Mythology

Everyman Masters, sixty-five, begins a spiritual journey through the mysterious Caribbean carnival of masks.

Strange things happen on the dark wintry nights of December. Welcome to a new collection of haunting Christmas tales, ranging from traditional Victorian chillers to weird and uncanny episodes by twentieth-century horror masters including Daphne du Maurier and Robert Aickman.

Maia Tamarin proved her skill as a tailor when she wove the dresses of the sun, the moon, and the stars, but it will take more than a beautiful gown to hide the darkness rising up within her.

Rumi is the bestselling poet of all time in the U.S. and the world at large. The Rumi poems in this novel are all original translations by the author, Ari Honarvar. Deepak Chopra very rarely blurbs but was drawn to this project; his endorsement will significantly raise its profile as a debut novel. A major theme of A Girl Called Rumi is how storytelling can transcend and transform trauma, which will appeal to booksellers, librarians, and reviewers.Ari Honarvar's work with asylum seekers has earned her fans and a platform on a hot political issue as well as connections with influential nonprofits and authors who admire what she does, including Deepak Chopra and the Chopra Center. A Girl Called Rumi is an #ownvoices novel. Blurbs forthcoming include one from Mirabai Starr, who has a huge platform and made the 2020 Watkins List of the "100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People of the World."Self-care themes are big right now with readers, given the pandemic and stay at home orders; in fall 2021, even if there's a vaccine circulating, a book about coming to terms with one's past should still hit a strong societal chord.

The devils aren''t in the details. They''re in my bed...When my warlock foster father trades me to demons for his outstanding debts, I find myself in Hell on Earth. I''m thrust into a supernatural underground crime ring I can''t get out of, eternally bound in a contract I never made.Three hot-as-hell demons stand in between me and my freedom.A tattooed, brutish Hellhound shifter. An incubus with the power to bend wills on command. And the heir to Lucifer''s throne-the original sin demon, Pride, himself. I have to find a way out of the deal before they devour me, body and soul.But I''m no angel. There''s something inside me, something that craves the chaotic darkness these demons possess.Escaping may mean giving in to Hell''s more sinful temptations. But playing with fire only hurts if you get burned...

A haunting collection of twenty stories rooted in the oral tradition of the Irish Traveller community. Brave vixens, prophetic owls and stalwart horses live alongside the human characters as guides, protectors, friends and foes while spirits, giants and fairies blur the lines between this world and the otherworld. Collected by Oein DeBhairduin throughout his childhood, retold in his lyrical style, and beautifully illustrated by Leanne McDonagh.

'So beautiful, so haunting . Two strangers - the wild-spirited, Saxon-killing Iselle and the ageing warrior Gawain - will pluck the young man from the wreckage of his simple existence. For this is the story of Galahad, Lancelot's son - the reluctant warrior who dared to keep the dream of Camelot alive .

A groundbreaking translation-along with new commentary and hundreds of images-enhances this celebratory publication of the most famous story collection of all time.

From the acclaimed author of &i>The End We Start From&/i>, &i>The Harpy&/i> is the story of a marriage, an affair, and a very particular kind of revenge.

Updated and Revised 2nd Edition! Irish Witchcraft from an Irish Witch is a delightful mixture of academia and accessibility; a book that explores Witchcraft in Ireland: how it was, is, and will be. It succeeds where many books have failed - fulfilling the longing for real Irish Witchcraft, while crafting the delicate balance between learning from the past and weaving a modern system based on truth and respect. Lora O''Brien is an Irish Drao├¡ (user of magic) working closely with her heritage and her native land, providing a contemporary guide to genuine practice.Irish Witchcraft from an Irish Witch explores the past:-- Providing an investigation of the Witches'' place in Irish mythology.-- Looking at Witchcraft and magic by examining the customs connected with the Sidhe (the Irish Fairies).-- Examining historical evidence of the Witch trials that swept across the island of Ireland through the ages.And the present and beyond by:-- Working with Irish Gods and Goddesses, landscapes, and energies.-- Examining the wheel of the year, with its festivals, cycles, and seasons of Irish culture.-- Looking at ritual progression through a Witch''s life: magical training, physical growth.-- Providing alternatives to the traditional stages of a child''s life in modern Irish culture.When it was released in 2004, this was the first traditionally published Pagan book ever written by an Irish author. It was the book that this author had sought, for over a decade previously... The 2nd edition of this book continues to do now what it did for so many on first publication - it bridges the gap between ''Celtic'' NeoPagan nonsense, and authentic Irish Pagan Practice. 

Reviving obscure stories from Victorian periodicals alongside nail-biting episodes from master storytellers such as Elizabeth Gaskell, M. R. James and Margery Lawrence, this is a collection by turns enchanting, moving and thoroughly frightening.

A delightfully speculative, quirky and magical debut story collection, for fans of David Mitchell and Angela Carter

Composed in medieval Iceland, Hrolf's Saga is one of the greatest of all mythic-legendary sagas, relating half-fantastical events that were said to have occurred in fifth-century Denmark. It tells of the exploits of King Hrolf and of his famous champions, including Bodvar Bjarki, the 'bear-warrior': a powerful figure whose might and bear-like nature are inspired by the same legendary heritage as Beowulf. Depicting a world of wizards, sorceresses and 'berserker' fighters - originally members of a cult of Odin - this is a compelling tale of ancient magic. A work of timeless power and beauty, it offers both a treasury of Icelandic prose and a masterful gathering of epic, cultic memory, traditional folk tale and myths from the Viking age and far earlier.

In The Children of Jocasta, Natalie Haynes retells the Oedipus and Antigone myths to reveal a new side of an ancient story . . .My siblings and I have grown up in a cursed house, children of cursed parents . . .Jocasta is just fifteen when she is told that she must marry the King of Thebes, an old man she has never met. Her life has never been her own, and nor will it be, unless she outlives her strange, absent husband.Ismene is the same age when she is attacked in the palace she calls home. Since the day of her parents' tragic deaths a decade earlier, she has always longed to feel safe with the family she still has. But with a single act of violence, all that is about to change.With the turn of these two events, a tragedy is set in motion. But not as you know it.

Shows how the fascination with pharaonic Egypt is not a modern phenomenon, the Greeks and Romans were already smitten.

From dragons to ghouls, from Scotland to South Africa, this volume collects traditional monster tales from around the world in a covetable, illustrated gift edition.

Brought to you by Penguin.The bond between men and the gods is weakening. A dead man walks between the worlds and foresees Odin's doom. The only survivor of a slaughter unleashes a monster from fiery Muspelheim. Long hidden among mortals, a giantess sighs and takes up her magics once again. A chief 's son must overcome war and treason to become the leader his people need.And the final battle is coming...(P) Penguin Audio and Rebellion Publishing 2020