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Of Thieves and Shadows: A Dark Fairy Tale Retelling by Elle Madison, Robin D. Mahle
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAika's story continues in the fourth installment of the Twisted Pages series.Note: This is book 4 of 6 in the series. There are two books that focus on each sister, so Aika's primary plot line will wrap up with this book. Books 5 & 6 will focus on Melodi... -
Circus by Cameron Jace
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLadies and gentlemen, boys and girls... There is a loose rabbit with a ticking bomb in the streets of the London. Come closer, you won'd believe your eyes... Alice & the Pillar follow a set of clues, meticulously weaved by the most mysterious Wonderland Monster of all. Here is the Maddest Show on Earth ... The Circus! Where Alice's most unexpected secret will be revealed... -
Cinders, Stars, and Glass Slippers by Brittany Fichter
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat if the prince didn't throw the ball to meet his true love? What if he was trying to save her life instead? Since the murder of her gifted mother, Elaina has been sheltered on her father’s ship. But when Elaina’s secret is compromised, she must return to land and live under the king’s protection...much to Elaina’s objection. Ashland's crown prince, Nicholas, has never been without... -
How to See Faeries by Brian Froud, John Matthews
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsInternational bestselling artist Brian Froud and New York Times bestselling author John Matthews come together for the first time to create a spectacular interactive book that opens the doors to the enchanted world of Faerie... -
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Kingdom of Slumber: A Retelling of Sleeping Beauty by Deborah Grace White
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe only thing worse than being cursed to sleep is being the only one left awakeUnlike everyone around her, Princess Azalea has never been especially troubled by the curse placed on her at her christening. But, as her sixteenth birthday approaches, even Ben—usually her only sanctuary from her well-meaning protectors—starts to worry... -
The Dark Tower Companion by Bev Vincent
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAN ALL-NEW COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO ONE OF THE MOST BRILLIANTLY CONSTRUCTED WORLDS IN ALL OF FICTION Stephen King’s bestselling multi-volume Dark Tower series is the author’s most inspired and imaginative creation... -
A Curse of Gems: A Retelling of Toads and Diamonds by Brittany Fichter
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan she risk trusting a man if it means saving her sister? And what will she do when that reluctant trust begins changing into something more? Jaelle knows better than to trust men. Every girl in Terrefantome knows that. But when her plan to escape her oppressive kingdom with her sister goes awry, she finds herself with an unwanted gift and her sister in peril... -
Mahabharata: A Modern Retelling by Carole Satyamurti, Vinay Dharwadker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOriginally composed approximately two thousand years ago, the Mahabharata tells the story of a royal dynasty, descended from gods, whose feud over their kingdom results in a devastating war. But it contains much more than conflict... -
The Legend of Drak'Noir by Michael James Ploof, Holly M. Kothe
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe highly anticipated third installment of the USA Today Bestselling Fantasy series, Epic Fallacy, is finally here! The Champions of the Dragon have braved the wilds beyond the Wide Wall, but now the truth of the prophecy threatens to tear the group apart. With Sir Eldrick missing, Murland and the others solicit the help of Captain McArgh to track down the drunken knight across the North Sea... -
Disobedience by Jane Washington
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.Malevolent Ignoble Calamity (or Mel for short) is the youngest member of the Calamity Clan—a coven of Bastan witches and warlocks who pride themselves on being the worst of the worst... -
Beyond the Wide Wall by Michael James Ploof
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Champions of the Dragon have survived the darklings, bandits, flocks of harpies, cyclopes, and have finally reached the Wide Wall—now the hard part begins. Murland and the companions must now travel west beyond the Wide Wall, through the Forest of the Dead, past the Swamp of Doom, over the Horrible Hills, across the Long Sand, all the way to the shadowy peak of Bad Mountain... -
Enchanting the Fae Prince by Alisha Klapheke
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn outcast maiden. A fae prince. A match bound by fate.When outcast cobbler Rhianne braves the enchanted wood to find her fated love, absolutely everything that could go wrong does. The Matchweaver witch’s magical loom reveals Rhianne is fated for the most powerful fae prince in history... -
A Treasury of Irish Myth, Legend and Folklore by W.B. Yeats, Lady Augusta Gregory
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTwo milestones of folklore by giants of the Irish Renaissance: Yeats's anthology of magical Irish tales and Lady Gregory's retelling of the myth of Ireland's national hero. B&W illus... -
