhaal en hoopt zo in leven te blijven. Dit houdt ze duizend en één nacht vol totdat de koning beseft dat hij van haar houdt. Het lot van de andere maagden zal Scheherezade bespaard blijven en haar sprookjesachtige vertellingen leven voort.

    • Over goden en reuzen

      Simone Kramer

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels De Noordse mythologie zit vol woeste reuzen, sluwe goden en mysterieuze werelden. Van Thor en Odin hebben de meeste mensen wel gehoord, maar wie weet precies wie Loki is, of Ymir? Wie wonen er in Midgard, en waar is het Walhalla? De eeuwenoude Edda vertelt over het ontstaan van de wereld, de strijd tussen reuzen en goden, en de sinds lang voorspelde ondergang van alles: Ragnarok. En natuurlijk over wat daartussenin gebeurde. < Simone Kramer maakte een hervertelling van deze spannende verhalen voor kinderen, maar ook volwassenen zullen ervan genieten. Met prachtige kleurenillustraties van Els van Egeraat.

    • God of Vengeance

      Giles Kristian

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels A glorious, bloody, perfect Viking saga of honour, courage, blood feud and revenge from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lancelot , Giles Kristian. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Games of Thrones . "Unrelenting pace, brilliant action and characters. A masterwork." - CONN IGGULDEN "Action-packed storytelling which stirs the blood and thrills the soul" - WILBUR SMITH "Easily one of the best books I've had the pleasure to read" - ***** Reader review. ******************************************************************************* IT BEGAN WITH THE BETRAYAL OF A LORD BY A KING... Norway 785 AD . When King Gorm puts Jarl Harald's family to the sword, he makes one fatal mistake - he fails to kill Harald's youngest son, Sigurd . His kin slain, his village seized, his taken as slaves, Sigurd wonders if the gods have forsaken him. Hunted by powerful men, he is unsure who to trust and yet he has a small band of loyal followers at his side. With them - and with the help of the All

    • Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries

      Heather Fawcett

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A curmudgeonly professor journeys to a small town in the far north in this “incredibly fun journey through fae lands and dark magic” (NPR), the start of a heartwarming and enchanting new fantasy series. “A darkly gorgeous fantasy that sparkles with snow and magic.”—Sangu Mandanna, author of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches LOCUS AWARD FINALIST • A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, NPR, PopSugar, Polygon, The Globe and Mail, She Reads Cambridge professor Emily Wilde is good at many things: She is the foremost expert on the study of faeries. She is a genius scholar and a meticulous researcher who is writing the world’s first encyclopaedia of faerie lore. But Emily Wilde is not good at people . She could never make small talk at a party—or even get invited to one. And she prefers the company of her books, her dog, Shadow, and the Fair Folk to other people. So when she arrives in th

    • Grimm's Fairy Tales

      Grimm Brothers, The Brothers Grimm & Grimm’s Fairy Tales

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels Contents: The Frog King, or Iron Henry Our Lady's Child The Story of a Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids Faithful John The Good Bargain The Twelve Brothers Brother and Sister Rapunzel The Three Little Men in the Wood The Three Spinners Hansel and Gretel The Three Snake-Leaves The White Snake The Valiant Little Tailor Cinderella The Riddle Mother Holle The Seven Ravens Little Red-Cap The Singing Bone The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs The Girl Without Hands Clever Hans The Three Languages Clever Elsie The Wishing-Table, The Gold-Ass, and The Cudgel in the Sack Thumbling The Elves (two stories) The Robber Bridegroom The Godfather Frau Trude Godfather Death Thumbling as Journeyman Fitcher's Bird The Juniper-Tree Old Sultan The Six Swans Little Briar-Rose Fundevogel King Thrushbeard Little Snow-White The Knapsack, The Hat, and The Horn Rumpelstiltskin Sweetheart Roland The Golden Bird The Two Brothers The Queen Bee The Three Feathers

    • Bodhi's Synful Mate

      Elle Boon

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels A shifter with a chip on his shoulder. A female ready to give up on love. An explosive reunion nobody saw coming. Bodhi's Synful Mate is book 6 in the bestselling series by USA Today Bestselling Author Elle Boon. Bad boy Bodhi is up and his world is about to get turned upside down once again. KARSYN STYLES… aka Syn is tired of waiting on the man she knows is her mate to claim her. She's going to take matters into her own hands, even if that means teaching the stubborn wolf she's more than just the alpha's baby sister. BODHI… has fought the feelings he has for the little wolf who's supposed to be like a sister to him. Only the feelings she's stirred in his body and heart are far from brotherly. He's done everything in his power to keep her at a distance, even going against everything he and his wolf want, but nothing can tame either man or beast except the one female meant to be theirs. Just when he is ready to claim his mate, Bodhi's world is rocked as his past comes back with a v

