Odyssey

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...

Surekha Davies

A history of how humans have created monsters out of one another—from our deepest fears—and what these monsters tell us about humanity's present and future. Monsters are central to how we think about the human condition. Join award-winning historian of science Dr. Surekha Davies as she reveals how people have defined the human in relation to everything from apes to zombies, a...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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.-...