Mythos

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 ...

Helen Nde

Combining vivid storytelling, astonishing imagination and careful research, this is the ultimate collection of African folklore, with 50 entertaining tales and commentary from noted folklorist Helen Nde, presented in a beautiful, foiled gift package.From creation myths and foundation legends to fascinating stories of human relationships and amusing animal tales, these stories p...

Stephen Fry / Homer (Homero)

The legendary Stephen Fry retells the adventures of Odysseus for the fourth and final installment in his internationally bestselling Greek Myths series. Odysseus's journey from the battlefields of Troy to his home in Ithaca is one of the greatest stories ever told. From the lotus-eaters to the sirens, from Circe to the Cyclops, this is a tale of thrilling adventures, cunning es...

Geoffrey Cornelius

IMMERSE YOURSELF IN THE STORIES OF THE SKYDiscover the mysteries of celestial mythology with this comprehensive introduction to the constellations and the stars that comprise them. This fascinating practical guide unveils the myths, legends and symbolic significance that the stars have assumed in many cultures and ancient civilizations across the world. Illustrated with stunnin...

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...

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...

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

Stephen Fry's beloved retelling of the Greek myths, now presented in a deluxe edition with stunning original illustrations. Rediscover the thrills, grandeur, and unabashed fun of these timeless tales, from the majestic heights of Mount Olympus to the eerie depths of the Underworld and from Eros and Psyche's against-all-odds romance to Prometheus's gift of fire to mankind. Fry ...

Stephen Fry

Los mitos griegos contados como nunca hasta ahora: como una apasionante novela fantástica. He aquí los mitos griegos como nunca los habíamos visto hasta ahora. Como si se tratase de una superproducción hollywoodiense; de una serie de televisión al estilo de Juego de tronos; de una narración épico-fantástica de J. R. R. Tolkien. Y es que Stephen Fry espíritu renacentista que tan...

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

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...