    • The Rules of Magic

      Alice Hoffman

      Fictie en literatuur Everyone needs a little magic in their lives... The Rules of Magic is the long-awaited prequel to Practical Magic, and a New York Times bestseller and Reese Witherspoon's Book Club pick! In this sparkling prequel we meet the Aunts from Practical Magic , sisters Frances and Jet and Vincent , their brother. From the beginning their mother Susanna knew they were unique: Franny with her skin as pale as milk and blood red hair, who could commune with birds; Jet as shy as she is beautiful, who knows what others are thinking, and Vincent so charismatic that he was built for trouble. Susanna needed to set some rules of magic: no walking in the moonlight, no red shoes, no wearing black, no cats, no crows, no candles and certainly, absolutely, no books about magic…   But the Owens siblings are desperate to uncover who they really are. Each heads down a life-altering course, filled with secrets and truths, devastation and joy, and magic and love. Despite the warning handed down throu

    • House of Names

      Colm Tóibín

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels THE TOP 10 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'They cut her hair before they dragged her to the place of sacrifice. Her mouth was gagged to stop her cursing her father, her cowardly, two-tongued father. Nonetheless, they heard her muffled screams.' On the day of his daughter's wedding, Agamemnon orders her sacrifice. His daughter is led to her death, and Agamemnon leads his army into battle, where he is rewarded with glorious victory. Three years later, he returns home and his murderous action has set the entire family - mother, brother, sister - on a path of intimate violence, as they enter a world of hushed commands and soundless journeys through the palace's dungeons and bedchambers. As his wife seeks his death, his daughter, Electra, is the silent observer to the family's game of innocence while his son, Orestes, is sent into bewildering, frightening exile where survival is far from certain. Out of their desolating loss, Electra and Orestes must find a way to right these wrongs of the past e

    • Galatea

      Madeline Miller

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels In Ancient Greece, a skilled marble sculptor has been blessed by a goddess who has given his masterpiece – the most beautiful woman the town has ever seen – the gift of life. Now his wife, Galatea is expected to be obedience and humility personified, but it is not long before she learns to use her beauty as a form of manipulation. In a desperate bid by her obsessive husband to keep her under control, she is locked away under the constant supervision of doctors and nurses. But with a daughter to rescue, she is determined to break free, whatever the cost... Pygmalion's story has moved millions through the centuries, inspiring George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion, and later the beloved musical My Fair Lady.  Ecco is proud to publish Orange Prize-winning author Madeline Miller’s E-book original short story Galatea which will appear in the forthcoming anthology xo Orpheus: Fifty New Myths to be published in October. This retelling of the Pygmalion myth f

    • Dracula

      Bram Stoker

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      Steven Saylor

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    • Romeins bloed

      Steven Saylor

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels Wat beweegt een zoon om zijn eigen vader te vermoorden? In het oude Rome, in 80 v.Chr, wordt detective Gordianus de Vinder opgedragen om de jonge advocaat Cicero te helpen met de verdediging van de rijke boerenzoon. Op een ernstige misdaad als vadermoord staat een meedogenloos harde straf, dus gaat Gordianus direct aan de slag met het onderzoek. Naarmate hij dichter bij de waarheid komt in de donkere steegjes van Rome, wordt hij echter steeds meer van hogerop tegengewerkt. Wat hebben de bestuurders van Rome te verbergen? Romeins bloed is het eerste deel van de succesvolle Roma Sub Rosa-serie van bestsellerauteur Steven Saylor.-

    • She Who Became the Sun

      Shelley Parker-Chan

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    • A Thousand Ships

      Natalie Haynes

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction Powerfully told from an all-female perspective, in A Thousand Ships , classicist and author of Divine Might , Natalie Haynes retells the story of the Trojan War – putting the women, girls and goddesses at the centre of the story. For fans of Madeline Miller’s The Song of Achilles and Pat Barker’s The Silence of the Girls . 'With her trademark passion, wit, and fierce feminism, Natalie Haynes gives much-needed voice to the silenced women of the Trojan War' – Madeline Miller, author of Circe This was never the story of one woman, or two. It was the story of them all . . . In the middle of the night, a woman wakes to find her beloved city engulfed in flames. Ten seemingly endless years of conflict between the Greeks and the Trojans are over. Troy has fallen. From the Trojan women whose fates now lie in the hands of the Greeks, to the Amazon princess who fought Achilles on their behalf, to Penelope awaiting the return of Odysseus, to t

    • Greek and Roman Mythology - World's Best Collection

      Homer, Ovid, Hesiod, - Aesop, Euripides, Aeschylus, Aristophanes, Apollonius, Apulieus, Virgil, Sophocles & Darryl Marks

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels The Ultimate Greek and Roman Mythology Collection This is the world’s best Greek and Roman Mythology collection available, including the most complete set of all the ancient Greek and Roman writer’s works plus many extra free bonus materials. The Most Complete Mythology Collection Available In this irresistible, must-have collection you get All the Legendary Ancient Writers, such as Homer, Virgil and many more - All their plays, All their books, All their works and rarities all in one place. Plus Free Bonus Material. Multiple Translations And Explanations Of Works In addition, you will also get 2 other important benefits: - Multiple translations of many of the works, covering their translation into Rhyming Verse, Blank Verse and Prose. - In-Depth Footnotes, Introductions and Explanations. Included Works: Works Of Homer: The Iliad Alexander Pope Translation - Verse Samuel Butler Translation - Prose Earl Of Derby Translation - Verse Lang, Leaf, Myers Translation - Prose William Cowp

