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📜 Lore And Legend

Books steeped in myth, oral tradition, and the ancient stories that cultures pass down to explain the world and their place within it.
Scatterlings
by Martin Shaw • 2019
Myths were never metaphors. They are the earth's living speech, and they have not fallen silent.
4.63
106
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English Folklore🗣️ Oral Tradition🌿 Animism
Scatterlings Summary
Scatterlings 89%
Myths were never metaphors. They are the earth's living speech, and they have not fallen silent.
by Martin Shaw 2019
4.63
106 ratings
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English Folklore🗣️ Oral Tradition🌿 Animism
مامان و معنی زندگی
by Irvin D. Yalom • 1999
From Zeus to Thor, the timeless stories of gods and heroes that shaped the Western world.
4.07
11k+
🏛️ Classical Mythology⚔️ Norse Mythology🌍 Comparative Mythology
مامان و معنی زندگی Summary
مامان و معنی زندگی 89%
From Zeus to Thor, the timeless stories of gods and heroes that shaped the Western world.
by Irvin D. Yalom 1999
4.07
11k+ ratings
🏛️ Classical Mythology⚔️ Norse Mythology🌍 Comparative Mythology
The Complete World of Greek Mythology
by Richard Buxton • 2004
No fixed canon: Greek myths formed a fluid system of gods, heroes, and rituals, endlessly reshaped.
4.23
2k+
🏛️ Greek Mythology🔮 Myth And Ritual📜 Classical Studies
The Complete World of Greek Mythology Summary
The Complete World of Greek Mythology 89%
No fixed canon: Greek myths formed a fluid system of gods, heroes, and rituals, endlessly reshaped.
by Richard Buxton 2004
4.23
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Greek Mythology🔮 Myth And Ritual📜 Classical Studies
The Viking Spirit
by Daniel McCoy • 2016
Why the Norse gods reflected a doomed world, not a moral one.
4.15
2k+
❄️ Norse Myths🛡️ Viking Culture⚡ Old Norse Religion
The Viking Spirit Summary
The Viking Spirit 89%
Why the Norse gods reflected a doomed world, not a moral one.
by Daniel McCoy 2016
4.15
2k+ ratings
❄️ Norse Myths🛡️ Viking Culture⚡ Old Norse Religion
Atlantis
by Ignatius L. Donnelly • 1882
The case that a sunken Atlantic continent was the single source of all ancient civilization.
3.67
701
🏛️ Lost Civilizations📖 Comparative Mythology🔮 Alternative History
Atlantis Summary
Atlantis 89%
The case that a sunken Atlantic continent was the single source of all ancient civilization.
by Ignatius L. Donnelly 1882
3.67
701 ratings
🏛️ Lost Civilizations📖 Comparative Mythology🔮 Alternative History
Greek Mythology
by Liv Albert • 2021
A who's who of Greek mythology, from Chaos and Titans to Olympians, heroes, and monsters.
4.24
3k+
🧑‍🏫 Introductory Mythology🏛️ Classical Myths📖 Mythology Reference
Greek Mythology Summary
Greek Mythology 89%
A who's who of Greek mythology, from Chaos and Titans to Olympians, heroes, and monsters.
by Liv Albert 2021
4.24
3k+ ratings
🧑‍🏫 Introductory Mythology🏛️ Classical Myths📖 Mythology Reference
Passport to Magonia
by Jacques F. Vallée • 1969
UFOs are genuine but not alien. They are fairies and demons repackaged for the space age.
4.21
2k+
🛸 Ufology🧚 Fairy Lore🃏 Trickster Archetype
Passport to Magonia Summary
Passport to Magonia 89%
UFOs are genuine but not alien. They are fairies and demons repackaged for the space age.
by Jacques F. Vallée 1969
4.21
2k+ ratings
🛸 Ufology🧚 Fairy Lore🃏 Trickster Archetype
When the Sky Fell
by Rand Flem-Ath • 1995
Ancient maps reveal an ice-free Antarctica. The civilization that charted it may still be there.
