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She must learn to control her unusual magic or risk destroying the kingdom, and her friends.Destiny Snow hates blackmail, especially when she's the victim. Yet, the threat leads her to what she's always wanted-family. With family though, come demands. A requirement to attend the witch academy, where she's immediately an outcast. A call for her sacrifice. A claim on her heart.The loyal friends that followed her are outsiders who can't handle the toxic atmosphere adjacent to the underworld. Now, Destiny is caught in the middle of a power struggle between witches and warlocks. Both sides fight over the greater force controlling the devilish double-dealing. A force so powerful the entire coven could be ruined. A force that works against her and will take Destiny away from everyone she loves. A force that prophesized she'd destroy the kingdom. Can a powerful mixed majik stop the prophecy written about her before it comes to a Wicked End?Snow Witching White is the sixth book in the twisted fairytale series A Glass Slipper Adventure. If you like magical heroines, split family loyalties, and ill-fated lovers, then you'll love Allie Burton's new installment in this spellbinding series."Oh man! This book is my favorite in the series, hands down. It was absolutely thrilling from start to finish." - ReviewerBuy Snow Witching White and magically fly into jeopardy!

The Real Thing - and other tales is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1893.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Rodman The Boatsteerer And Other Stories is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition .Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Pictures and Legends from Normandy and Brittany is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1881.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

An illustrated guide to the folktales and real-life stories of the ghosts, monsters and demons of India, a culture famously rich in tradition and legends. Perfect for fans of Eli Roth's Urban Legends and Guillermo Del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities."I was not prepared for how deeply this book captivated me ... Ghosts, Monsters, and Demons of India is exemplary of what a book can be, how it can operate. It’s a bridge across space, time, and language" —Robin Sloan, author of Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore An encyclopedia of evil entities and folkloric fiends from across India, from Ladakh to Kerala, Lakshadweep to Nagaland, Naraka to Tuchenkwaka, complete with 60 spooky illustrations. Inside this book you will find ...Killer robots built with stolen Roman engineering technology that once guarded the relics of the Buddha The ghost of a 21-year-old motorcyclist whose Enfield Bullet is venerated at a highway temple in RajasthanA Himalayan drum-playing spirit-teacher whose wife is a fearsome YetiDiabolical entities conjured into existence by the simultaneous deaths of seven tigersTriple-rooted night-flying Vedic necromancersCall-centre employees from beyond the graveThe dreaded Ngalei Ahmaw of Maraland, whose victims’ heads detach themselves from their bodies at night and go wandering in search of blood ... AND MORE

"She was the wildfire that would set all his dreams ablaze."In this thrilling last novel of the Claiming Elfhame trilogy, the fate of the world is at stake as the Seelie and Unseelie Courts face off to see who will claim Elfhame once and for all.Kelera has returned to the Seelie Court only to find that Samael's magic has taken root in the very heart of the land. As the frost closes in on them, wreaking havoc on the Seelie's chance of survival, so does his army.If Kelera is to solidify the power needed to defeat him, she must search within herself to accept the truth of where she came from. With Adrastus and his volatile shadows by her side, and the weakened Seelie army at her back, Kelera will have to make the ultimate decision... Take what is rightfully hers and risk losing the man she loves, or do nothing and leave Elfhame at the mercy of a madman.Heir of Starlight and Truth is a New Adult novel recommended for mature audiences.Trigger Warning: Violence, harassment, intimacy, mild language

The second enchanting novel in the Claiming Elfhame fantasy trilogy whisks us into a new part of Fae territory as Kelera races to find the help she desperately needs.Uncontrollable magic. An ancient prophecy. A bounty on their heads.And a world succumbing to frost...Kelera's power has been unleashed, but not without a cost. Now she finds herself guilt-ridden, terrified of her own magic, wanted for treason... and bound to Prince Adrastus.Determination continues to drive her and Adrastus as they venture into the Seelie Court, desperate to seek out an army strong enough to stand against Samael and his treacherous Unseelie forces.But she and Adrastus can't outrun their enemies or fate for long.Samael is more determined than ever to claim Elfhame and the mortal realm for himself, and Kelera fears that without the fabled lost heir, the ancient Elder prophecy will soon come to fruition. Dangers are mounting and with the mortal traitor backing Samael, Kelera is resolved to get to her people before they, too, succumb to Samael's plans.But her troubles worsen when she finds herself caught between the loyalty she feels toward the mortals and her deepening connection to Adrastus. With time running out, it will come down to a choice between heart and duty.Can Kelera find a way to save both her people and the man who risked everything for her, or will she be left with nothing but embers and ashes to tend to?Heir of Embers and Ash is a new adult novel with mature themes. Recommended for 18+Trigger Warnings include: graphic violence, language, intimacy, harassment, and death.

