Mythos: The Illustrated Edition

Natalie Haynes

No Friend to This House is an extraordinary reimagining of the myth of Medea from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Stone Blind, Natalie Haynes. This is what no one tells you, in the songs sung about Jason and the Argo. This part of his quest has been forgotten, by everyone but me . . . Jason and his Argonauts set sail to find the Golden Fleece. The journey is filled with ...

Ryan Bani Tahmaseb

An unforgettable collection of twenty dramatic tales of Persian deities and heroes, both mortal and immortal, fighting in the name of goodness, chaos, beauty, love, and evil. You've heard of mythological characters like Theseus, Medusa, and Thor, but have you heard about Anahita, Jamshid, and Rostam? In this engrossing anthology of twenty stories, middle grade readers will b...

Natalie Haynes

Get ready to meet the goddesses.In Divine Might, Natalie Haynes, the bestselling author of Stone Blind and Pandora's Jar, introduces us to the stories of the Greek goddesses. As fearsome, powerful and beloved as their male counterparts, it's time to look beyond the columns of a ruined temple to the awesome power within . . .We meet Hera, who, whilst most often known for enactin...

Melissa Maxwell

The Little Encyclopedia of Mermaids is an A-to-Z compendium that spans the globe--from the Isle of Man to the depths of the Sea of Japan--weaving together famous and popular tales of everyone's favorite mythical sea creature. Naughty and nice, real and fictional, the menagerie of creatures included in this book run the gamut of world mythologies and cultures. This little encyc...

Aaron Hwang

Step into the magical and rich world of Chinese mythology with tales of gods, goddesses, the Monkey King, the White Snake, and more in this gorgeous, fully illustrated collection of myths and fairy tales. Do you know how the world began? Or why there is wind and rain? Have you ever felt lucky and wondered where luck comes from? Are you curious about the unseen and unknown? Pe...

Armstrong, Karen

As long as we have been human, we have been mythmakers. In A Short History of Myth, Karen Armstrong holds up the mirror of mythology to show us the history of ourselves, and embarks on a journey that begins at a Neanderthal graveside and ends buried in the heart of the modern novel. Surprising, powerful and profound, A Short History of Myth examines the world's most ancient art...

Stephen Fry

La guerra de Troya como nunca la habían contado: espectacular, vibrante, divertida y conmovedora. El rapto de la hermosa reina griega Helena por el príncipe troyano Paris desencadena una guerra entre ambos pueblos. Los griegos mandan a su flota y sitian la ciudad de Troya. El conflicto se prolongará diez años, y causará mucho sufrimiento y muchos muertos. Intervendrán héroes co...

Stephen Fry

La mitología al alcance de todos. Stephen Fry nos relata las apasionantes aventuras de los héroes griegos. Acción, amor, aventura, traición, violencia, codicia, transgresiones, sangre, redención, peligros, sacrificios, trampas, argucias... Todo esto y mucho más encontrará el lector en este libro, en el que Stephen Fry ?actor, escritor, activista cultural? nos relata las andanza...

Stephen Fry

Adrian Healey nunca fue igual a los otros chicos. Para empezar, siempre sostuvo que «si nadie dice la verdad, las mentiras no son mentiras sino la norma, es decir, la verdad». Y mintió alegremente todos los años que pasó en un exclusivo colegio privado donde su amor imposible era el deseado Hugo Cartwright, siguió mintiendo cuando lo expulsaron del colegio y se movió por los ba...

Stephen Fry

Mythos is a modern collection of Greek myths, stylishly retold by legendary writer, actor, and comedian Stephen Fry. Fry transforms the adventures of Zeus and the Olympians into emotionally resonant and deeply funny stories, without losing any of their original wonder.This stunning book features classical artwork inspired by the myths, as well as learned notes from the author.-...

Stephen Fry

By his early thirties, Stephen Fry?writer, comedian, star of stage and screen?had, as they say, "made it." Much loved on British television, author of a critically acclaimed and bestselling first novel, with a glamorous and glittering cast of friends, he had more work than was perhaps good for him.As the '80s drew to a close, he began to burn the candle at both ends. Writing an...