3.92
278
⚱️ Lost Civilizations📜 Alternative History🌊 Catastrophism
When the Sky Fell Summary
When the Sky Fell 89%
Ancient maps reveal an ice-free Antarctica. The civilization that charted it may still be there.
by Rand Flem-Ath 1995
3.92
278 ratings
⚱️ Lost Civilizations📜 Alternative History🌊 Catastrophism
Norse Mythology
by Neil Gaiman • 2017
From ice and fire, the Norse gods built a world they already knew would burn.
4.10
345k+
🪓 Norse Myth Retelling🦊 Trickster Tales⚡ Inevitable Prophecy
Norse Mythology Summary
Norse Mythology 88%
From ice and fire, the Norse gods built a world they already knew would burn.
by Neil Gaiman 2017
4.10
345k+ ratings
🪓 Norse Myth Retelling🦊 Trickster Tales⚡ Inevitable Prophecy
Treasury of Greek Mythology
by Donna Jo Napoli • 2011
Greek myths retold by what they explain: seasons, stars, earthquakes, and why power never stays put.
4.01
3k+
🌿 Greek Mythology📖 Mythological Retellings🏛️ Ancient Greece
Treasury of Greek Mythology Summary
Treasury of Greek Mythology 88%
Greek myths retold by what they explain: seasons, stars, earthquakes, and why power never stays put.
by Donna Jo Napoli 2011
4.01
3k+ ratings
🌿 Greek Mythology📖 Mythological Retellings🏛️ Ancient Greece
The Greek Myths
by Robin Waterfield • 2011
All of Greek myth, from creation to homecoming, told as one continuous and vivid story.
3.73
2k+
🏛️ Greek Mythology⚡ Olympian Gods🛡️ Heroic Mythology
The Greek Myths Summary
The Greek Myths 88%
All of Greek myth, from creation to homecoming, told as one continuous and vivid story.
by Robin Waterfield 2011
3.73
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Greek Mythology⚡ Olympian Gods🛡️ Heroic Mythology
Gods and Robots
by Adrienne Mayor • 2018
Ancient Greeks imagined robots, AI, and the ethics we still wrestle with, long before the tech.
3.73
718
🏛️ Classical Mythology⚙️ Ancient Technology🤖 Ancient Robots
Gods and Robots Summary
Gods and Robots 88%
Ancient Greeks imagined robots, AI, and the ethics we still wrestle with, long before the tech.
by Adrienne Mayor 2018
3.73
718 ratings
🏛️ Classical Mythology⚙️ Ancient Technology🤖 Ancient Robots
Indaba My Children
by Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa • 1964
Before Africa wrote, it remembered: the Bantu sacred history from creation to a future messiah.
4.41
450
🌍 African Mythology🗣️ Bantu Oral Tradition🌌 Creation Myths
Indaba My Children Summary
Indaba My Children 88%
Before Africa wrote, it remembered: the Bantu sacred history from creation to a future messiah.
by Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa 1964
4.41
450 ratings
🌍 African Mythology🗣️ Bantu Oral Tradition🌌 Creation Myths
The Book of Forbidden Knowledge
by Johnson Smith & Company • 1910
Conjure love, control dreams, debunk spirit tricks: a 1910 manual of occult secrets.
3.44
471
🖤 Black Magic🌿 Folk Magic🔮 Divination
The Book of Forbidden Knowledge Summary
The Book of Forbidden Knowledge 88%
Conjure love, control dreams, debunk spirit tricks: a 1910 manual of occult secrets.
by Johnson Smith & Company 1910
3.44
471 ratings
🖤 Black Magic🌿 Folk Magic🔮 Divination
Monster Manual
by Wizards of the Coast • 2014
The bestiary your campaign needs: monster tactics, lore, and stats, ready to drop into any session.
