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Baba Yaga Laid an Egg by Dubravka Ugresic
$29.95 AUD
Category: New Hardbacks | Series: Myths S.
Baba Yaga is an old hag who lives in a house built on chicken legs and kidnaps small children. She is one of the most pervasive and powerful creatures in all mythology. But what does she have to do with a writer's journey to Bulgaria in 2007 on behalf of her mother? Or with a trio of old women who decid ...Show more
Baba Yaga Laid an Egg by Dubravka Ugresic
$23.95 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: Myths S.
Baba Yaga is an old hag who lives in a house built on chicken legs and kidnaps small children. She is one of the most pervasive and powerful creatures in all mythology. But what does she have to do with a writer's journey to Bulgaria? Or with a trio of women who decide in their old age to spend a week t ...Show more
Greek Heroes by Geraldine McCaughrean
$18.95 AUD
Category: Children's & YA | Series: Myths, Fairy Tales and Re-Tellings Ser.
What makes a hero different from ordinary men? Are courage and strength enough, or is there something more that's needed for battle, whether against a fearful monster or the wrath of the gods themselves?Here are the stories of four heroes, Perseus, Hercules, Theseus, and Odysseus, who follow the path of ...Show more
Heroes: The myths of the Ancient Greek heroes retold by Stephen Fry
$24.99 AUD
Category: Mythology, Spirituality & Religion | Series: Stephen Fry's Greek Myths | Reading Level: very good
Mortals and Monsters. Quests and Adventures . . . There are Heroes - and then there are Greek Heroes. Few mere mortals have ever embarked on such bold and heart-stirring adventures, overcome myriad monstrous perils, or outwitted scheming vengeful gods, quite as stylishly and triumphantly as Greek heroes ...Show more
Is Science Enough? Forty Critical Questions about Climate Justice by Aviva Chomsky
$24.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs | Series: Myths Made in America Ser.
Why social, racial, and economic justice is just as crucial as science in determining how humans can reverse climate catastrophe. We are facing a climate catastrophe. A plethora of studies describe the damage we've already done, the droughts, the wildfires, the super-storms, the melting glaciers, the h ...Show more
Jason and the Argonauts by John Malam
$15.95 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: Ancient Greek Myths S.
Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold by Stephen Fry
$24.99 AUD
Category: Mythology, Spirituality & Religion | Series: Stephen Fry's Greek Myths | Reading Level: very good
No one loves and quarrels, desires and deceives as boldly or brilliantly as Greek gods and goddesses. In Stephen Fry's vivid retelling we gaze in wonder as wise Athena is born from the cracking open of the great head of Zeus and follow doomed Persephone into the dark and lonely realm of the Underworld. ...Show more
Norse Myths by Matt Ralphs; Katie Ponder (Illustrator)
$0.00 AUD
Category: Children's & YA | Series: Ancient Myths Ser.
A beautiful collection of illustrated Norse myths and legends retold for a new generation.Action-packed tales of extraordinary creatures and compelling gods, goddesses, and heroes come to life in this compendium of Norse myths. Explore the ancient stories told by the Vikings in this exciting new retelli ...Show more
Orphans of Eldorado by Milton Hatoum
$23.95 AUD
Category: Mythology, Spirituality & Religion | Series: Myths S.
The setting for this magical fable is Eldorado, the Enchanted city that inhabited the fevered dreams of European navigators and conquistadors, but eluded all attempts to find it on the map. Some have linked it to Manaus in the Amazon Basin, and it is here that Arminto Cordovil lives with his father Aman ...Show more
The Aztec Myths: A Guide to the Ancient Stories and Legends by Camilla Townsend
$29.99 AUD
Category: Mythology, Spirituality & Religion | Series: Myths Ser.
From their remote origins as migrating tribes to their rise as builders of empire, the Aztecs were among the most dynamic and feared peoples of ancient Mexico, with a belief system that was one of the most complex and vital in the ancient world. Historian Camilla Townsend returns to the original tales, ...Show more
The Chinese Myths: A Guide to the Gods and Legends by Tao Tao Liu
$29.99 AUD
Category: Mythology, Spirituality & Religion | Series: Myths Ser.
The essential guide to the complex, fascinating world of Chinese myths: retelling the stories and exploring their significance in Chinese culture.This is a concise and entertaining guide to the complex tradition of Chinese mythology. While many around the world are familiar with some aspects of Chinese ...Show more
The Goddess Chronicle by Natsuo Kirino
$22.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: Myths series
A fantastical retelling of the Japanese myth of Izanami and Izanagi from the internationally bestselling author of Out. On an island in the shape of a teardrop live two sisters. One is admired far and wide, the other lives in her shadow. One is the Oracle, the other is destined for the Underworld. But ...Show more