In this third Fiction River Special Edition, award-winning editor Kristine Kathryn Rusch proves a master of intrigue with a wide variety of spy stories. Ranging in tone from satire to serious, from touching to brutal, from light to oh-so-very-dark, these fifteen stories illuminate the secret world of espionage. Despite their different tones, different cultures, even different time periods, these diverse stories form a powerful anthology that reveals the world in all its messiness.“...

When Twinkles meets the Moon Rabbit and invites him down to earth to play, she doesn't know what she's getting in to. Will she be able to save the earth from this very large rabbit?

In this third Fiction River Special Edition, award-winning editor Kristine Kathryn Rusch proves a master of intrigue with a wide variety of spy stories. Ranging in tone from satire to serious, from touching to brutal, from light to oh-so-very-dark, these fifteen stories illuminate the secret world of espionage. Despite their different tones, different cultures, even different time periods, these diverse stories form a powerful anthology that reveals the world in all its messiness....

Superstitions pervade every culture and belief system. Often, the origins of such superstitions elude their practitioners. The seventeen authors in this latest volume of Fiction River create their own superstitious tales in fascinating stories ranging from dark and moody to light and fun, from introspective and thought-provoking to high-ratcheted tension. Distinct and realistic elements of humanity, love, fear, family, friendship, life, and death provide unforgettable experiences ...

Superstitions pervade every culture and belief system. Often, the origins of such superstitions elude their practitioners. The seventeen authors in this latest volume of Fiction River create their own superstitious tales in fascinating stories ranging from dark and moody to light and fun, from introspective and thought-provoking to high-ratcheted tension. Distinct and realistic elements of humanity, love, fear, family, friendship, life, and death provide unforgettable experiences that prov...

Your special annotated Illustrated edition is packed with unique extras: + Over 190 plus Illustrations lovingly restored! + Exclusive - the 12 Christian Allegory Tales … + Bibliography – since 1990 – Grimm’s Fairy Tales – already in Harvard format for easy Research! Bonus: Includes Grey Literature + Treatise on “Myth and Fable” + Links to 62 FREE audiostories! Plus +The Biography of Jacob Grimm And fully illustrated doesn't mean 2 or 4, or even 20 but every Tale has a classic illustration ...

Magical stories your kids will treasure forever.Take your children to magical lands where animals talk, mythical creatures wander freely, and good and evil come in every imaginable form. You’ll find all this and more in The Everything® Fairy Tales Book, an extensive collection of 100 fairy tale classics.This enchanting compilation features charming, original illustrations that guarantee active imaginations and quality family time. The stories, whic...

William Dean Howells' 'The Pumpkin Glory & Other Christmas Stories' is a collection of heartwarming tales that capture the essence of Christmas through vivid descriptions, sympathetic characters, and subtle moral lessons. Known for his realistic portrayals of ordinary people and their struggles, Howells utilizes a straightforward yet heartfelt writing style that engages readers and invites them to reflect on the true meaning of the holiday season. Set against the backdrop of 19th-century A...

Watch a mischievous monkey learn his lesson, float along with a colorful butterfly, and visit a village with a mouse mayor.Chinese Children's Favorite Stories is a collection of thirteen timeless Chinese folktales told and charmingly illustrated by Yip—whose inspiration for retelling them came from her father's nightly storytelling when she was a child.Some of the selections are a thousand years old, including:The Mou...

Once upon a time there lived a man who had seven daughters. For a long time they dwelt quite happily at home together, then one morning the father called them all before him and said:'Your mother and I are going on a journey, and as we do not know how long we may be away, you will find enough provisions in the house to last you three years. But see you do not open the door to anyone till we come home again.''Very well, dear father,' replied the girls...

One afternoon the Christ-child had laid himself in his cradle-bed and had fallen asleep...

When the King heard of the peasant's words he fell into a passion, and commanded the Jew to go and bring the offender to him. The Jew ran to the peasant, "You are to go at once to the lord King in the very clothes you have on." "I know what's right better than that," answered the peasant, "I shall have a new coat made first. Dost thou think that a man with so much money in his pocket is to go there in his ragged old coat?"...