    • THE ATLANTIS COLLECTION - 6 Books About The Mythical Lost World: Plato's Original Myth + The Lost Continent + The Story of Atlantis + The Antedeluvian World + New Atlantis

      Plato, Francis Bacon, Ignatius Donnelly, C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne & William Scott-Elliot

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels This carefully crafted ebook: "THE ATLANTIS COLLECTION - 6 Books About The Mythical Lost World: Plato's Original Myth + The Lost Continent + The Story of Atlantis + The Antedeluvian World + New Atlantis" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: The Original Myth of Atlantis (Plato) Timaeus Critias New Atlantis (Francis Bacon) Atlantis: The Antedeluvian World (Ignatius Donnelly) The Lost Continent (C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne) The Story of Atlantis (William Scott-Elliot) Atlantis ("island of Atlas") is a mystical island mentioned within an allegory on the hubris of nations in Plato's works Timaeus and Critias, where it represents the antagonist naval power that besieges "Ancient Athens". Plato's indications of the time of the events—more than 9,000 years before his day, and the alleged location of Atlantis—"beyond the Pillars of Hercules", has led to much scientific speculation. As a consequence, Atlantis h

    • Dark Lovers Creed's, Iron Wolves MC Book 5

      Elle Boon

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels Are you ready for Elle's version of Hellboy? #DONTLOOKDOWN Creed will make you want to look down and want your very own son of satan. #ILOOKEDDOWN STOLEN INNOCENCE. AN UNLIKELY HERO. A LOVE LIKE NO OTHER. **This book was previously titled Dark Lovers. It was retitled to fit better within the Iron Wolves world.** Creed isn't a hero...  until he smells the most enticing scent coming from one of his father's anti-chambers. The tiny female he finds inside is slated to be the next consort of the devil himself, however, she's none other than Creed's female. He relishes battle like any other demon worth his salt, but the looming destruction and bloodshed will be a sacrifice he's more than willing to make to save Raina.  Raina isn't a shrinking violet much...  she's lived a pretty sheltered life until a demon swept her into Hell as the next sex slave to the devil or satan . No, thank you . Becoming the evil beings' consort isn't on her bucket list of things

    • Van parcifal tot beowulf

      Simone Kramer

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels Moed en trouw, list en wraak, liefde en noodlot… Simone Kramer verzamelde de beroemdste verhalen uit de middeleeuwen en vertelt die op haar eigen beeldende en toegankelijke wijze. Over de Ridders van de Ronde Tafel en de heilige Graal, over de tragische geliefden Tristan en Isolde, over de dappere Beowulf, die het opnam tegen bloeddorstige monsters, en over nog veel meer ridders, jonkvrouwen en koningen. Met prachtige kleurenillustraties van Els van Egeraat.

    • The Lollipop Shoes

      Joanne Harris

      Fictie en literatuur THE SECOND NOVEL IN THE BESTSELLING CHOCOLAT SERIES 'A delicious urban fairytale' DAILY MAIL Seeking refuge and anonymity in the cobbled streets of Montmartre, Vianne Rocher – disguising herself as 'Yanne' – and her two daughters live peacefully, if not happily, above their little chocolate shop. Nothing unusual marks them out, and the wind has stopped – at least for a while. Then into their lives blows Zozie de l'Alba, the lady with the lollipop shoes, ruthless, devious and seductive. With everything she loves at stake, Yanne must face a difficult choice: to flee, as she has done so many times before, or to confront her most dangerous enemy. ' Chocolat was a hard act to follow but Harris has managed it in style' DAILY EXPRESS 'She is terrific, she can write about anywhere, anything, anyone' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Harris is as good at portraying the agonies of motherhood as she is at evoking the scent of bitter chocolate laced with cinnamon and chilli' SUNDAY TIMES

    • The Book of Lost Tales 1

      Christopher Tolkien & J. R. R. Tolkien

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels The second of a two-book set that contains the early myths and legends which led to the writing of Tolkien’s epic tale of war, The Silmarillion. The Book of Lost Tales stands at the beginning of the entire conception of Middle-earth and Valinor, for the Tales were the first form of the myths and legends that came to be called The Silmarillion. Embedded in English legend, they are set in the narrative frame of a great westward voyage over the Ocean by a mariner named Eriol to the lonely Isle where the Elves dwelt; from them he learned their true history, the Lost Tales of Elfinesse. In the Tales are found the earliest accounts of Gods and Elves, Dwarves, Balrogs and Orcs; of the Silmarils and the Two Trees of Valinor; of the geography and cosmology of Tolkien’s invented world. This first volume in Christopher Tolkien’s epic History of Middle-earth series is the perfect gateway for anyone wanting to tread deeper into the rich tapestry of Tolkien’s world and discover the evolutio