4.56
6k+
📖 Monster Compendiums🎲 Tabletop Rpgs🧰 Game Master Tools
Monster Manual Summary
Monster Manual 88%
The bestiary your campaign needs: monster tactics, lore, and stats, ready to drop into any session.
by Wizards of the Coast 2014
4.56
6k+ ratings
📖 Monster Compendiums🎲 Tabletop Rpgs🧰 Game Master Tools
The Kalevala
by Elias Lönnrot • 1835
From a seabird's egg, the world is sung. An ancient sage reclaims the stolen sun.
4.05
6k+
📜 National Epic🌌 Creation Myth🎶 Power Of Song
The Kalevala Summary
The Kalevala 88%
From a seabird's egg, the world is sung. An ancient sage reclaims the stolen sun.
by Elias Lönnrot 1835
4.05
6k+ ratings
📜 National Epic🌌 Creation Myth🎶 Power Of Song
The Uses of Greek Mythology
by Ken Dowden • 1992
Greek myth founded cities, structured initiations, and drew the line between human and monster.
3.62
34
🏛️ Ancient Greek Religion📜 Classical Mythology🔮 Myth And Ritual
The Uses of Greek Mythology Summary
The Uses of Greek Mythology 88%
Greek myth founded cities, structured initiations, and drew the line between human and monster.
by Ken Dowden 1992
3.62
34 ratings
🏛️ Ancient Greek Religion📜 Classical Mythology🔮 Myth And Ritual
The World of Ice & Fire
by George R.R. Martin • 2014
A maester chronicles the rise and ruin of dragonlords, lost empires, and the kings who burned.
4.25
42k+
🏛️ Fictional History🐉 Dragon Empire📜 Ancient Legends
The World of Ice & Fire Summary
The World of Ice & Fire 88%
A maester chronicles the rise and ruin of dragonlords, lost empires, and the kings who burned.
by George R.R. Martin 2014
4.25
42k+ ratings
🏛️ Fictional History🐉 Dragon Empire📜 Ancient Legends
The First Ghosts
by Irving Finkel • 2021
Ghosts are ancient, but Mesopotamia left the first written rules for living with the restless dead.
4.01
499
🏛️ Mesopotamian History⛪ Ancient Religion⚱️ Death And Burial
The First Ghosts Summary
The First Ghosts 88%
Ghosts are ancient, but Mesopotamia left the first written rules for living with the restless dead.
by Irving Finkel 2021
4.01
499 ratings
🏛️ Mesopotamian History⛪ Ancient Religion⚱️ Death And Burial
The Interpretation of Fairy Tales
by Marie-Louise von Franz • 1970
Fairy tales are the psyche's purest mirrors; von Franz shows us how to read the glass.
4.16
1k+
🧚 Fairy Tale Analysis⚡ Jungian Psychology🔍 Symbolic Amplification
The Interpretation of Fairy Tales Summary
The Interpretation of Fairy Tales 87%
Fairy tales are the psyche's purest mirrors; von Franz shows us how to read the glass.
by Marie-Louise von Franz 1970
4.16
1k+ ratings
🧚 Fairy Tale Analysis⚡ Jungian Psychology🔍 Symbolic Amplification
Hanul Ancuței
by Mihail Sadoveanu • 1928
A shepherd's wife follows omens and rumors across rural Moldova to find her missing husband.
3.01
6k+
🏚️ Frame Narrative🌾 Pastoral Fiction⚖️ Woman Seeks Justice
Hanul Ancuței Summary
Hanul Ancuței 87%
A shepherd's wife follows omens and rumors across rural Moldova to find her missing husband.
by Mihail Sadoveanu 1928
3.01
6k+ ratings
🏚️ Frame Narrative🌾 Pastoral Fiction⚖️ Woman Seeks Justice
The Atlantis Blueprint
by Rand Flem-Ath • 2000
Ancient maps of an ice-free Antarctica point to a lost civilization that once surveyed the globe.
