Hags. Harridans. And Hexes.The witch is a complex figure. Hero? Villain? Victim? Practitioner of a nearly-forgotten faith or just misunderstood? An elder who should be respected but is instead reviled? Or the member of an oppressed ethnic or sexual minority?Witches of every sort appear in this anthology, and its companion volume, Witches Save the World: Covens, Cauldrons, and Curses Gone Right. In some tales and poems, the witch embodies the primal forces of balanc...

The last battle has been fought, and the victors are leaving the field.What happens to the remaining dragons now?In the End of Dragons, seventeen new voices show our young readers fantastical worlds where dragons and magic were real.

Fans of the New York Times bestselling Wings of Fire series won't want to miss this all-new story set in the dangerous and thrilling world of dragons!Before the brightest night, the NightWings were plotting . . . Deathbringer is ready to be the next assassin for the NightWings. If he can just convince them to send him along on one mission with his mother, Quickstrike, he'll prove that he can help the NightWings decide who wins the war between the dragon tribes of Pyrrhia. ...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • For the child in all of us, a timeless illustrated story about connection and compromise brought to life with imagination, from the acclaimed author of Born a Crime“Whimsical and wise, bursting with quirky characters and clever humor . . . the ideal gift for the new parent (or child-at-heart) in your life.”—Oprah Daily*“But sooner or later your mother will find us,” Walter said, look...

I owe a favor to the Crow Man, the messenger of the Gods. Little do I realize realize that it will take me deep into the territory of Kerris, the spirit shaman of Whisper Hollow. Kerris comes to me for help.Penelope, the Gatekeeper of Whisper Hollow's Graveyard, has been kidnapped by the Covenant of Chaos and is being held in Moonshadow Bay. Now it's up to my grandmother and me to free her, and to return her to Whisper Hollow before the dead start wandering.

BOSTON GLOBE BESTSELLER • LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER • BOSTON.COM BOOKCLUB SELECTIONA celebration and meditation on the season for drinking hot chocolate, spotting a wreath on a neighbor’s door, experiencing the change in light of shorter days. All aspects of Winter, from the meteorological to the mythological, are captured in this masterful essay, told in wise and luminous prose that pushes back the dark.

A beast. An enchantress. An unbreakable curse . . .When her little sister is taken by the beast of the Forbidden Forest, Larkin does the unthinkable: she goes in after her.Deep within the sentient woods, Larkin uncovers a secret that puts her in dreadful danger. Worse, now that the beast has had his taste, he’ll never stop hunting her. But the forest has woken something inside Larkin; something that gives her the power to fight back.Magic.Us...

To get to the End, Dunn must first travel to the Nether. Will he survive? Dunn, a simple farmer, desperately seeks to remove the enchanted curse placed on his mother. The only remedy might be in the most dangerous place on the cube, the End. To reach the End, Dunn must first travel the dangerous road through the Nether. Will he make it there and back? Dunn must risk his life to find a way to reverse the cur...

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Sometimes to save a world, you must destroy it.The witches of Etlantium are charged with keeping the children of Liliah safe, but when an oracle accuses the ruler of seeking to destroy his own city through civil war, there is only one witch brave enough to do what must be done.Readers of Water Witch will find this background story full of historical intrigue, enchantment, and old world mythology and legends with just a dose of reincarnation theory thrown in...

A quest to restore a kingdom…A Doyle Witch Mystery companion book. Told from the point of view of the Rose Rabbit, a fairy knight, each poem – with various moods, styles and madness – gives you a glimpse into his surreal quest to restore his kingdom and the queen he serves.Explore the unique point of view of this little-understood character through this chapbook collection of varying poetic styles by the fictional Doyle Witch, Lenore Bonheim.

EVEN A DREAM CAN BE CAUGHT IN PROSE…There's nothing better than a moment of whimsy and a dash of the fantastical to get the mind wandering. 99 Fleeting Fantasies is a flash fiction anthology readers can tiptoe through for a bit of wonder or while away an afternoon as they meander from old-time tales to far-flung fables to serious snippets of legend and lore that come from all over the world, including Australia, Canada, England, France, Germany, India, Ire...