"A pop history of UFOs, aliens, and extraterrestrial encounters, including photographs and illustrations"--

Der Tod ihrer Mutter ist für Prinzessin Neveflora ein harter Schlag. Dass sie sich in ihre Stiefmutter verliebt, macht es ihr nicht einfacher. Als sie es im Schloss nicht mehr aushält, flüchtet sie zur Siedlung der sieben Zwerge von Dwarf-Inc.Doch gerade jetzt schmiedet der Dämon Ukur finstere Pläne. Vor Jahrzehnten schon besetzte er Teile von Nevefloras Heimat, nun will er sich auch den Rest holen. Kann er in Schach gehalten werden, bis die Prinzessin aus der alten Prophezeiung geboren wird? Denn auf sie selbst, dessen ist sich Neveflora sicher, kann sich diese Weissagung auf gar keinen Fall beziehen.Neveflora und die Prophezeiung ist eine Märchenadaption mit Elementen von Schneewittchen. In dieser kämpft die Protagonistin um ihre Liebe, die Freiheit ihres Volkes und für die Gleichberechtigung.

Santa Claus turned up that Christmas eve with a special ride for Roop.Her wishes were granted but she lost her magical wand that night. She jeopardized herself on her visit to the fort in The Land of Golden Statues Will Roop be able to save herself from the hundreds of crocodiles Read this beautiful adventurous story to find out the special Christmas gift brought by Santa Claus for Roop.

Heroes and danger, comfort and claws ... Full of playfulness and wildness, this is a vibrant collection of poetry and short stories about the reality of being owned by a cat

Tobias Kramer est un thanatopracteur tout ce qu'il y a de plus normal. Jusqu'au jour où il reçoit un courrier et un billet d'avion pour Paris. Là, tout son monde s'écroule et s'ouvre sur un passé oublié dans les remous de Léthé. Mais il ne voulait pas croire en ces fadaises. Lui, un dieu ? Lui, Hadès ? Connerie ! Mais certains événements vont l'amener à peut-être revoir son point de vue...Dans le monde actuel, alors que rien ne laisse présager le danger qui menace la planète, Gaïa envoie un signe à ses petits-enfants en éveillant leur conscience car l'heure est grave. Cronos, le père des dieux de l'Olympe, est sur le point de s'évader de Tartare.

Der deutsche Altphilologe Karl Friedrich Nägelsbach (1806 - 1859) versucht mit dem hier vorliegenden Werk "die Gotteserkenntnis des griechischen Volksglaubens zu entwickeln, wie sie sich ermitteln lässt aus den Schriftstellern bis ungefähr auf Alexander und aus dem ganzen altgläubigen Pausanias". (Vorrede) Nachdruck der Originalausgabe aus dem Jahr 1857.

" It seems rather of necessity than predilection in the sense of apologia that I should put on record in the first place a plain statement of my personal position, as one who for many years of literary life has been, subject to his spiritual and other limitations, an exponent of the higher mystic schools. It will be thought that I am acting strangely in concerning myself at this day with what appears at first sight and simply a well-known method of fortune telling. Now, the opinions of Mr. Smith, even in the literary reviews, are of no importance unless they happen to agree with our own, but in order to sanctify this doctrine we must take care that our opinions, and the subjects out of which they arise, are concerned only with the highest. Yet it is just this which may seem doubtful, in the present instance, not only to Mr. Smith, whom I respect within the proper measures of detachment, but to some of more real consequence, seeing that their dedications are mine. To these and to any I would say that after the most illuminated Frater Christian Rosy Cross had beheld the Chemical Marriage in the Secret Palace of Transmutation, his story breaks off abruptly, with an intimation that he expected next morning to be door-keeper. After the same manner, it happens more öen than might seem likely that those who have seen the King of Heaven through the most clearest veils of the sacraments are those who assume thereafter the humblest offices of all about the House of God. By such simple devices also are the Adepts and Great Masters in the secret orders distinguished from the cohort of Neophytes as servi servorum mysterii...."

