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The Burnings
'I was mesmerised' LAURA SHEPPERSON, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Heroines 'This gripping, vividly evoked novel takes the reader to the dark heart of the 16th century ... unforgettable'...
Anam Cara: Spiritual Wisdom from the Celtic World
Revealed in accessible and stylish prose, this book uncovers the mystical secrets of the ancient Celtic world - the world discovered by St Patrick in the 5th century AD. \"In...
The Ship Asunder: A Maritime History of Britain in Eleven Vessels
A sharply poignant history of British seafaring, from the Bronze Age to the present day If Britain's maritime history were embodied in a single ship, she would have a prehistoric...
The Tablet of Destinies
An immersive and mesmerizing narrative that reimagines the Mesopotamian myth of the Great Flood A long time ago, the gods grew tired of humans and decided to send a flood...
Saints: A new legendary of heroes, humans and magic
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Storyland and Wild , comes a sweeping new legendary of miracles, magic, human frailty and heroic strength. I llustrated with over thirty original...
Goddess with a Thousand Faces: A one-of-a-kind exploration of goddesses from our ancient past
'I loved Goddess with a Thousand Faces . Fascinating, fun and thoughtful and enlightening' JENNIFER SAINT 'A beautiful weave of history, myth and storytelling by one of our most exciting...
How to Teach Classics to Your Dog: A Quirky Introduction to the Ancient Greeks and Romans
It should have been a beautiful moment between a man and his dog. Philip Womack made a quip about Cerberus, the three-headed hell-hound, but for Una, the beloved lurcher, it...
Witches
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The Last Raven (The Ravens, Book 1)
'Sure to become your next fantasy obsession' The hottest forced proximity x forbidden romance vampire story to sink your fangs into this year! I'll be forced to take the crown,...
Bad Girls of Ancient Greece: Myths and Legends from the Baddies that Started it all
You've heard all about the 'brilliant men' of ancient myth, but what about the scheming and scandalous women who were so often lost in their shadow? Bad Girls of Ancient...
The Adventures of Tom Bombadil
This revised and expanded edition of Tolkien's own Hobbit-inspired poetry includes previously unpublished poems and notes, and is beautifully illustrated by Narnia artist Pauline Baynes. 'Tom was here before the...
The History of Middle-earth (Boxed Set 3): The Return of the Shadow, The Treason of Isengard, The War of the Ring & Sauron Defeated (The History of Middle-earth)
Third in a series of hardcover boxed sets celebrating the literary achievement of Christopher Tolkien, featuring double-sided dustjackets. Set 3 contains The Return of the Shadow , The Treason of...
The History of Middle-earth (Boxed Set 2): The Lays of Beleriand, The Shaping of Middle-earth & The Lost Road (The History of Middle-earth)
Second in a series of hardback boxed sets celebrating the literary achievement of Christopher Tolkien, featuring double-sided dustjackets. Includes THE LAYS OF BELERIAND, THE SHAPING OF MIDDLE-EARTH and THE LOST...
The Spice Gate
Delve into this debut fantasy and journey through the Spice Gates as Amir, a young man born with the ability to travel between the eight kingdoms, unravels the power that...
The Palace of Eros
WINNER OF THE 2024 GOLDEN POPPY OCTAVIA E. BUTLER AWARD 'A brilliant and luminous writer' Madeline Miller, author of The Song of Achilles and Circe 'Riveting, sublime, magical, and wildly...
The Ice Dragon
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The Book of Eve: A beguiling historical feminist tale - inspired by the undeciphered Voynich manuscript
The Binding meets The Handmaid's Tale - Discovering a book of dark and ancient power, a convent librarian must defend it with her life. Perfect for fans of dark academia...
Every Rising Sun: A spellbinding reimagining of The Thousand and One Nights
'Lyrically imaginative . . . enthralling' GUARDIAN Before she was the legendary Persian queen who spun a thousand tales, Shaherazade was a girl who saw something she shouldn't have. She...
Gold
The penultimate book in the Plated Prisoner Series - the TikTok dark fantasy phenomenon that has sold over half a million copies worldwide Every end is also a beginning. I...
Early Irish Myths and Sagas
A collection of powerful stories - part myth, part legend, part history First written down in the eighth century AD, these early Irish stories depict a far older world -...
The Egyptian Book of the Dead
New to Classics, with a new introduction by one of the best known Egyptologists of our time The Book of the Dead is a unique collection of funerary texts from...
Odyssey
The epic final chapter in Stephen Fry's global bestselling retellings of the greek myths Troy has fallen. After ten years of war, Odysseus dreams of lying in the arms of...
