Asian Fantasy

Clove always helps people with their problems. But now she has a problem--and nobody can help her. She has been chosen to speak at the Spice Town show and tell programme, but she is too afraid to speak! Can she help herself this time? This is a zesty tale about finding the courage to do things differently.

Kensaro Hatanu’s soul was born the day his master handed him his first sword. Except Kensaro’s master did not hand him a sword to walk the path of the otana hanji, the sword saints of legend. His teacher handed Kensaro a broom. A broom to clean the monastery. While the other martial ascetics of Guai Lu practiced their physical and spiritual disciplines, Kensaro swept, mopped, and dusted, imagining he was slaying monsters, saving villagers, and meting out justice. Until the demons came and his broom was called to action. Master of the Flying Broom is a wuxia and xianxia-inspired coming-...

A young guy named Jack Hong hitchhikes throughout America following the keilin, a mystical unicorn out of Chinese mythology. The keilin leads him to 10 adventures with ghosts and other supernatural figures. These experiences reveal to him not only parts of American history he never knew but also his own identity and the role he will choose for his life.

In this Caldecott Medal-winning tale set in Old Japan, a lively little woman who loves to laugh pursues her runaway dumpling - and must outwit the wicked three-eyed oni when she lands in their clutches.

"Woher du kommst, interessiert nicht, viel wichtiger ist die Frage, wohin du gehst", brummte Kapitän Lesd. "Wie ... wie meinen Sie das?", fragte Martin völlig verwirrt. "Na ja, ganz einfach, alles, was du bis jetzt gelernt hast, steht vor mir. Das bist du. Aber was du noch lernen wirst, was du werden wirst, das entscheidet sich mit dem Weg, den du wählst." Dieser Roman ist eine atemberaubende und verwirrende Reise, die ein ahnungs- sowie mittelloses Gnu über mehrere Landesgrenzen und Kontinente führt und die es immer wieder auf mysteriöse Charaktere stoßen lässt.

Your ecstasy is my ecstasy, he’d said, and when he moved within her, clasping her body in his wire tight embrace, she knew it was the truth. Lisa Tyrell was in love. HARDEST continues the saga of Ken Yamamoto, the disciplined sensual Dominant in love with his beautiful African American secretary, Lisa Tyrell. After his confession, she still can't believe he could truly be devoted only to her... And he is desperate to convince her. Lisa's burgeoning love of BDSM keeps her from closing the door on an inviting opportunity... Life in the office will never be the same... HARDEST is a short ...

The reign of the Sharakhani kings has been broken. Queen Meryam now rules the city. Çeda, meanwhile, has succeeded in lifting the asirim's curse, though it came at a terrible cost. Nalamae was slain in battle against her sister goddess. All is not lost, however. Çeda knows Nalamae will be reborn and so begins a quest to find her. The scheming King Ihsan has been busy as well, mining the legendary Blue Journals for a way to save the city and the desert beyond from certain destruction.

แก้วหน้าม้า เป็นหญิงสาวที่เกิดมาหน้าเหมือนม้า ถูกพระปิ่นทองหลอกสัญญาว่าจะรับไปเป็นมเหสี เมื่อนางเข้าไปอยู่ในวังก็ถูกพระปิ่นทองและพระบิดากลั่นแกล้ง แต่โชคดีที่พระมารดานึกเอ็นดูและพระฤษีที่คอยช่วยเหลือ

ไกรทอง เป็นนิทานพื้นบ้านภาคกลางของไทย ที่มีตัวเอกชื่อ ไกรทอง เล่าไว้หลายสำนวนด้วยกัน ภายหลังในสมัยรัชกาลที่ 2 ได้ทรงพระราชนิพนธ์เป็นบทละครสำหรับละครนอก และได้รับความนิยม ยกย่องเป็นฉบับมาตรฐานฉบับหนึ่ง ซึ่งเป็นเรื่องราวความรักเกี่ยวกับคนและจระเข้