" Many paths lead to the mountain-top, and many and diverse are the ritts in the Veil, through which glimpses may be obtained of the secret things of the Universe. The Abbé Louis Constant, better known by his nom de plume of ÉLIPHAS LÉVI, was doubtless a seer; but, though his studies were by no means confined to this, he saw only through the medium of the kabala, the perfect sense of which is, now-a-days, hidden from all mere kabalists, and his visions were consequently always imperfect and often much distorted and confused. Moreover, he was for a considerable portion of his career a Roman Catholic priest, and as such had to keep terms, to a certain extent, with his church, and even later, when he was unfrocked, he hesitated to shock the prejudices of the public, and never succeeded in even wholly freeing himself from the bias of his early clerical training. Consequently he not only erred at times in good faith, not only constantly wrote ambiguously to avoid a direct collision with his ecclesiastical chiefs or current creeds, but he not unfrequently put forward Dogmas, which, taken in their obvious straightforward meanings, he certainly did not believe--nay, I may say, certainly knew to be false..."

Fairy Tales of the Slav Peasants and Herdsmen is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1896.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

The Prophecies of Paracelsus attracted my attention at an early stage of my studies in the Occult, which have now extended to over forty years, but I have only recently thought of bringing them to public notice, the extraordinary events of the present time acting as an incentive. The famous French Kabbalist, Alphonse Louis Constant, in La Clef des Grands Mystères, p. 378, wrote:'The Prophecy of Paracelsus, of which we here give the Preface, is composed of thirty-two chapters with allegorical figures. 'It is the most astounding monument and indisputable proof of the reality and existence of the gift of natural prophecy.' Abbé Constant (born 1809, died 1875), better known by his Hebraistic pseudonym, Eliphas Lévi Fahed, was a distinguished Adept, Magus, and Writer on the Occult. Most of his works have been ably translated by Mr. A. E. Waite. The Preface Eliphas Lévi refers to is not given here, but will be found preceding the Predictions.

" Though deeply sceptical with regard to spirits, I often wondered, whenever I saw an experiment of this kind, whether or not some natural force had not been brought into play, with which we were totally unacquainted. I merely state the facts without further comment. -on the "trick" of "the magic stick" Spirit forces that make leaves dance in still air and buoyant wooden sticks sink in water and fakirs who levitate themselves and induce plants to grow overnight. A European observer in mid-19th century India reports-in the straightforward and unsensational fashion of a religious skeptic-the seemingly wondrous feats of Indian mystics, offering a unique first-person perspective on extraordinary phenomenon that continues to be referenced today by modern spiritualists and those interested in the paranormal. First published in English in 1884, this intriguing book also includes a translation of esoteric works of Indian magic that have been likened to the Jewish Kabbalah. French writer and jurist Louis Jacolliot (1837-1890) served in French India as a government official. Among his extensive works on Indian culture are Voyage au pays des fakirs charmeurs (1881).."

" My honourable Patron and my good Friend, my humble service in the first place presented to you: At you earnest request I cannot but accomplish your desires, seeing you have a great love and affection, by experience to find out the Secrets of Nature, which at this time are known to few, and even wholly hid in darkness. Although many of the Ancients have written thereof, and their books dispersed, yet are they wri¿en in a Magick stile, and profitable to none but those who from their youth have been trained up in this Magick, or instructed by God in such Secrets. Therefore, these Secrets for which you humble yourself are in a deep pit, strongly locked up, so that no man can open unless he have received the Key from the Spirit of Truth. Of the Magical Antimony or of that Antimony of the Ancients will I speak no thing in this treatise, seeing that men will know nothing of it; but what they read of it they apply only to common Antimony; of the which you only desire a treatise which I will freely communicate to you and will write, What it is, Of what parts it is composed, Into what it may be resolved again. And you shall in this treatise understand me no otherwise then according to the Letter; for I will use here no Metaphors, Allegories, or Similitudes; only I will describe Antimony with a plain stile, that you may not be deceived, though you prepare it according to the Letter, and ye shall obtain that of which I write; by these, you may also judge whether in common Antimony that secret, or Chymical and Physical Mystery be or not, of the which Paracelsus and the Magicians have written..."

