In fulfillment of an old Dahomeyan prophesy, the 7th generation of the lineage must return to the place of ancestral birth; to the beginning of an uneasy journey. Nearly two centuries later, the `Anchor' who is the 7th Amazon, must respond to that internal call despite the rigorous demands of modern living. To find her own 'place', she must complete the cycle of her 'mothers' and make an oar for the next generation. AGAINST ALL ODDS is the tale of 7 generations of a royal line whose strong...

A Whyborne & Griffin short story.Griffin Flaherty wants nothing more than to create a perfect Valentine’s Day for his lover, Dr. Percival Endicott Whyborne. Dinner at a fancy restaurant, an evening at the theater, and a romantic interlude at home should do the trick.But a new client with an urgent case puts Griffin’s plans in jeopardy. A magic talisman has been stolen, and if it isn’t returned by sundown, disaster will befall not only on the thief but the innocents...

“There was once” is a collection of fairy tales, stories and nursery rhymes retold by Constance Wilde (Constance Lloyd), the wife of Irish playwright Oscar Wilde. “There was once” includes such fairy tales and nursery rhymes as: Little Red Riding Hood, Puss-in-boots, Little Bo-peep, Cinderella, Old Mother Hubbard, The three bears, Babes in the wood, Jack the giant killer, The three kittens.The “Animedia Company” e-book edition (2013) contains the original colorful illustrations by ...

“Tom Thumb. Three bears.” is a collection of the two most famous folktales and fairy tales, which was retold and illustrated by W.W. Denslow in 1903. The “Tom Thumb” is about Tom, who is no bigger than his father’s thumb, and his adventures with a big crow and a huge fish, and becoming a favourite of King Arthur. The “Three bears” retold by W.W. Denslow has a very nice and kind ending, which will be appreciated by kids: “The good natured bears were always anxiou...

Dagný’s only brother, Kaj, is dead. He died of illness before his life had really begun, and Dagný blames God for it.About a week after his death, Kaj comes back as a draugur, a creature intent on the ruin of those it had known in life. With his unholy power, he kills their crops, causes their animals to go insane, and brings them to the brink of starvation. Every single member of Dagný’s village, convinced that her family has brought this curse upon themselves through sin, leaves ...

A crippled boy plays with his puppets and dreams of gloryuntil the female cobra he disturbs by his show rushes at him.The life-and-death struggle that follows has but a predictable end– or has it?This tale has been translated into seven European languages,not to mention Braille, has been turned into a play in Paris,and has brought immediate recognition to its author,Saneh Sangsuk, born 1957, as a ‘great contemporary writer’.

The Wild Asses of the Devil is one of H. G. Wells's more elusive exercises in scientific romance, a compact tale in which the marvelous is approached through the sober idiom of observation, report, and conjecture. Its title, at once biblical and grotesquely comic, signals Wells's characteristic mingling of mythic dread with empirical curiosity. Like his fin-de-siècle short fiction, the story turns an exceptional phenomenon into a test of modern confidence, exposing the fragility of human o...

‘A Christmas Hamper’ is a volume of pictures, stories and fairy tales for little folks. It tells children about friendship, the family values and the winter traditions, such as winter plays, the Christmas legends and fairies.‘A Christmas Hamper’ was originally published by Thomas Nelson & Sons in 1899.The ‘Animedia Company’ e-book edition (2012) contains the illustrations, which were carefully restored by a publisher.The ‘Animedia Company’ e-book e...

The Cinderella Picture Book contains the well-known and loved tales of ‘Cinderella’, ‘Puss in Boots’, and ‘Valentine and Orson.’ The former two tales were penned by Charles Perrault (1628 – 1703); among the first writers to bring magical children’s stories into the literary mainstream, proving to his original seventeenth century readers that such works were important, enjoyable, as well as thought-provoking. ‘Valentine and Orson’ on the other hand, is a much older French tale, dating back ...

Readers of Asian & Pacific Short Stories will have the exciting experience of encountering for the first time the recent work of some of Asia's most talented writers. Collected in this anthology are short stories by authors in nine Asian and Pacific countries: Australia, the Republic of China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Thailand, and the Republic of Vietnam.These writers speak in many different languages, and their stories tell of...

Up - the little flightless weka - likes to visit his human friends on the remote southern isle of Rakiura. However they can't figure out each other's language, so there is always an adventure to had in the misunderstanding.In Book 1 of a five part series, Up makes his very first human acquaintances - the Reverend Dyson of the Christian Allsorts Church, and her husband Skipper John. But will they beome friends?Book 2: Up gets caught up in some very devilish dangers.Book...

Cockahoop, Xianggang, February 4thWe were greeted by the denizens with a parade and small gifts. I received a microscopic elephant carved neatly from an actual tusk. My guide, Actaeon, was given a timepiece showing earthly hours alongside those of heaven. Spent a peaceful day eating the local specialty they call Mast. It tasted of ashes and overly fermented mead. That night we opted to sleep under the stars as the local inn seemed to be full of Jacklighters. We slept well under whe...