    • Enuma Elish: The Epic of Creation

      Leonard William King

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels When in the height heaven was not named, And the earth beneath did not yet bear a name, And the primeval Apsu, who begat them, And chaos, Tiamut, the mother of them both Their waters were mingled together, And no field was formed, no marsh was to be seen; When of the gods none had been called into being, And none bore a name, and no destinies were ordained; Then were created the gods in the midst of heaven, Lahmu and Lahamu were called into being... Ages increased,... Then Ansar and Kisar were created, and over them.... Long were the days, then there came forth..... Anu, their son,... Ansar and Anu... And the god Anu... Nudimmud, whom his fathers, his begetters..... Abounding in all wisdom,...' He was exceeding strong... He had no rival - Thus were established and were... the great gods. But Tiamat and Apsu were still in confusion... They were troubled and... In disorder... Apru was not diminished in might... And Tiamat roared... She smote, and their deeds... Their way was evil... The

    • De aasgieren

      Harold Robbins

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels De slimme ondernemer Jerry heeft een gat in de markt gevonden en plukt daar rijkelijk de vruchten van. Maar waarom zit de maffia achter hem aan? Nadat op jonge leeftijd Jerry's ouders overleden aan een auto-ongeluk, belandde hij onder de vleugels van zijn criminele oom. Hij had nauwe banden met de maffia en organiseerde alles in de illegale gokwereld. Jerry bevindt zich middenin het criminele circuit, maar moet onderduiken bij een rijke Fransman als ze bijna gepakt worden door de politie. Jerry gaat niet bij de pakken neerzitten en sluit een briljante deal met de Fransman. Hij lijkt het helemaal gemaakt te hebben, totdat zijn oude vriendjes van de maffia voor de stoep staan... 'De aasgieren' is het eerste boek in de Jerry Cooper-reeks, met als opvolger 'De geheimen'. -

    • Arc

      Richard Osinga

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels 'Het is meteen smullen. Wonderlijk en overtuigend. ****' NRC 'Buitengewoon fascinerend, simpelweg unputdownable .****' VN Detective en Thrillergids Ons geheugen is alles voor ons - de Amerikaanse bioloog Neil Canterbury drukt het zijn studenten elk jaar weer op het hart. Zonder onze herinneringen zou het zijn alsof ons leven niet heeft plaatsgevonden. Neil weet waar hij het over heeft, want hij promoveerde ooit op de vernieuwende theorie dat de mens oorspronkelijk geen herinneringen kon opslaan, tot een virus dat vermogen op ons overbracht. Neils theorie heeft inmiddels al jarenlang stof liggen te vergaren, wanneer hij naar de Indiase stad Varanasi gaat voor een congres. Die reis verloopt anders dan hij van tevoren had gepland. Zijn belevenissen raken vervlochten met die van een ambitieuze Nederlandse neurologe en met de levensloop van een klassieke Indiase dichter. Een eeuwenoude mystieke traditie en modern wetenschappelijk onderzoek naderen elkaar tot op een haar na. Wanneer een onb

    • Smoke and Mirrors

      Neil Gaiman

      Fictie en literatuur 'A treasure house of story' Stephen King 'A very fine and imaginative writer' Sunday Times 'Fiction to showcase his mastery of pastiche, his eclecticism and his knack for the juxtaposition of incongruous notions' Independent --- An elderly widow finds the Holy Grail beneath an old fur coat. A frightened little boy bargains for his life with a very persistent troll. A stray cat fights and refights a terrible nightly battle to protect his unsuspecting adoptive family from unimaginable evil . . . Anything is possible in Neil Gaiman's rich imagination. These tales and much more await in this extraordinary book - stories to dazzle your senses, haunt your dreams and move you to the depths of your soul. NEIL GAIMAN. WITH STORIES COME POSSIBILITIES. --- *** Includes an interview with the author ***

    • Schandaal in Holland

      E. du. Perron

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels De enige historische roman van E. du Perron.Onno Zwier van Haren (1713-1779) is kamerheer van en goed bevriend met Prins Willem IV. De Friese edelman heeft grote invloed in Den Haag, maar als er geruchten opduiken over een incestueuze relatie die hij zou onderhouden met zijn dochter wankelt zijn troon. 'Schandaal in Holland' is een historische roman met groot respect voor de feiten. Du Perron bedoelde het boek als het eerste in een reeks historische episodes, 'De onzekeren' genaamd, maar het bleef bij dit ene boek. De auteur focust sterk op de rol van de vrije wil in de loop der gebeurtenissen, waardoor de roman ook een filosofisch kantje krijgt. -

