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  English Fairy Tales Volume 1

  Andrew Lang

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  A collection of English fairy tales taking your into a magical world of wit and mystery.  Learn about Simpleton and how he succeeded in tough situation where his older brother failed. Find out how one little piglet outwitted streetwise old grey wolf.  A crafty cat Puss saves life of his master and befriends mighty Marquis Carabas.  The collection includes some of the most memorable tales such as The Golden Goose, The Three Little Pigs, Puss in Boots, The Three Bears, Tom Thumb.  Read in English, unabridged.

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  The Blue Fairy Book

  Andrew Lang

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  Andrew Lang (1844–1912) in collaboration with his wife Leonora Blanche Alleyne (1851-1933) published The Blue Fairy Book in 1889 and it was to become the first of a series of twenty five collections of fantastical tales from around the world, ending with “The Strange Story Book” published in 1923. 
  In this first collection we find many of the traditional favourites from the “Fairy Tale” world, including amongst others “Goldilocks”, “Sleeping Beauty”, “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves”, Tom Thumb" “Rumpelstiltskin” and “Jack the Giant Killer”. While many of these have some vestige of the narrative we may be accustomed to through many sanitised adaptations, there are many surprises!  
  The telling of these stories in the “Blue Fairy Book” are by no means the cosy bedtime stories we might expect. You will search in vain for the three friendly bears in “Goldilocks”, or the accommodating dwarves in” Snow-white”. There is no attempt to soften the edges or the expunge the blood thirsty fates that befall may of the unfortunate characters. 
  Head Stories Audio presents " The Blue Fairy Book", narrated by Simon Hester. With original music.

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  Deathless The: Epic fantasy...

  Peter Newman

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  From the Gemmell Award-winning author of THE VAGRANT, a thrilling new series of power, intrigue, and magic. 
  THE DEMONS 
  Creatures lurk in the endless forests of the Wild, plucking victims from those who scratch a living by the sides of the great Godroads, paths of crystal which provide refuge from the infernal tide. 
  THE DEATHLESS 
  Humanity’s protectors reign within crystal castles held aloft on magical currents – seven timeless royal families, born and reborn into flawless bodies. As immortal as the precious stones from which they take their names, they fight to hold the Wild at bay. For generations a fragile balance has held. 
  AND THE DAMNED… 
  House Sapphire, one of the ancient Deathless families, is riven by suspicion and grief. Their hunting expeditions against the Wild are failing and entire villages have begun to disappear. 
  Then, when assassins strike, House Sapphire shatters. 
  NOTHING LASTS FOREVER 
  Newman's The Deathless is an epic adventure in a dark, mythical world. This top-rated fantasy fiction is filled with relentless action, terrifying dragons, and a plot that will keep you hooked from the first page to the last. 
  For fans of Anthony Ryan (A Tide of Black Steel), Adrian Tchaikovsky (The Tiger and the Wolf), John Gwynne (The Hunger of the Gods), R. Scott Bakker (The Unholy Consult), and Brian Staveley (The Empire's Ruin).

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  The Living Light

  Maria Isabel Pita

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  The first attempt to travel at the speed of light has been successful. Transported thousands of miles in seconds, the two young astronauts, Rose and Alex, are on their way to explore Proxima b, a candidate terrestrial planet in the Alpha Centauri System 4.2 light years from Earth. Burning through space faster than any humans in history, they realize the launch into light speed created black holes in their memory, and that all their most recent experiences have vanished without a trace. 
  A long journey stretching out before them, they focus on getting to know each other again. And as they begin falling in love, they also discover strange and marvelous things can happen to people living in the Light. Traveling at the cosmic speed limit is full of surprises, and Rose and Alex soon learn they are not alone on their fantastic voyage as the line drawn between science and the supernatural begins to fade.

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  A Twist of Demon

  S. E. Babin

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  Want longer hair, whiter teeth, a smaller nose? Violet has a potion for that. Want to hex an enemy, make someone fall in love with you, or curse someone? Well . . . that will cost you. 
   
   
   
  By day, Violet is a supposed charlatan running a potion shop in New Orleans and catering to drunk tourists who want to take a walk on the wild side. By night, she's a Potion Master, a rare, magical being whose shop straddles the portal to Earth and Hell, slinging potions to magical beasts who only come out at night. 
   
   
   
  She's also the protector of both, a neutral being who carefully navigates the Accords between oblivious humans and the creatures who wouldn't mind snacking on them. Unfortunately for both sides, Violet is terrible at her job. 
   
   
   
  After the last Potion Master dies a horrible death and she's pulled out of anonymity by a handsome and super annoying demon, Violet's shop transforms and she's thrust into unwanted instafame. And not the good kind, either. 
   
   
   
  Suddenly, everyone either wants to date her, or they want to kill her. 
   
   
   
  And, honestly? Violet isn't sure which one is easier anymore.

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  Rastignac The Devil

  Philip Jose Farmer

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  French colonists on a planet ruled by reptiles and amphibians are forced to wear living “skins” that subdue aggression and enforce vegetarianism. As children, Rastignac and his reptile friend Mapfarity force themselves to become carnivores and begin a protein fueled journey that causes Rastignac to develop a Philosophy of Violence. When a spaceship from Earth crashes in the ocean, Rastignac and company must put their philosophy to the test. - Rastignac The Devil was first published in the May 1954 issue of Fantastic Universe Magazine. (Summary by Gregg Margarite)

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