นิทานพื้นบ้านไทยเรื่องพิกุลทอง เป็นนิทานพื้นบ้านภาคกลาง ที่มีเนื้อเรื่องสนุกสนาน เพลิดเพลิน และให้แง่คิดที่ดี จึงเป็นนิทานสอนใจ เป็นนิทานก่อนนนอน และเป็นนิทานเด็ก ไว้สอนเด็กได้ในเรื่องการทำความดี ด้วยบอกเล่าผ่านนิทานพื้นบ้านของไทยเรา

Una preciosa colección de cuentos de realismo mágico venidos del Japón tradicional, zen e intimista. Cuentos de tradición oral que han pasado a lo largo de los siglos de la boca de las abuelas a los sueños de sus nietos y nietas, siempre de corte fantástico, siempre con enseñanzas profundas y siempre portando la esencia de la identidad japonesa a través de su tradición.

Kaleb Reigns just wants to live a normal life. So much in fact that he swore an Oath to never use any of his gifts again. An Oath to leave the supernatural world behind, to walk away and never interfere again. Kaleb’s best friend is missing, and someone is messing with his dreams. He has been warned by the witches not to get involved, but Kaleb has to make a choice.

You can’t dig a hole to China! Squirt doesn’t believe Bubba can dig a hole to China. But when the hole swallows them, the kids find themselves in Xi’an, China, surrounded by Terracotta Warriors. It gets worse when the ghost of the first emperor of China appears. He tells them they can’t go home until they find his missing pi.

This is a story about displaced toys searching for a place to live happily and safely, away from the war zone. During their journey, they meet a cat who warns them that some toys will try to prevent these traditional toys from entering Happy Land. So, the displaced traditional toys have to fight to enter Happy Land.

Order is anarchy After the mass collapse of the global economy, humanity focused on raw survival. Now, the surviving remnant triumph and rebuild the world. This third book of the acclaimed trilogy follows the characters you love: Dr.D., the creator of the bacterium behind the destruction; Jessica, damaged but brilliant; Bilqis, priestess of matriarchal New Islam in North Africa; Meala, the youthful warrior spreading the new religion; Li, Chinese bureaucrat finding love amidst the global cataclysm; and other memorable figures. Rapid-fire page-turning action takes you along on each of their ...

Der fesselnde Abschluss des New York Times- und SPIEGEL-Bestsellers. Die junge Tee-Magierin Ning ist auf der Flucht. Etwas Böses hat sich über das Königreich Dàxi gelegt, und der "Verbannte Prinz" hat den Drachenthron an sich gerissen. Gemeinsam mit der rechtmäßigen Prinzessin des Reiches sucht Ning nun nach Mutigen und Verzweifelten, die sich ihnen anschließen, um den Thron zurückzuerobern. Doch noch etwas Anderes, das sehr viel älter ist als die kleinlichen Konflikte der Menschen, ist erwacht und verfolgt Ning in ihren Träumen.

In Shanghai, danger wears many faces . . . 1932, Shanghai. By day, Jingwen delivers bones for her grandmother, the exclusive surgeon to the most formidable gang in the city. By night, she dances at the Paramount, a lavish cabaret club, competing ruthlessly to charm the wealthy patrons. Then mysterious attackers start to target the club, stealing the faces of their victims – and selling them onto the powerful elite. Jingwen fears she could be next. To protect herself and her fellow performers, she has no choice but to delve deeper into the city’s glittering underworld.

When thirteen-year-old Celeste travels to China to visit her grandmother, she uncovers an incredible family secret. And with this secret comes danger and adventure. If Celeste is to save her family and friends, she must learn to harness her rare and powerful gift.

Selim fing an zu übersetzen: "Mensch, der du dieses findest, preise Allah für seine Gnade. Wer von dem Pulver in dieser Dose schnupft und dazu spricht: mutabor, der kann sich in jedes Tier verwandeln und versteht auch die Sprache der Tiere. Willst du wieder in deine menschliche Gestalt zurückkehren, so neige dich dreimal gen Osten und sprich wieder jenes Wort; aber hüte dich, wenn du verwandelt bist, zu lachen, sonst verschwindet das Zauberwort gänzlich aus deinem Gedächtnis, und du bleibst für immer ein Tier."

Jun Bear only has weeks before they come for her. Sought by both a coven of witches and an order of assassins, Jun must remain hidden to survive.