    • Wings of the Storm

      Giles Kristian

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels A Viking saga of warmongering, honour and loyalty from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lancelot, Giles Kristian. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Games of Thrones . "A fitting end to a trilogy that fans of Bernard Cornwell should devour" -- THE TIMES "The master storyteller...whose books throw the reader headlong into the Viking age." -- BEN KANE "This remains Viking writing at its best: thrilling in it truest sense, heart-rendering and, yes, glorious." -- MANDA SCOTT "Probably the best Viking saga I have ever read -- ***** Reader review "Wonderfully written and researched, the whole series makes the entire Nordic world come alive" -- ***** Reader review "This trilogy is gripping from start to finish" -- ***** Reader review ***************************************** THE GODS MUST BE FAVOURED... Norway, AD 785 . A wild place, a place of blood, a place where the gods hold sway . . . Sigurd Haraldarson and his oathsworn band are winning fame and reputation. But to confront

    • Ramses: The Son of Light - Volume I

      Christian Jacq

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels Historical fiction meets mythology as ancient Egypt comes alive in this monumental epic with over 2 million copies sold around the world. At fourteen, Ramses, the second son of the Pharaoh Seth, must begin to pass a series of royal tests designed to build his mental and physical prowess-or break him. Is Seth planning to leave the world's most powerful empire to Ramses, and not his corrupt brother, Shaanar? Before he knows it, the younger prince is surrounded by enemies and turning to his friends: Moses, the brilliant young Hebrew; Setau, the snake charmer and mage; Ahmeni; the frail scholar; and Set and Nefertari, the two beautiful women Ramses loves. And so begins the journey of the hero the world has yet to know... Let the saga begin. The first in Christian Jacque's bestselling Ramses series, recounting the thrilling story of Ramses, the legendary king who ruled Egypt for more than 60 years. Ramses sets into motion a tapestry of royal intrigue, treacherous plots, and romantic advent

    • The Gardens Of Light

      Amin Maalouf

      Fictie en literatuur Born in a Mesopotamian village in the third century, the son of a Parthian warrior, Mani grows up in a volatile and dangerous world. As battle rages for control over the Middle East between the great Roman and Persian empires, as Jews and Christians, Buddhists and Zoroastrians fight for ascendency, Mani- painter, mystic, physician and prophet- makes his way through the battlefields to preach to his incandescent doctrine of humility, tolerance and love, a doctrine that comes to be known as Manicheanism. A vivid glimpse of the ancient world in all its perfumed splendour and cruelty, an elegantly philosophical discourse on the fall of man, THE GARDENS OF LIGHT is a story of great beauty and resonance, exquisitely told.

    • Le avventure di Pinocchio

      Carlo Collodi

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels "Le avventure di Pinocchio. Storia di un burattino", il romanzo scritto da Collodi, con le illustrazioni di Enrico Mazzanti, è un classico della letteratura per ragazzi. Il romanzo ha come protagonista Pinocchio, un burattino umanizzato nella tendenza a nascondersi dietro facili menzogne e a cui cresce il naso in rapporto ad ogni bugia che dice. Sulla sua figura sono stati realizzati film, cartoon, musical e allestimenti teatrali. Nelle intenzioni di Carlo Collodi pare non vi fosse quella di creare un racconto per l'infanzia: nella prima versione, infatti, il burattino moriva impiccato a causa dei suoi innumerevoli errori. Solo nelle versioni successive la storia venne prolungata anche dopo la sequenza dell'impiccagione, giungendo al classico finale che oggi si conosce, con il burattino che assume le fattezze di un ragazzo in carne ed ossa. Il libro ha venduto decine di milioni di copie, senza contare le decine di film, audiolibri, e migliaia di illustrazioni. Nel libro le 61 illustr

    • Das große Wilhelm Busch Familienalbum

      Wilhelm Busch

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels Wer kennt sie nicht, die ebenso lustigen wie tragischen, ebenso ironischen wie auch erzieherischen Geschichten von Wilhelm Busch? Dieser Jubiläumsband zum 100. Todestag des Dichters mit der spitzen Feder vereint alle bekannten Geschichten - eine unterhaltsame Lektüre für die ganze Familie. Verfolgen Sie noch einmal die Schicksale von Max und Moritz, dem Affen Fipps oder der frommen Helene. Freuen Sie sich auf 88 Bildergeschichten und über 1.500 farbige Bilder!

    • Fragile Things

      Neil Gaiman

      Fictie en literatuur 'Immensely entertaining . . . combines the anarchy of Douglas Adams with a Wodehousian generosity of spirit' Susanna Clarke 'Extraordinary, complicated, hilarious, melancholy and terrifying' Independent --- Let me tell you a story. No, wait. One's not enough. I'll begin again . . . Let me tell you stories of the months of the year, of ghosts and heartbreak, of dread and desire. Or after-hours drinking and unanswered phones, of good deeds and bad days, of trusting wolves and how to talk to girls. There are stories within stories, whispered in the quiet of the night, shouted above the roar of the day, and played out between lovers and enemies, strangers and friends. But all, all are fragile things made of just twenty-six letters arranged and rearranged to form tales and imaginings. NEIL GAIMAN. WITH STORIES COME POSSIBILITIES.

