Tales of Wonder - formato ePub

Please note: This audiobook has been created using AI voice. The Gods of Pegāna, Lord Dunsany’s first published book, is a strange and wondrous creation. In it he creates the pantheon of gods who rule...

'He contrasted the mortal world, in wonder, with the deep calm of his home, where the moment moved more slowly than the shadows of the houses here, and did not pass until all the content with which a...

Zaccarath poderia ser considerado um poema em prosa, em detrimento da classificação 'conto'. A linguagem é mais poética do que necessariamente narrativa: apesar das ricas descrições, o texto transpira...

 Uma coletânea de contos fundamentais para o desenvolvimento da alta fantasia O escritor irlandês Lord Dunsany é celebrado em todo o mundo por sua habilidade de pintar com palavras cenários oníricos ―...

The classic humorous novel about an alcohol-loving clergyman who thinks he is the reincarnation of a dog. Complete with the screenplay and photos from the new film starring Peter O’Toole and Sam Neill....

Toldees, Mondath, Arizim, these are the Inner Lands, the lands whose sentinels upon their borders do not behold the sea. Beyond them to the east there lies a desert, for ever untroubled by man: all yellow...

The bullets were snapping over thick to keep them down while the Boche went on, on the right: machine guns, of course. The barrage was screaming well over and dropping far back, and their wire was still...

Twelve tales by a master of the English language take readers on flights of fancy and make-believe. Enhanced by the author's power of expression, the collection includes such inventive tales as "The Highwayman,"...

El estilo poético y la grandeza de La hija del rey del País de los Elfos la ha convertido en una de las novelas fantásticas más entrañables de todos los tiempos. La desgarradora historia de la unión entre...

Las doce joyas imaginativas que componen La espada de Welleran suponen una de las cimas narrativas de Dunsany, quien aquí conjuga con maestría el colorido oriental, la forma helénica, las tinieblas teutónicas...

The Book of Wonder features fourteen short stories by Lord Dunsany, all of them whimsical, imaginative, and deeply strange. Dunsany writes stories that don't always have a happy ending, and these are...

This peculiar collection is a very real treat: we envy you the reading of it. Among the treasures in this volume are "The Last Dream of Bwona Khubla," "How the Office of Postman Fell Vacant in Offord-Under-the-Wold,"...

Looking for a stiff dose of classic fantasy? Look no further than Lord Dunsany's remarkably well-written collection, A Book of Wonder. This medley of fables, fantasy, and action-adventure will pique the...

Irish writer Edward J. M. D. Plunkett, the eighteenth Baron Dunsany, was one of English literature's most original talents. The author of many of the best fantastic tales in the language, he also greatly...

Lord Dunsany mixes reality with fantasy in this forgotten collection of modern detective stories. Some are macabre, others have a lighter and more amusing touch, but every story stimulates the imagination...

Please note: This audiobook has been created using AI voice. The people of the obscure village Erl demand to be ruled by a magic lord, so their ruler sends his son Alveric to Elfland to wed the elfin...

AinsleyBeing in love with someone that broke your heart? Devastating. But when the idiot is your brother's best friend, and he has no idea how you feel? That's what drove me away for the summer to pursue...

Louise and the Pack are back in another pawfully intriguing mystery . . .  When Yaz and her dog Hercules find a dead man on a bench along the canal with chicken bones lying around him, she immediately...

Some lies are worth millions. Some truths are worth murder. When Nikki Drake and her K9 Gunner are hired to protect a rebellious racehorse, she expects routine surveillance and security work. Instead,...

Hungover after a regretful blind date, choking up hairballs, a Midwestern woman discovers the true cost of one-night stands.You'd think life was difficult for a self-deprecating Midwestern loaner with...

Thoma and Ysevel are trapped in the Underworld. With no way home, they're forced to embrace new powers and allies to make their way back to the Between. Unfortunately, the dark power still stands in their...

Chessa Moon and Gwendolyn Evenshine started C&F Investigations with a clear objective: pursue justice for the countless fae who'd been let down by the system. Unfortunately, the lines of succession...