3.81
574
📜 Lost Civilizations🌊 Pole Shift Theory📐 Sacred Geometry
The Atlantis Blueprint Summary
The Atlantis Blueprint 87%
Ancient maps of an ice-free Antarctica point to a lost civilization that once surveyed the globe.
by Rand Flem-Ath 2000
3.81
574 ratings
📜 Lost Civilizations🌊 Pole Shift Theory📐 Sacred Geometry
The Lost Realms
by Zecharia Sitchin • 1990
The same ancient astronauts who mined Sumer also raised the lost cities of the Americas.
4.15
980
👽 Ancient Astronaut Theory🏛️ Pseudoarchaeology🗿 Lost Civilizations
The Lost Realms Summary
The Lost Realms 87%
The same ancient astronauts who mined Sumer also raised the lost cities of the Americas.
by Zecharia Sitchin 1990
4.15
980 ratings
👽 Ancient Astronaut Theory🏛️ Pseudoarchaeology🗿 Lost Civilizations
The Last Wish
by Andrzej Sapkowski • 1993
A witcher roams a dark land where every monster contract forces an impossible moral choice.
4.14
423k+
🐺 Slavic-Inspired Fantasy📖 Subverted Fairy Tale👑 Cursed Nobility
The Last Wish Summary
The Last Wish 87%
A witcher roams a dark land where every monster contract forces an impossible moral choice.
by Andrzej Sapkowski 1993
4.14
423k+ ratings
🐺 Slavic-Inspired Fantasy📖 Subverted Fairy Tale👑 Cursed Nobility
The Penguin Book of Classical Myths by Jenny March
by Jennifer R. March • 2008
Your single-volume guide to every Greek myth that shaped Western imagination, from Chaos to Rome.
4.10
777
🏛️ Greek Mythology📚 Myth Compendiums📜 Classical Sources
The Penguin Book of Classical Myths by Jenny March Summary
The Penguin Book of Classical Myths by Jenny March 87%
Your single-volume guide to every Greek myth that shaped Western imagination, from Chaos to Rome.
by Jennifer R. March 2008
4.10
777 ratings
🏛️ Greek Mythology📚 Myth Compendiums📜 Classical Sources
Dimensions
by Jacques F. Vallée • 1988
UFOs are not spaceships but a belief-shaping mechanism; the contradictions are the message.
4.22
877
🛸 Ufology📖 Fortean👽 Alien Contact
Dimensions Summary
Dimensions 87%
UFOs are not spaceships but a belief-shaping mechanism; the contradictions are the message.
by Jacques F. Vallée 1988
4.22
877 ratings
🛸 Ufology📖 Fortean👽 Alien Contact
The Living Stones
by Ithell Colquhoun • 1957
A surrealist painter flees the Blitz for a Cornish shack. The prehistoric stones are alive.
3.99
167
⛵ Coastal Memoir🖌️ Artist Memoir🌿 Animist Nature Writing
The Living Stones Summary
The Living Stones 87%
A surrealist painter flees the Blitz for a Cornish shack. The prehistoric stones are alive.
by Ithell Colquhoun 1957
3.99
167 ratings
⛵ Coastal Memoir🖌️ Artist Memoir🌿 Animist Nature Writing
A Short History of Myth
by Karen Armstrong • 2005
We traded myth for reason and got neither meaning nor a world we can bear.
3.69
7k+
📚 Comparative Mythology📜 Religious History✨ Sacred Experience
A Short History of Myth Summary
A Short History of Myth 87%
We traded myth for reason and got neither meaning nor a world we can bear.
by Karen Armstrong 2005
3.69
7k+ ratings
📚 Comparative Mythology📜 Religious History✨ Sacred Experience
The Wind Through the Keyhole
by Stephen King • 2012
Trapped by a storm, Roland tells his ka-tet two stories: a shapeshifter hunt and a boy's dark quest.