Exiles by R.J. Larson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the acclaimed author of Prophet, Judge, and King... Return to the realms of the Infinite! "Larson makes the fantasy genre thrilling even for readers who wouldn't normally venture into mystical realms." -Booklist For daring to trust their Creator, Araine and Nikaros are swept from their homes into a foreign land...slaves to their enemies Araine Khalome of ToronSea follows the goddess Atea... -
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Beauty Beheld by Brittany Fichter
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKing Everard and Queen Isabelle have no heir. Two children have no family. But what happens when Isa and Ever find out that these children might be the greatest threat the kingdom has seen in 500 years? In this retelling of Hansel and Gretel, Henri and his little sister, Genny, find themselves abandoned in the forest when something dark beckons to them. Something sweet... -
Ghost of a Chance by Susan Maupin Schmid
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsInside an enchanted castle, there’s a closet—a closet with one hundred magical dresses that only Darling Dimple can wear. Each one disguises her as somebody else. It turns out that Darling needs disguises. A thief is on the loose! Someone is causing an uproar among the servants—moving things around, stealing clothes from the laundry, and even pocketing Princess Mariposa’s jewels... -
Silent Mermaid by Brittany Fichter
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHow does a silent mermaid win a war of song? How does she break the siren song of another that holds her beloved captive? After being touched by the sun at birth, Princess Arianna has grown up imprisoned between two worlds, neither fully mermaid nor fully human. Her life is one of solitude and dreams...Categorized as:
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Deadland: Untold Stories of Alice in Deadland by Mainak Dhar
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe latest thriller in the bestselling Alice in Deadland series. In the Amazon.com bestselling Alice in Deadland series, we meet a fifteen-year-old girl called Alice living in a post-apocalyptic wasteland ravaged by undead Biters. Alice follows a bunny-eared Biter down a hole, triggering an adventure that forever changes her life and that of everyone in the Deadland... -
The Academy by F.D. Lee
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLibrarian's note: There is an Alternate Cover Edition for this edition of this book here.Apparently, school is supposed to be the best time of your life. Obviously, whoever believes that has never tried to rescue a ghost and study for mid-terms. Bea’s back! But life at the Academy isn’t all it’s cracked up to be... -
Scottish Myths & Legends by Daniel Allison
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe blue-skinned old woman who made the mountains. Finfolk, seal-people and the Makers of Dreams. Within these pages are the little-known stories of Scotland, collected and retold by an oral storyteller who performs them throughout the world. From folk-tales and local legends to ancient epics, these stories will astonish and delight readers everywhere... -
The Green-Eyed Prince by Brittany Fichter
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn enchantress is murdering Queen Kartek's soldiers and threatening her kingdom. Kartek's healing jewel has been lost. Her only hope of saving her kingdom seems to lie in the hands of the green-eyed stranger who claims he can save her jewel and her people...but the price is steep, and the young queen doesn't have much time... -
The Mad King by Jovee Winters
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA new world in chaos, and a legendary love that never was… Hatter and Alice. Alice and Hatter. Two parts making up one whole. Their love was legend, until a curse came and ripped them apart forever. Rewriting their past, present, and future... -
Moon & Madly (A Retelling of the Little Mermaid): A Grimm Diary by Cameron Jace
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Moon, who is actually a girl descends to earth and accidentally falls in love. Now that she can't turn back, the world may remain in perpetual darkness.. -
The World Guide to Gnomes, Fairies, Elves and Other Little People by Thomas Keightley
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEnumerates and categorizes the various inhabitants of the world of fairy folklore from a cross-cultural perspective, viewing them both as lesser divinities and mythical archetypes... -
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The Sea Priestess by Dion Fortune
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Sea Priestess is the highly acclaimed novel in which Dion Fortune introduces her most powerful fictional character, Vivien Le Fay Morgan a practicing initiate of the Hermetic Path... -
Blood and Snow 9-12 Love Bleeds, Eye of Abernathy, Resolved to Rule, Vampire Ever After? by RaShelle Workman