    • Het verhaal van de kat die boeken wilde redden

      Sosuke Natsukawa

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels Hartverwarmende Japanse bestseller! Als Rintaro een pratende kat ontmoet, proberen ze samen boeken van verdwijning te redden. De verlegen middelbare scholier Rintaro brengt veel tijd door in de tweedehandsboekhandel van zijn opa, de Natsuki Boekhandel. Als zijn opa overlijdt, erft hij de kleine winkel die verstopt zit in een achterafstraatje. Rintaro staat op het punt de boekhandel voorgoed te sluiten, tot er op een dag een kat verschijnt. Tot Rintaro’s grote verbazing blijkt de kat te kunnen praten. Hij overtuigt Rintaro om hem te helpen boeken van de ondergang te redden. Samen komen ze voor vier verschillende uitdagingen te staan. Zal het ze lukken, of zijn het juist de boeken die de mens beschermen?

    • Metamorphosen: Bücher der Verwandlungen

      Ovid

      Fictie en literatuur Dieses eBook: "Metamorphosen: Bücher der Verwandlungen" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen. Die Metamorphosen des römischen Dichters Ovid (43 v. Chr.- 17 n. Chr.), geschrieben vermutlich ab dem Jahr 1 oder 3 n. Chr. bis um 8 n. Chr., sind ein in Hexametern verfasstes mythologisches Werk über Metamorphosen. Die Metamorphosen bestehen aus 15 Büchern von je etwa 700 bis 900 Versen und beschreiben die Entstehung und Geschichte der Welt in den Begriffen der römischen und griechischen Mythologie. Ovid wählt sich die in Mythen so häufig anzutreffenden Verwandlungsgeschichten zum Thema, in denen meist ein Mensch oder ein niederer Gott in eine Pflanze, ein Tier oder ein Sternbild (Katasterismos) verwandelt wird. Das Werk beginnt mit der Entstehung der Welt aus dem Chaos und einer großen Flut, die nur ein Menschenpaar (Deukalion und Pyrrha) überlebt, und es endet mit der Verwandlung von Caesars Seele in

    • The Gospel of Loki

      Joanne Harris

      Fictie en literatuur The beautifully lyrical retelling of the Norse myths, told from the captivating point of view of the trickster god Loki The novel is a brilliant first-person narrative of the rise and fall of the Norse gods - retold from the point of view of the world's ultimate trickster, Loki. It tells the story of Loki's recruitment from the underworld of Chaos, his many exploits on behalf of his one-eyed master, Odin, through to his eventual betrayal of the gods and the fall of Asgard itself. Using her life-long passion for the Norse myths, Joanne Harris has created a vibrant and powerful fantasy novel. Readers are captivated by The Gospel of Loki : 'A perfect introduction for the uninitiated . . . Apart from being original, funny and engaging , The Gospel of Loki is also brilliantly written . . . It's a delight to read ' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'I've always been a fan of the antihero . While I cannot approve of everything that Loki did, he comes off the page as genuinely sympathet

    • The Divine Comedy

      Dante Alighieri

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels IN the midway of this our mortal life, I found me in a gloomy wood, astray Gone from the path direct: and e'en to tell It were no easy task, how savage wild That forest, how robust and rough its growth, Which to remember only, my dismay Renews, in bitterness not far from death. Yet to discourse of what there good befell, All else will I relate discover'd there. How first I enter'd it I scarce can say, Such sleepy dullness in that instant weigh'd My senses down, when the true path I left, But when a mountain's foot I reach'd, where clos'd The valley, that had pierc'd my heart with dread, I look'd aloft, and saw his shoulders broad Already vested with that planet's beam, Who leads all wanderers safe through every way. Then was a little respite to the fear, That in my heart's recesses deep had lain, All of that night, so pitifully pass'd: And as a man, with difficult short breath, Forespent with toiling, 'scap'd from sea to shore, Turns to the perilous wide waste, and stands At gaze; e'e

    • Amsterdam / Amsterdam

      Martijn J. Adelmund

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels De bultenaar van Buiksloot Buiksloot, voorheen polderland, is tegenwoordig een deel van Amsterdam Noord. Vroeger Kwam hier vaak een gebochelde marskramer, die dan verder zijn ronde maakte richting Hoorn en Enkhuizen. De gebochelde marskramer, ook wel 'de bultenaar' genoemd, kon mensen beheksen. Dit is het verhaal van een van de slachtoffers, met een glansrol voor tante Cor uit de Drihoekstaat in de Jordaan. Het huis met de hoofden op de Keizersgracht Dit statige herenhuis aan Keizersgracht 123 dankt zijn naam aan een macaber voorval uit de zevenrinde eeuw. Hier zou een dienstmeid met een vleesmes het hoofd van zeven rovers hebben afgesneden. Het huis staat er nog en is tegen woordig een rijkdmonument. In dit boek vindt u deze en vele andere wonderlijke, mysterieuze en soms gruwelijke misdaden en onverklaabare verschijnselen die zich afspelen in Amsterdam. De serie Mysteries in Nederland Iedereen kent ze, de muysterieuze verhalen en onverklaarbare verschijnselen die zich in de eigen st