4.13
95k+
🖤 Dark Fairy Tale🤠 Weird West🐺 Shapeshifter Hunt
The Wind Through the Keyhole Summary
The Wind Through the Keyhole 87%
Trapped by a storm, Roland tells his ka-tet two stories: a shapeshifter hunt and a boy's dark quest.
by Stephen King 2012
4.13
95k+ ratings
🖤 Dark Fairy Tale🤠 Weird West🐺 Shapeshifter Hunt
The Lightning Tree
by Patrick Rothfuss • 2014
A fae barman trades in children's secrets beneath a lightning tree. Every wish has a cost.
3.94
5k+
🧚 Fae Trickster🍂 Slice Of Life Fantasy🤝 Bargains And Secrets
The Lightning Tree Summary
The Lightning Tree 87%
A fae barman trades in children's secrets beneath a lightning tree. Every wish has a cost.
by Patrick Rothfuss 2014
3.94
5k+ ratings
🧚 Fae Trickster🍂 Slice Of Life Fantasy🤝 Bargains And Secrets
Mythology
by Edith Hamilton • 1942
Greeks humanized gods; monsters became metaphors. The stories that built the Western mind.
4.04
60k+
🏛️ Classical Mythology🏺 Ancient Greece🌌 Creation Myths
Mythology Summary
Mythology 87%
Greeks humanized gods; monsters became metaphors. The stories that built the Western mind.
by Edith Hamilton 1942
4.04
60k+ ratings
🏛️ Classical Mythology🏺 Ancient Greece🌌 Creation Myths
Tales from the Perilous Realm
by J.R.R. Tolkien • 1997
Enchanted dogs, cunning dragons, unfinished paintings: tales where our world meets the fairy realm.
4.07
12k+
🎪 Whimsical Fantasy🏰 Medieval England🤷 Reluctant Hero
Tales from the Perilous Realm Summary
Tales from the Perilous Realm 87%
Enchanted dogs, cunning dragons, unfinished paintings: tales where our world meets the fairy realm.
by J.R.R. Tolkien 1997
4.07
12k+ ratings
🎪 Whimsical Fantasy🏰 Medieval England🤷 Reluctant Hero
Beowulf
by J.R.R. Tolkien • 2014
Beowulf sails to Denmark to rid Heorot Hall of a monster, but its mother wants blood.
3.90
12k+
📜 Epic Poem⚔️ Heroic Legend👹 Monster Slayer
Beowulf Summary
Beowulf 87%
Beowulf sails to Denmark to rid Heorot Hall of a monster, but its mother wants blood.
by J.R.R. Tolkien 2014
3.90
12k+ ratings
📜 Epic Poem⚔️ Heroic Legend👹 Monster Slayer
The Old Norse Spell Book
by Alda Dagny • 2021
A beginner's guide to Norse runes: carving talismans, casting for answers, and working old magic.
3.77
223
🌲 Norse Paganism🐺 Norse Mythologyᚱ Rune Magic
The Old Norse Spell Book Summary
The Old Norse Spell Book 87%
A beginner's guide to Norse runes: carving talismans, casting for answers, and working old magic.
by Alda Dagny 2021
3.77
223 ratings
🌲 Norse Paganism🐺 Norse Mythologyᚱ Rune Magic
The Hero with a Thousand Faces
by Joseph Campbell • 1972
A scholar traced one story pattern through every myth on earth, and Hollywood never looked back.
4.12
46k+
🔍 Comparative Mythology🧠 Jungian Psychology📖 Story Archetypes
The Hero with a Thousand Faces Summary
The Hero with a Thousand Faces 87%
A scholar traced one story pattern through every myth on earth, and Hollywood never looked back.
by Joseph Campbell 1972
4.12
46k+ ratings
🔍 Comparative Mythology🧠 Jungian Psychology📖 Story Archetypes
The Encyclopedia of Unsolved Mysteries
by Colin Wilson • 1984
Three lighthouse keepers vanish into thin air. A medieval map plots Antarctica's ice-free coast.
