Mythology & Folklore

For millennia, men have told the legend of the woman whose face launched a thousand ships—but now it's time to hear her side of the story. Daughters of Sparta is a tale of secrets, love, and tragedy from the women behind mythology's most devastating war,...

Mermaids are blessed with one tail or two, are as happy in freshwater as salt, and boast an ancestry that stretches from the classical world to the present, pre-dating Homer's sirens and which will outlive the blood-thirsty nymphs of Pirates of the...

Discover an all-new adventure in USA Today Bestselling author Amanda Bouchet's thrilling, white-hot fantasy series, The Kingmaker Chronicles!   The queen has been cursed, and no one knows who's behind the plot to threaten the realm's fragile peace...

(Available after 3-20 days)Living on an island plagued by magic and mythical monsters isn't a fairy tale . . . it's a nightmare.   Aveen is the perfect lady, placid and well-mannered, concealing her discontentment beneath false smiles and gentle nods. As...

The Origins and History of Consciousness draws on a full range of world mythology to show how individual consciousness undergoes the same archetypal stages of development as human consciousness as a whole. Erich Neumann was one of C. G. Jung's most...

This may look like another Cinderella retelling, but The Shadow in the Glass offers a bit of a mashup — part historical fiction, part gothic horror, part fantasy, wrapped up in a very twisted mystery. If you thought the Brothers Grimm version was dark,...

(Available after 14-30 days)Jean de la Fontaine (1621-95) freely plundered the works of Aesop, Phaedrus, Bidpai and others to transform the world's great fables into charming poems of astonishing originality, wit and verve. Here he depicts lions, frogs,...

A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE“A strange and tender parable . . . All of Edward Carey's work is profound and delightful.”  —Max Porter, author of LannyThe ingenious storyteller Edward Carey returns to reimagine a time-honored fable: the story of an...

(Available after July 30th, 2022) Bestselling YA author Xiran Jay Zhao is back with an action-packed middle grade debut about a boy who learns that he descends from the first emperor of China. To save the mortal realm from dangerous spirits escaping the...

*A Book Riot Must-Read South Asian Book of 2022*   She grew up battling the monsters that live in the black seas, but it couldn't prepare her to face the cunning cruelty of the ruling elite. Perfect for fans of The Hunger Games and These Bi, this South...

Inspired by stories from One Thousand and One Nights, this book weaves together the gripping tale of a legendary smuggler, a cowardly prince, and a dangerous quest across the desert to find a legendary, magical lamp.   Neither here nor there, but long...

(Available after July 30th, 2022)A Mirror Mended is the next installment in USA Today bestselling author Alix E. Harrow's Fractured Fables series.Zinnia Gray, professional fairy-tale fixer and lapsed Sleeping Beauty is over rescuing snoring princesses...

New York Times bestselling adult author of The Bear and the Nightingale makes her middle grade debut with a creepy, spellbinding ghost story destined to become a classic. Now in paperback.After suffering a tragic loss, eleven-year-old Ollie who only...

NOW AN APPLE TV+ SERIES   A Washington Post Notable Work of Fiction * Winner of the British Book Awards Fiction Book of the Year and overall Book of the Year *A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of The Year * Waterstones Book of the Year * Costa Book Award...

Begin your journey into Middle-earth. A New Legend Begins on Prime Video, in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. The third part of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic adventure THE LORD OF THE RINGS. The Dark Lord has risen, and as he unleashes hordes of Orcs...

THE CHINESE "LORD OF THE RINGS" - NOW IN ENGLISH FOR THE FIRST TIME.THE SERIES EVERY CHINESE READER HAS BEEN ENJOYING FOR DECADES - 100 MILLION COPIES SOLD."Jin Yong's work, in the Chinese-speaking world, has a cultural currency roughly equal to that of...

Now in paperback, New York Times bestselling author Morgan Jerkins's fiction debut,  an electrifying novel for fans of Ta-Nehisi Coates and Jacqueline Woodson, that brings to life one powerful and enigmatic family in a tale rife with secrets, betrayal,...

(Available after July 30th, 2022) This dark, lush, and beautiful reimagining of the story of Rapunzel presents the witch’s perspective in this tale of motherhood, magic, and the stories we pass down to our children. "Smart, swift, sure-footed and...

Winner of the Somerset Maugham AwardOne of Granta’s Best Young British NovelistsFrom the acclaimed author of What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours, Gingerbread, and Peaces There’s something strange about the Silver family house in the closed-off town of Dover,...

(Available after December 30th, 2022) The heartpounding sequel to King of Battle and Blood finds Isolde forced to trust in her vampiric royal partner Adrian, as intrigue and betrayal threaten the whole of Cordova. The next book in the epic fantasy...