    • Drenthe

      Martijn J. Adelmund

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels Het raadsel van de witte wieven Men neemt ze al waar sinds de tijd dat de Germaanse West-Friezen hier leefden, waar priesteressen altijd in het wit gekleed gingen: de witte wieven. Na hun dood bleef men deze juffers eer betuigen bij hun graven, waar hun gedaanten tot de dag van vandaag nog gezien worden... De moord op Mina Koes bij Schottershuizen Ten oosten van Schottershuizen ligt, in een strookje niet-ontgonnen land met wat bos en een veentje, een veldkei met de amper leesbare initialen M.K. Daar zou op 30 mei 1881 de dienstbode Mina Koes door de veenarbeider Remmelt van der Hulst doodgeslagen zijn. Het gruwelijke gebeuren werd lange tijd nog bezongen op jaarmarkten en wordt tot op de dag van vandaag nog opgevoerd als theaterstuk. In dit boek vindt u deze en vele andere wonderlijke, mysterieuze en soms gruwelijke misdaden en onverklaarbare verschijnselen die zich afspelen in de provincie Drenthe. De serie Mysteries in ... Iedereen kent ze, de mysterieuze verhalen en onverklaarbare

    • Van Grote Beer en Orion

      Simone Kramer

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels Diana is de godin van de jacht. Ze heeft een geweldige hekel aan mannen en eist dat haar vriendinnen, allemaal beeldschone nimfen, er net zo over denken. Als de nimf Callisto zich laat verleiden door de oppergod Jupiter en zwanger raakt, verandert Diana haar uit wraak in een beer. Ze jaagt elke dag op Callisto en het jong dat geboren wordt. Jupiter krijgt uiteindelijk medelijden, en zet de Grote en de Kleine Beer als sterrenbeelden aan de hemel. Dit is een van de fascinerende verhalen over onze sterren die Simone Kramer verzamelde uit de Griekse mythologie. Lees het boek, kijk naar de nachtelijke hemel en beleef de rijke verhalenwereld achter de sterren!

    • The Tiger's Wife

      Téa Obreht

      Fictie en literatuur WINNER OF THE ORANGE PRIZE FOR FICTION 'Not since Zadie Smith has a young writer arrived with such power and grace' Time ' A marvel of beauty and imagination' Ann Patchett A tiger escapes from the local zoo, padding through the ruined streets and onwards, to a ridge above the Balkan village of Galina. His nocturnal visits hold the villagers in a terrified thrall - but for one boy, the tiger is a thing of magic. Natalia is the granddaughter of that boy. Now a doctor, she is visiting orphanages in the war-torn Balkans when she receives word of her beloved grandfather's death, far from their home, in circumstances shrouded in mystery. Compelled to unravel the truth, Natalia stumbles upon a clue that will lead her to a tattered copy of The Jungle Book, and then to the most extraordinary story her grandfather never told her - the legend of the tiger's wife . One of the most BRILLIANT ( Sunday Times ) ASTONISHING ( New York Times ) PRODIGIOUS ( Guardian ) FORMIDABLE ( Financial Times ) EXTR

    • Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands

      Heather Fawcett

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • When mysterious faeries from other realms appear at her university, curmudgeonly professor Emily Wilde must uncover their secrets before it’s too late, in this heartwarming, enchanting second installment of the Emily Wilde series. Emily Wilde is a genius scholar of faerie folklore who just wrote the world’s first comprehensive encyclopaedia of faeries. She’s learned many of the secrets of the Hidden Ones on her adventures . . . and also from her fellow scholar and former rival Wendell Bambleby.  Because Bambleby is more than infuriatingly charming. He’s an exiled faerie king on the run from his murderous mother and in search of a door back to his realm. And despite Emily’s feelings for Bambleby, she’s not ready to accept his proposal of marriage: Loving one of the Fair Folk comes with secrets and dangers.  She also has a new project to focus on: a map of the realms of faerie. While she is preparing her research, Bambleby lands her in

    • Moord op de Via Appia

      Steven Saylor

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels In de historische misdaadroman 'Moord op de Via Appia' staat het antieke Rome, 52 jaar voor Christus, in lichterlaaie. Rebelse politici keren zich tegen de Romeinse Republiek en krijgen steeds meer steun van de bevolking. Wanneer het levenloze lichaam van de activistische politicus Publius Clodius midden op de Via Appia in Rome wordt aangetroffen, doen er wilde geruchten de ronde over de moordenaar. De rivaal van Publius, Milo, is een van de verdachten. In opdracht van Cicero, een goede vriend van Milo, is het aan detective Gordianus de Vinder om de waarheid te achterhalen. Maar of die waarheid bij iedereen in de smaak zal vallen, is nog maar de vraag... In het vijfde deel van de Roma Sub Rosa-reeks beschrijft bestsellerauteur Steven Saylor met enorme kennis over het einde van het Romeinse Republiek tegen het decor van een brute politieke moord. -