‘Sparkling, laugh-out-loud, romantic’ Sunday Times bestseller Phillipa Ashley ‘The Cosy Croissant Café is a delectable mix of laugh-out-loud moments, slow-burn attraction, and the kind of small-town...

Glamorous murder mystery from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Chalet and The Cruise 'The Penthouse is a twisting, unpredictable, glamorous whirlwind of a thriller' Amy...

This powerful novel in stories follows its young narrator, growing up in a divided family. Shifting between Trinidad, England, and Ireland, she must learn to make sense of herself, and take her place...

'Beautiful…Tessa Harris has made me appreciate historical novels in a way that I haven't in quite some time' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Oh my goodness…this book was so unputdownable…will never be forgotten' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐...

*The unforgettable new novel from the bestselling author of Olive* Funny, fierce and life-affirming, TABLE FOR ONE is a love letter to you....

* A Harper's Bazaar 'Best New Short-Story Collection' for 2025 * A stunning collection of short stories capturing the lives of nine Nigerian women, each very different, each determined to fight for themselves....

The epic conclusion to Camilla Läckberg and Henrik Fexeus' pulse-raising Swedish crime thriller trilogy 'Hello Niklas Sockenberg. We hope you have been satisfied with our services...

Alex and Pip are in desperate need of an escape. Their stressful roles as hostage negotiators are eased only by the fact that they get to come home to each other every night.When an old friend invites...

From the winner of the Danish Crime Academy's Debut Prize for My Name is Jensen comes the fourth book in the popular Jensen series. The disappearance of two children, six years apart, triggers a frantic...

Josie and Finn seem to lead a charmed life, with successful careers, an enviable relationship and an adorable son. But parenthood is no easy ride when your adorable son is hyperactive.When Josie unexpectedly...

Summer is in full swing when Daisy drives back into Wynmouth in her almost-clapped-out car, having left both her most recent job and the man her parents thought she was going to marry. Coming home could...

THE GRIPPING NEW THRILLER FROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF BETTER THE BLOOD AND RETURN TO BLOOD. In the depths of the bleak New Zealand winter comes the rising of Matariki – a sacred constellation in...

The new thriller from "Australia's literary Nostradamus" (The Weekend Australian)The world is in the grip of climate catastrophe. Sydney has been transformed by rising sea levels, soaring temperatures...

"'The women in this house are the same,' she said. 'When we love, we love with all of ourselves.'"Mai is navigating life in 90s London as a first generation British-Vietnamese teenager, caught between...

Dr. Rachel Bennett thought she'd escaped her past—until her relentless ex-husband tracks her down, threatening not just her, but her young son. She turns to her childhood best friend, billionaire tech...

A journey where passion, determination, and love collide, igniting sparks that will leave hearts racing and destinies changed. Meet our ex-Formula 1 champion, driven by a burning desire for redemption...

Masika Holt made peace with never seeing her best friend—and ex-lover—from high school ever again. She betrayed him, after all. But a change of heart puts her right on Aiden Zetrenne's doorstep with hopes...

He's the big-city corporate VP slashing costs. She's the sunny, small-town toddler-whisperer in his crosshairs. It should be easier for them to keep their hands off each other.The new guy in town may...

From the author of In the Blink of an Eye, the Sunday Times bestseller, winner of the CWA ILP John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger and Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year.  DCS Kat Frank and AIDE...

Sarah Walton might now be living out her dreams with her gorgeous husband and writing and recording music and touring with a globally famous Christian music group, but time spent in Muskoka is a slice...

As orphans, they know struggle. But nothing has prepared them for this.When Nina Lamb arrives at the Daedalus School in New Orleans, she has no memory of life before Hurricane Katrina. But within its...

My past was a cage. My freedom was a lie. And she… she is my reckoning. All I ever wanted was to reclaim what the cult stole from me.Freedom.On stage at The Purple Fang, bathed in neon and sin, I ruled....

A petty thief on the run in the modern world. A medieval Scots lass who craves adventure. Two worlds will collide…Forced to flee America, petty criminal Joey Finnegan finds more trouble than he bargained...

Who knew sleeping with the enemy could feel so damn good?She was supposed to be off-limits. The straight-laced, rule-following FBI agent who's been a thorn in my side since we were kids. Now, she's investigating...