3.67
257
🔍 Unsolved Mysteries👻 Paranormal Studies🏛️ Historical Anomalies
The Encyclopedia of Unsolved Mysteries Summary
The Encyclopedia of Unsolved Mysteries 87%
Three lighthouse keepers vanish into thin air. A medieval map plots Antarctica's ice-free coast.
by Colin Wilson 1984
3.67
257 ratings
🔍 Unsolved Mysteries👻 Paranormal Studies🏛️ Historical Anomalies
Isis Unveiled
by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky • 1877
Every ancient civilization shared one hidden science that modern labs and churches both missed.
4.05
1k+
🧿 Western Esotericism📜 Comparative Mythology🔬 Anti-Materialism
Isis Unveiled Summary
Isis Unveiled 87%
Every ancient civilization shared one hidden science that modern labs and churches both missed.
by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky 1877
4.05
1k+ ratings
🧿 Western Esotericism📜 Comparative Mythology🔬 Anti-Materialism
Heroes
by Stephen Fry • 2018
Heracles, Jason, Theseus: the Greek heroes who fought monsters, defied gods, and fell hard.
4.31
62k+
🏛️ Greek Mythology📖 Mythological Retellings⚔️ Heroic Quests
Heroes Summary
Heroes 87%
Heracles, Jason, Theseus: the Greek heroes who fought monsters, defied gods, and fell hard.
by Stephen Fry 2018
4.31
62k+ ratings
🏛️ Greek Mythology📖 Mythological Retellings⚔️ Heroic Quests
Shadow and Evil in Fairy Tales
by Marie-Louise von Franz • 1974
Fairy tales are the psyche's oldest maps. Evil as natural force; the shadow hiding in every hero.
4.31
865
🧠 Jungian Psychology📖 Fairy Tale Analysis👤 Shadow Work
Shadow and Evil in Fairy Tales Summary
Shadow and Evil in Fairy Tales 87%
Fairy tales are the psyche's oldest maps. Evil as natural force; the shadow hiding in every hero.
by Marie-Louise von Franz 1974
4.31
865 ratings
🧠 Jungian Psychology📖 Fairy Tale Analysis👤 Shadow Work
The Stairway to Heaven
by Zecharia Sitchin • 1980
The Giza pyramids were never tombs. They were landing beacons for an interplanetary spaceport.
4.02
2k+
🧑‍🚀 Ancient Astronaut Theory📚 Comparative Mythology🏛️ Mesopotamian Mythology
The Stairway to Heaven Summary
The Stairway to Heaven 87%
The Giza pyramids were never tombs. They were landing beacons for an interplanetary spaceport.
by Zecharia Sitchin 1980
4.02
2k+ ratings
🧑‍🚀 Ancient Astronaut Theory📚 Comparative Mythology🏛️ Mesopotamian Mythology
Весна незнаемая
by Елизавета Дворецкая • 2002
A girl who is spring and a god-born blacksmith walk through death to break endless winter.
3.42
12
🏛️ Slavic Mythology⚡ Gods Among Mortals🗡️ Reluctant Hero
Весна незнаемая Summary
Весна незнаемая 87%
A girl who is spring and a god-born blacksmith walk through death to break endless winter.
by Елизавета Дворецкая 2002
3.42
12 ratings
🏛️ Slavic Mythology⚡ Gods Among Mortals🗡️ Reluctant Hero
Beowulf
by Unknown • 1000
A monster emptied a king's hall for twelve years. One warrior crosses the sea to fight it unarmed.
3.50
350k+
🏛️ Heroic Epic🗡️ Monster Slayer💀 Glory And Doom
Beowulf Summary
Beowulf 87%
A monster emptied a king's hall for twelve years. One warrior crosses the sea to fight it unarmed.
by Unknown 1000
3.50
350k+ ratings
🏛️ Heroic Epic🗡️ Monster Slayer💀 Glory And Doom
The Power of Myth
by Joseph Campbell • 1988
Ancient myths are not about gods. They are the instruction manual for your own unfinished life.