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEvery thousand years the Vampire Queen selects a new body, always the fairest in the land, and this time she's chosen Snow White. Love Bleeds: Questions are answered. Necks are bitten. Kisses are traded. And Snow realizes sometimes love bleeds... Eye of Abernathy: Snow possesses a piece of the first dragon's soul. She needs to speak to him about that... -
Cinderella Dressed in Ashes by Cameron Jace
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLoki is controlled by the Queen through his Dreamhunter's Fleece, and he's now Snow White's enemy. No one's sure what the Queen of Sorrow wants to do next, and what her plans with Sorrow are.In another Dreamory, they learn who Cinderella really is, where she came from, her relationship with Snow, and what historical period she'd affected with what she calls the Forbidden Art...Categorized as:
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Lord Foulgrin's Letters by Randy Alcorn
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThis repack of Randy Alcorn's gripping bestseller delivers us from ignorance of the devil's schemes. Foulgrin, a high-ranking demon, instructs his subordinate on how to deceive and destroy Jordan Fletcher and his family. It's like placing a bugging device in hell's war room, where we overhear our enemies assessing our weaknesses and strategizing attack... -
Before Beauty by Brittany Fichter
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAlternate Cover Edition can be found here. Prince Everard’s father spent the boy's youth forging the prince into a warrior. Upon the king’s death, however, Everard realizes he’s lost himself somewhere along the way, and in his pain, makes a decision that brings a dark curse upon both him and the great Fortress that has so long guarded the people of Destin...Categorized as:
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The Stolen Kingdom by Bethany Atazadeh
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHow can she protect her kingdom, if she can’t protect herself? Princess Arie never expected to manifest a Jinni’s Gift. When she begins to hear the thoughts of those around her, she hides it to the best of her ability. But to her dismay, the forbidden Gift is growing out of control.When a neighboring king tries to force her hand in marriage and steal her kingdom, discovery becomes imminent...Categorized as:
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The Starlit Prince by C.F.E. Black
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe never expected to marry a fae. He never expected what would happen when she did.Hours before Talia is set to win a fortune at the midsummer races, everything falls to pieces at her feet. The only way to save her family from utter ruin is to accept a snap deal with a mysterious fae and become his bride... -
Tales of Ever After by H.L. Burke, Alex McGilvery
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Fellowship of Fantasy AnthologyRescue a princess, meet a mermaid, win your reward. The authors of the Fellowship of Fantasy tackle fairy tales from once upon a time to happily ever after. Explore twists on old tales and brand new magical stories. Meet feisty mermaids, friendly lampposts, and heroes who just might be monsters themselves... -
The Buddha and the Terrorist by Satish Kumar, Thomas Moore
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“A challenging story, beautifully written, most pertinent and relevant to our time.” —Deepak Chopra Not every book will change your life, but any book can. Not every discussion will make a difference, but a conversation can change the world... -
Goddess Secret by M.W. Muse
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLegacy only thought she had this goddess thing under control. Well, as much as any other chick could have given the crazy circumstances. But when she learns the truth about her abilities, she is forced to keep a secret so powerful that she and the people closest to her could get hurt if it falls into the wrong hands.Then there's Venus, the goddess Adin is bonded to... -
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Music Box by Anya Allyn
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe final terrifying story of The Dark Carousel series. As the day of Cassie's marriage to the centuries-old spirit, Balthazar, grows chillingly close, she finds a secret way to the high tower. The shadowy inhabitant of the tower has haunted her mind since her first day at the castle. In the tower, Cassie makes a shocking discovery, after which nothing can be the same... -
Girl in the Red Hood by Brittany Fichter
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNot all the shadows that shift in the forest choose a life of darkness. Sometimes it is chosen for them. After her father moves the family to a village deep in a sunless forest, Liesel is bitten by a wolf, and unbeknownst to her, marked for a terrifying destiny... -
Blinding Beauty: The Becoming Beauty Trilogy, Book Two by Brittany Fichter
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBeauty might have married the Beast, but vows never promised anyone a simple life, least of all, the king and queen of Destin.It has been only five months since their wedding, but Ever and Isa are already being torn apart. Duty to the kingdom keeps Ever occupied, while Isa struggles to master the Fortress's mysterious fire... -
Cuchulain of Muirthemne: the Story of the Men of the Red Branch of Ulster by Lady Augusta Gregory