    • De triomf van Caesar

      Steven Saylor

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels In het twaalfde deel van de Roma Sub Rosa-reeks van bestsellerauteur Steven Saylor, staat Gordianus de Vinder voor een van zijn belangrijkste missies ooit. Het leven van Julius Caesar staat op het spel. Zijn vrouw, Calpurnia, huurt detective Gordianus in wanneer ze wordt achtervolgd door een angstaanjagend voorgevoel. Al gauw stuit de befaamde speurder op een bizarre samenzwering, die hem tot aan de hoogste bestuurders in het antieke Rome leidt. 'Triomf van Caesar' is een historische thriller, waarin Saylor de antieke tijd beschrijft na de Romeinse burgeroorlog en Gordianus met gevaar voor eigen leven de machtigste man van Rome probeert te redden. -

    • Catilina's wapen

      Steven Saylor

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels De meester van de historische thrillers én bestsellerauteur Steven Saylor neemt je mee naar het jaar 63 voor Christus, wanneer het antieke Rome voor een politieke tweestrijd staat. De conservatieve Cicero wordt uitgedaagd door de opstandige Catilina. Cicero voelt zich in het nauw gedreven en vraagt zijn goede vriend Gordianus de Vinder om hulp. Maar de detective heeft samen met zijn familie het turbulente Rome verlaten en genieten van het rustige leven op het platteland. Toch laat hij huis en haard achter om Cicero's tegenstander te verslaan. Maar is Catilina wel zo slecht als Cicero beweert? Gordianus is niet overtuigd... Ontdek wie als winnaar naar voren komt in het derde deel van de Roma Sub Rosa-serie.-

    • Galatea

      Madeline Miller

      Fictie en literatuur From the internationally bestselling and prize-winning author of The Song of Achilles and Circe, an enchanting short story that boldly reimagines the myth of Galatea and Pygmalion. **Featuring a new afterword by Madeline Miller** In Ancient Greece, a skilled marble sculptor has been blessed by a goddess who has given his masterpiece – the most beautiful woman the town has ever seen – the gift of life. Now his wife, he expects Galatea to please him, to be obedience and humility personified. But she has desires of her own, and yearns for independence. In a desperate bid by her obsessive husband to keep her under control, she is locked away under the constant supervision of doctors and nurses. But with a daughter to rescue, she is determined to break free, whatever the cost... _________________________ Praise for CIRCE 'A thrilling tour de force of imagination' Mail on Sunday 'A bold and subversive retelling' New York Times 'A novel to be gobbled greedily in one s

    • Xan's Feisty Mate

      Elle Boon

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels Book 2 in the bestselling series by USA Today Bestselling Author Elle Boon gives you a hero you will love to hate but love even more. A female shifter looking for someone to love…An alpha with an attitude…What happens when the one you love is threatened? This big bad alpha will tear the world apart to protect his mate. Breezy… has loved Xan Carmichael for years, but she's tired of trying to get him to notice her. She's suffered long enough and is ready to move on. Xan… didn't want a mate, but when someone tries to harm the only woman who calls to him and his wolf, he's ready to rip the world apart to keep her safe. The past has a way of coming back and haunting your present, and Breezy has just become the focus of a deranged killer. Will Xan and the rest of the Iron Wolves be able to save her before whoever is out to end her life succeeds, or will the stubborn alpha claim her in time? ***Warning…contains a sexy as sin alpha male and a heroine you wish you could be. ~NIGHT OW

    • Andersens Märchen

      Hans Christian Andersen

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels Anlässlich des 200. Geburtstages von Hans Christian Andersen enthält diese Ausgabe eine Kollektion seiner schönsten Märchen. Denn seine Geschichten haben an Aktualität nichts verloren: "Das Mädchen mit den Schwefelhölzern" und "Das hässliche junge Entlein", "Die kleine Seejungfrau" und "Der standhafte Zinnsoldat" sind für viele von uns gute alte Bekannte. Sie und viele andere Figuren sorgen für spannende Unterhaltung. Fantasie und Lebensweisheit, Gefühl und Selbstironie verbinden sich zu Erzählungen, die zum Schmökern und zum Vorlesen einladen. Fas 200 liebevolle Illustrationen verleihen der Auswahl einen besonderen Reiz.

    • The Book of Lost Tales 2

      Christopher Tolkien & J. R. R. Tolkien

      Sprookjes, mythen en fabels Before The Silmarillion, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, the earliest myths and legends of Middle-earth and Valinor were laid down in The Book of Lost Tales, written by J.R.R. Tolkien between 1916 and 1920, and compiled by Christopher Tolkien for publication in 1983. This second part of The Book of Lost Tales includes the tale of Beren and Lúthien, Túrin and the Dragon, and the only full narratives of the Necklace of the Dwarves and the Fall of Gondolin, itself the finest and most exciting depiction of a battle that Tolkien ever wrote. Each tale is followed by a commentary in the form of a short essay, together with texts of associated poems, and contains extensive information on names and vocabulary in the earliest Elvish languages. Reviews ‘Christopher Tolkien shows himself to be his father’s son… Tolkien devotees will rejoice’ The New York Times Book Review ‘In these Lost Tales we have the scholar joyously gambolling in the thicket of his imagination… a Commenta

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