4.26
54k+
🌍 Comparative Mythology🗺️ The Hero'S Journey🧠 Jungian Psychology
The Power of Myth Summary
The Power of Myth 87%
Ancient myths are not about gods. They are the instruction manual for your own unfinished life.
by Joseph Campbell 1988
4.26
54k+ ratings
🌍 Comparative Mythology🗺️ The Hero'S Journey🧠 Jungian Psychology
Cuentos
by Jacob Grimm • 1812
Witches, wolves, and wishes: the original fairy tales, as strange and dark as folklore itself.
4.23
222k+
🖤 Dark Fairy Tales👑 Wicked Stepmother🌲 Enchanted Forest
Cuentos Summary
Cuentos 87%
Witches, wolves, and wishes: the original fairy tales, as strange and dark as folklore itself.
by Jacob Grimm 1812
4.23
222k+ ratings
🖤 Dark Fairy Tales👑 Wicked Stepmother🌲 Enchanted Forest
The Anunnaki Chronicles
by Zecharia Sitchin • 2015
Ancient clay tablets describe alien miners creating humans in a lab and a war in space.
4.36
299
👽 Ancient Astronauts📜 Alternative History🏛️ Sumerian Mythology
The Anunnaki Chronicles Summary
The Anunnaki Chronicles 87%
Ancient clay tablets describe alien miners creating humans in a lab and a war in space.
by Zecharia Sitchin 2015
4.36
299 ratings
👽 Ancient Astronauts📜 Alternative History🏛️ Sumerian Mythology
Blood of Elves
by Andrzej Sapkowski • 1994
A witcher protects a child of prophecy whose power could save the world or bring about its end.
4.10
251k+
🐺 Slavic Folklore✨ Child Of Prophecy⚔️ Witcher Training
Blood of Elves Summary
Blood of Elves 87%
A witcher protects a child of prophecy whose power could save the world or bring about its end.
by Andrzej Sapkowski 1994
4.10
251k+ ratings
🐺 Slavic Folklore✨ Child Of Prophecy⚔️ Witcher Training
Shahnameh
by Abolqasem Ferdowsi • 1010
A legendary warrior fights an unknown challenger; neither knows the other is his only son.
4.52
6k+
🦁 Persian Mythology📜 Epic Poetry🏛️ Iranian History
Shahnameh Summary
Shahnameh 87%
A legendary warrior fights an unknown challenger; neither knows the other is his only son.
by Abolqasem Ferdowsi 1010
4.52
6k+ ratings
🦁 Persian Mythology📜 Epic Poetry🏛️ Iranian History
Sleeping Beauty
by Charles Perrault • 2014
Cursed at birth, a princess sleeps a hundred years inside a castle swallowed by thorns.
3.69
203
🐸 French Folklore👑 Cursed Princess💤 Enchanted Sleep
Sleeping Beauty Summary
Sleeping Beauty 87%
Cursed at birth, a princess sleeps a hundred years inside a castle swallowed by thorns.
by Charles Perrault 2014
3.69
203 ratings
🐸 French Folklore👑 Cursed Princess💤 Enchanted Sleep
American Aloha
by Heather A. Diamond • 2008
A hula stage on the National Mall: how festivals manufacture tradition and erase a colonial past.
4.20
10
🏛️ Public Folklore🧳 Cultural Tourism🎪 Festival Studies
American Aloha Summary
American Aloha 87%
A hula stage on the National Mall: how festivals manufacture tradition and erase a colonial past.
by Heather A. Diamond 2008
4.20
10 ratings
🏛️ Public Folklore🧳 Cultural Tourism🎪 Festival Studies
Hounded
by Kevin Hearne • 2011
A Druid hid in Arizona for centuries with a god's stolen sword. The hiding just ended.
4.10
93k+
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A Druid hid in Arizona for centuries with a god's stolen sword. The hiding just ended.
by Kevin Hearne 2011
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🍀 Celtic Mythology🕰️ Hidden Immortal🐺 Talking Animal Sidekick
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