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy Dear Friends, When I began to gather these stories together, it is of you I was thinking, that you would like to have them and to be reading them... -
Balanced Scales by Laura Greenwood
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA shipwreck leads to the thing mermaids most fear… When Mari loses her soul, she has to venture on to land to get it back. But it isn't just hers on the line, the rest of the soulless mer need saving too. With the help of her pet seal-turned-dog, Shelbie, a man she can barely see, and a human intent on helping her, Mari finds herself navigating the world of men for the first time... -
L'Empire des anges by Bernard Werber
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsQue pensent les anges de nous ? Que peuvent-ils faire pour nous aider ? Qu'attendent-ils de l'humanité en général ? Lorsque Michael Pinson (stupidement tué dans un accident d'avion percutant un immeuble) a passé avec succès l'épreuve de la « pesée des âmes », il a accédé au royaume des anges. Mais passé le premier émerveillement, il découvre l'ampleur de la tâche... -
An Unnatural Beanstalk by Brittany Fichter
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSome fairies ruin everything. Eva never doubted her place in her happy little world. Born second to a former woodcutters-turned-wealthy merchants’ family, all she ever wanted was to care for her siblings and to play the harp... -
Sneaky Snow White by Anita Valle
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCinderella killed my father.She thinks she can do anything because she’s the Evil Queen. And my stepmother. The only thing she truly loves is her Demon Mirror. But the more she gazes into that thing, the crazier she becomes.But I am no longer a child. I won’t allow the Evil Queen to poison my heart and my home. Although my skin is white as snow, my soul is far from pure... -
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Winterdream: A Retelling of The Nutcracker by Chantal Gadoury
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis Christmas Eve… no creature was stirring…Except, maybe, a mouse. At long last, can true love break the Nutcracker’s curse? For Clara Stahlbaum, this Christmas means the end of her youth. A daughter of the aristocracy, Clara is expected to give up her dreams of adventures and the extraordinary for more normal days as the wife of a cruel Viscount... -
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Allerleirauh by Chantal Gadoury
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLong ago in the kingdom of Tranen, a king makes a promise to his dying wife to remarry only a woman who possesses her same golden hair. With time, the wicked king finds his attentions are captured by his maturing daughter. With her father’s dastardly intentions at her door post, Princess Aurelia wards off his advances by requesting impossible gifts…... -
Once: Six Historically Inspired Fairytales by Elisabeth Grace Foley, Rachel Heffington
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSix fairytales you thought you knew, set against a tapestry of historical backgrounds. A lonely girl plots revenge in the shadow of a mountain. A stolen princess fumbles a century backward. A dwarfish man crafts brilliant automatons. A Polish Jew strikes matches against the Nazis. A dead girl haunts a crystal lake. A terrified princess searches a labyrinth...Categorized as:
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Dragons: A Natural History by Karl Shuker
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor millennia, few animals have fascinated mankind more than dragons. But until now, no rigorous survey has captured them in all their glorious variety. "Dragons: A Natural History" is that survey...a one-of-a-kind book, bringing these captivating creatures to life with lavish illustrations and vivid commentary... -
Taming Red Riding Hood by Lidiya Foxglove
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI finally have a home, reunited with my human father. He’s well-to-do, with a pretty wife and a grand house, and the moment I step in the door, I’m expected to begin lessons in reading, writing, and behaving like a lady. But I’m no lady. I’m a wolf. And much to my surprise, so is my tutor. Mr. Arrowen has a human name and human manners, but golden eyes don’t lie... -
Beauty's Curse by C.S. Johnson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor four years, Princess Aurora of Rhone—Rose to her friends—has searched the world for a way to break the curse placed on her by Magdalina, the wicked ruler of the fairies at war with her kingdom. Under the curse, Rose is doomed to die on her eighteenth birthday after pricking her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel. And time is running out... -
The Girl with the Green-Tinted Hair: A Miraculous Fable by Gavin Whyte
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThere is a season for everything.If you enjoyed Antoine de Saint-Exupery's The Little Prince, then you'll love this.Described as, "a masterpiece", "a hidden gem", and "one of the best yet", The Girl with the Green-Tinted Hair is a spiritual fable about personal growth and about seeing how truly magical life is...
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