The Greek Myths: The Complete and Definitive Edition
Definitive, comprehensive and unparalleled - a fresh look for Graves's classic retelling of the Greek Myths Including many of the greatest stories ever told - the labours of Hercules, the...
Nephthys
A captivating treasure of a novel about Clemmie, a young Victorian Egyptologist, and her entanglement with the legend of the goddess, Nephthys. 'Brilliant... I loved it.' Santa Montefiore SISTER. RIVAL....
The Bright Sword
No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of the Magicians trilogy returns with a triumphant reimagining of the King Arthur legend for the new millennium. A book of the year...
Daughter of Chaos
For mortals to be free the Gods must fall in this sweeping, epic fantasy set in Ancient Greece In Ancient Greece, the Gods demand the ultimate tribute - food, treasure,...
The Penguin Book of Norse Myths: Gods of the Vikings
Dramatic, compelling and comprehensive - the great cycle of Norse myths retold for the modern reader The extraordinary Scandinavian myth cycle is one of the most enduring, exciting, dramatic and...
The Penguin Book of Classical Myths
Who was who in the classical world - from the clash of the Titans to the end of the world What were the twelve labours of Herakles? Why did Zeus...
Heroes: The myths of the Ancient Greek heroes retold
The dazzling companion volume to the bestselling MYTHOS. There are heroes - and then there are Greek heroes Few mere mortals have ever embarked on such bold and heart-stirring adventures,...
Goldfinch
GOLDFINCH is the epic finale in the TikTok sensation, Plated Prisoner series by bestselling author Raven Kennedy . . . One king caged my body. Another has caged my mind....
The Mermaid of Black Conch: The spellbinding winner of the Costa Book
Escape to the ocean this summer with the Costa Book of the Year 2020 Escape to the ocean with the entrancing, unforgettable winner of the Costa Book of the Year...
Glow
The fourth book in The Plated Prisoner series - the 50M view TikTok Dark Fantasy phenomenon I have burned down the court of King Midas and from those flames, I...
Ka
A remarkable retelling of Hindu mythology, from one of Europe's greatest literary figures In Ka, Roberto Calasso delves into the corpus of classical Sanskrit literature recreating and re-imagining the enchanting...
The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony
New to Penguin Classics, the international bestseller by one of Europe's pre-eminent literary figures The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony is a masterful retelling of the ancient myths and fables...
The Celestial Hunter
An extraordinary tale of transformation from the renowned Italian writer, thinker and publisher 'When hunting began, it was not a man who chased an animal. It was a being that...
The Way of a Pilgrim: Candid Tales of a Wanderer to His Spiritual
A simple peasant seeks spiritual fulfilment in this apparently artless tale of popular piety 'Here, see my belongings- a bag of dry crusts on my back and the Holy Bible...
Russian Magic Tales from Pushkin to Platonov
A unique and enchanting collection of Russian folk tales collected over the last two centuries In these tales, young women go on long and difficult quests, wicked stepmothers turn children...
The Tain
A major new translation of Ireland's great epic of heroism, magic, bloodshed and betrayal - now in paperback The Tain Bo Cualinge, centrepiece of the eighth-century Ulster cycle of heroic...
The Prose Edda
First time in Penguin Classics for Scandinavia's best known work of literature and the principal source for knowledge about Norse mythology The Prose Edda is the most renowned of all...
The Mabinogion
Dreamlike Welsh tales from the thirteenth century Drawing on myth, folklore and history, the stories of the Mabinogion passed from generations of storytellers before they were written down in the...
Magnus Chase and the Ship of the Dead (Book 3)
The final instalment in the Magnus Chase series! Winner of the Goodreads Choice Award 2017 for Best Middle Grade & Children's! Loki the trickster god is free from his chains....
Magnus Chase and the Hammer of Thor (Book 2)
The second book in the sensational Magnus Chase series from Percy Jackson creator Rick Riordan. Thor's hammer is missing again. The thunder god has a disturbing habit of misplacing his...
The Odyssey
A stunning gift edition of the age-old tale of Odysseus and his journey. This epic poem by Homer, believed to have been written between the eighth and ninth centuries BC,...
The Angels of Lovely Lane
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Fearless Girls, Wise Women, and Beloved Sisters: Heroines in Folktales from Around the World
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Cuckoo in the Nest
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The Glittering Fields: A powerful saga from the Australian gold mines
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Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain
A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, January 2022A TIMES HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED FOR WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEARA BBC HISTORY MAG BOOK OF THE YEARA DAILY EXPRESS BOOK...