A collection of 11 short spiritual or occult tales including: A Weird Tale; A Curious Tale; The Serpent's Blood; The Magic Screen Of Time; The Wandering Eye; The Tell-Tale Picture Gallery; The Skin Of The Earth; True Progress; Where The Rishis Were; The Coming Of The Serpent; and, An Allegory.This partial story is written in accordance with a direction received from a source which I cannot disobey and in that alone must possess interest, because we are led to speculate why it is needed now...."It was an old and magic island. Many centuries before, the great good Adepts had landed on its shores from the West and established for a while the Truth. But even they could not stay the relentless tread of fate, and knew that this was only a halting place, a spot where should be concentrated spiritual power sufficiently strong to remain as a leaven for several cycles, and that should be a base upon which in long ages after ages might be erected again the spiritual temple of truth. These blessed beings remained there for centuries uncounted, and saw arise out of the adjoining seas other lands, first of soft mud that afterwards hardened into rocks and earth. They taught the people and found them apt students, and from their number drew many disciples who were full of zeal as well as patience and faith. Among the least of those I was, and toiled long and earnestly through successive lives upon the Island. And the Island came to be known as the Isle of Destiny, from mysterious future events foretold for it by the greatest of the Adepts and their seers.

" A Prejudate eye much lessens the noblenesse of the Subject. Bacons name may bring at the first an inconvenience to the Book, but Bacons ingenuity will recompence it ere he be solidly read. ¿is as an Apology is the usher to his other Workes, which may happily breath a more free Air hereäer, when once the World sees how clear he was, from loving Negromacy. 'Twas the Popes smoak which made the eyes of that Age so sore, as they could not discern any open hearted and clear headed soul from an heretical Phantasme. ¿e silly Fryers envying his too prying head, by their crä had almost got it off his shoulders. It's dangerous to be wiser than the multitude, for that unruly Beast will have every over- topping head to be lopped shorter, lest it plot, ruine, or stop the light, or shadow its extravagancies. How famous this Frier is in the judgment of both godly and wise men, I referre you to the Probatums of such men, whose single Authorities were of sufficiency to equallize a Jury of others; and as for the Book, I refer it to thy reading. As for myself, I refer me to him, whom I serve, and hope thou wilt adore...."

" ¿e work which we offer to the public must not be confused with a collection of reveries and errors to which their authors have tried to give credence by announcing supernatural feats; which the credulous and the ignorant siezed with avidity. We only quote the most respectable authorities and most dignified in faith. The principles which we present are based on the doctrines of the ancients and modern, who full of respect for the Divinity, were always the friends of mankind, endeavoured to recall them to virtue, by showing them vice in all its deformity. We have drawn from the most pure sources, having only in view the love of truth and the desire to enlighten those who desire to discover the secrets of Nature and the marvels which they unfold to those who never separate the darkness which surrounds them. It is only given to those who are favoured by the Great Being, to raise themselves above the terrestial sphere, and to plan a bold flight in the etheric regions; it is for these priviledged men that we write..."

Erleben Sie neue Abenteuer des legendären Schelmisten Till Eulenspiegel! In diesem Buch, herausgegeben von Herold zu Moschdehner, werden Sie in die Welt des unerschrockenen Spaßvogels entführt, dessen Streiche und Täuschungen die Menschen seit Jahrhunderten begeistern. Verfolgen Sie, wie Till gegen die Anforderungen des täglichen Lebens ankämpft, und lernen Sie, wie er sich mit seinem scharfen Verstand und seinem Sinn für Humor immer wieder aus schwierigen Situationen befreit. Erleben Sie, wie er neue Herausforderungen meistert und dabei nie seinen Sinn für Abenteuer und Spaß verliert. Ein Muss für alle Fans von Till Eulenspiegel und ein großartiger Einstieg für Leser, die das erste Mal mit seinen Abenteuern in Berührung kommen

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He Fell in Love with His Wife is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1886.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.